Mariusz Jop before #WISŚLA: The team has worked through various variants

Sunday, August 24th, promises to be an exciting day. Śląsk Wrocław will visit Reymont Stadium to face Wisła Kraków in the 7th round of the Betclic 1 League. Mariusz Jop spoke with the press before the first whistle.

The following players will not play in Sunday's match due to health reasons: Kacper Skrobański, Piotr Starzyński, Bartosz Talar, Alan Uryga and Rafał Mikulec, who are recovering from injuries, and Bartosz Jaroch, who has already undergone surgery that will rule him out of the game for several months.

He joined the White Star team Ervin Omić. We know the player has already started training with the team – what does he look like on the pitch? "It's certainly obvious that this is a footballer who has considerable individual quality. In terms of football craftsmanship, This confirms the high level. The player has completed training with his previous team. May 20. Then he had a vacation and then he spent three weeks at a football camp, who are without contracts. He trained individually for the last month and that has never happened will replace regular team play. He is a player who needs time, to first understand our philosophy of playing, get used to it and adapt to the group. Of course, physically, I also need some time. I think after the break on the national team will be closer to what he normally presents" - began Mariusz Jop.

The next player signed by Wisła Kraków is Marko Božić - A 27-year-old attacking midfielder and winger. Have you analyzed his form and readiness for action yet? "I haven't seen him in training, because training is still ahead of us. This is a player who was always a team player, who came on the pitch in the matches in Turkey. In terms of preparation physical and ready to play, she will definitely be there. There are still issues adaptation, understanding our philosophy of the game, also tactical issues that we We pay attention in the team. It takes some time. Physically He is definitely a player who is ready to play" - he replied.

Wisła Kraków has confirmed that the transfer of Joshua Zimmerman will not take place. " We will not be commenting on the matter any further. We have included everything relevant on portal X" – commented Damian Urbaniec, Spokesman of TS Wisła Kraków SA.

The transfer window is still open, can we expect any further moves? "I think that as long as the window is open transfer is open, i.e. until September 8, such moves can be made in both directions. Let's not close this possibility off to ourselves," said Jop.

Śląsk and Wisła are the teams that are the main The favorites to advance? Śląsk is certainly the main candidate to fight for the First League championship. "This is a team that has a very interesting squad if we talk about the individual skills of the players. They are certainly at a high level. The team led by the coach not only in this season, but he was also in the previous one. That also matters. I can confirm that this is a team that will be among the favorites for promotion."

Isn't it a bit like this, that Śląsk, like Wisła three years ago after the relegation, are a bit at odds with this the specificity of the first league, because out of the six matches they played, they won only half. " It's definitely needed time. Depending on who the people are, what the players are like and how fast they will adapt to the league they are playing in. Obviously is that it takes time to get to know this league, get to know the teams and the way how they play. It's no longer our problem how they dealt with it and how they will deal with it. cope in the future. We, as always, focus on ourselves without no matter who we play against. We respect our opponent because we know that it is a team with great potential" - he said.

There will be a shortage in Silesia Banaszak, suspended for a red card. Is this good news for you? " He is a footballer who is dangerous. Last season at Górnik Łęczna he proved that he can shoot goals. Let's not forget that his teammate is also in good form. Recently he scored two goals and one in the previous match, so I think it's not that much such a big loss for the guests" - he replied.

How were your recent victories? influence the mental sphere in the locker room? " Every subsequent victory in addition, if it is effective, it adds self-confidence and makes the players have freedom in handling the ball. They feel confident, they see that the patterns we practice are effective. This is very positive. I also see no indication that this would occur. some kind of relaxation or overconfidence, one that crosses the line and is a bit arrogant. That's absolutely not It has. This is a very conscious team that has a lot of experience from last season. I know we are prepared to perform at 100% tomorrow. possibilities".

Later in the conference, the coach answered a question about Olivier Sukiennicki's positioning - " It is absolutely not an undercut wings. Let's remember in what position he performed so well over a year ago. Olivier was fielded as a left winger. I don't see any similarities. in saying that he plays worse because he plays on the left wing, since on the left He played so well on the wing. We don't want to dissect the player. As I said, before, I believe in him. He just has to work hard all the time. Now this rivalry has intensified even further, speaking of offensive positions. The player is not there is nothing left to do but work hard and wait for your chance. If If he gets this chance, he should take advantage of it. Olivier gets it in every match minutes and I think he will continue to get them. He must confirm with these entries that deserves these minutes."

In what position on the pitch are you testing Ardit Nikaj? When can we expect this player to be on the pitch during a first-team match? "Because we don't have nominal second nine, it is most often on this line in training position. The wings he could play on are a bit better populated. He's a player, whose main advantage is his motor skills. He is a fast, jumping player. He also looks better from a football perspective. These are also elements he needs to work on. work very hard. He has potential, but he probably needs more time than others, to reach the level expected at Wisła Kraków," he said.

Have you thought about giving Ardit a chance to get some minutes in Pruszków, with such a high lead? " Of course, I was thinking about this. However, these are always decisions: whether to give someone who worked well in academy, just like Kawała and also Czeka, he performed very well in sparring matches, is a large team. But should I bet on Nikaj? Or is it about defensive formation, should I field Joseph or Dario? If I had to If I had the opportunity to make all the changes, I would have made them. I mean all of them, the number players I had on the bench. If that can't be done, then all of them We won't please. Those players who didn't make it have to keep working and waiting. for your moment."

Do you set tactically? under Warchoł - the attacker of Silesia? " No, we never We line up for one player. These are not the days when we had to cover a given player. Those times are probably gone forever. Śląsk as a team is a team that has great quality in offensive actions. Of course, if it has time with the ball, our task in defense is to limit this time and not allow to play freely. We will definitely want to set our conditions for them, impose good intensity of play, which is what we always do."

Śląsk will play low, or more boldly as in the match against Chrobry? " There are different phases in a match. Often it's like our rivals are trying to put pressure on us. In our structure, sometimes it's like this, that we have five players engaged in high pressing, i.e. trying to "catch" us One on one. We have solutions for that. We also have solutions for low defense. or average. The team has worked through various variants and is prepared for various opponent's game scenarios. In every match, these scenarios appear in different at different times," he concluded.