Mariusz Jop before #WISSTM: Our goal is to be the spring champion

On Sunday, November 30, Wisła Kraków will start the spring round of the Betclic 1 League with a home match against Stal Mielec, and before this match, the White Star's coach, Mariusz Jop, answered journalists' questions.

Lelieveld has been absent recently, has the player Is he in training? "Julian has been training since the beginning of this microcycle, i.e. since Tuesday. Under certain loads, there's no problem. He's ready to play," he said. coach.

Due to the absence of three players due to yellow cards, changes need to be made. "We have a lot of options at center-back competition, because there's Łasicki, Kutwa. Also Joe Colley, who is also nominally is a central defender. Of course, the previously mentioned players, potentially They will be playing tomorrow. They confirmed in cup matches or league matches, that they can be counted on, that they are in good shape. Mariusz Kutwa recently played two matches in the youth national team at a good level. So from my point of view perspective, there is a lot of inner peace here when it comes to this position." – said the Wisła coach.

Kacper Duda came on from the bench in Siedlce. Time for the starting eleven? "We know that Kacper has great quality, but in midfield there's a lot of competition. Duda looks very good in training and is obviously taken into account from the beginning." – said Mariusz Jop.

Frederico Duarte was always "on top of his game" in Siedlce, but he received mixed reviews for his performance. "I think that every journalist, every fan has the right to express their opinion and these opinions are often different, extreme opinions about each player. For me, the most important thing is what I see it at training. Of course, the last match is important, but this one working week and this observation is also very important in the final decision regarding the starting eleven." – he explained.

Does it have coach additional ways to motivate players for these last matches in this year? "Of course, you can look for different kinds of motivation and footballers have awareness of this. Firstly, anger, such as football, irritated ambition related to the fact that the last two matches were unbeaten. Secondly, it just saying goodbye to the fans, thanking them for the very high turnout in practically every match and for their great support. We can always count on them. third, we are starting a new round with tomorrow's match. We are autumn champions and now our goal is to be spring champions, so the round The rematch is starting, we want to start well and start it with a victory," he emphasized. White Star trainer.

"We must focus primarily on yourself and on your tasks, because on the one hand you can increase your advantage, but I also wouldn't like to have people think that this distance is big and so that this doesn't have a relaxing effect on some people. So we focus on our actions, we rather try to push aside what is in the table and what are the results in this round. They are favorable for us so far, but we We have to do our job first," added the coach.

Stal looks the worst of the relegated companies from the Ekstraklasa. However, you can't underestimate any opponent. "I think not I have to emphasize this in a special way, because both the staff and the players know the specific nature of this league and know how perverse the results can sometimes be. yesterday's match between Polonia Bytom and Górnik Łęczna, where Łęczna drew away from home against the seemingly sure-fire favorite of this match. We know that this It's a tough league, unpredictable. Everyone needs to be respected and approached with respect. respect, but also with faith in what we can do as a team. Stal Mielec this is a team that scores at least one goal in almost every match goal. Two rounds ago they only drew 0-0 with Pogoń Siedlce, and this is what happened This is a team that likes to have the ball. I think it's pretty good. organized when it comes to attacking, creating an advantage in the side sectors. This is a dangerous team with the ball, who like to have the ball. Of course they have their problems when it comes to defensive play, but absolutely not We disregard this opponent. We treat this opponent with respect and we know that this theoretically greater potential that we have as a team must always be confirm on the pitch." – described coach Jop.

Is there any visible fatigue in the team after many weeks of competition? "I think it's natural that the end of the year is a time when players have the right to be a little tired and a little physically and a little bit in this mental aspect, because we know that every match, every training requires maximum concentration from the players. There's also a lot of information, that they receive, so it's obvious that there's some slight fatigue there, however, this is fatigue that affects not only Wisła Kraków, but also other teams. However, it's not like we don't have the energy here, to play, on the contrary, I see such great mobilization in the team, very good quality training." – he said

Wiktor Staszak constantly plays for the reserves. Isn't the third league level not enough for him? What's the plan for this player? "Wiktor will be with us at the match tomorrow. He's in the top twenty match. He faced huge competition in midfield and that's the problem that encountered. There are many players who can play in several positions and also in midfield. As for the idea for Wiktor, we'll talk about it with the sports director and Wiktor himself after the end of the meetings in this year. We will also see what movements will be made within the team and we will make such decisions decision that will be best for the footballer, i.e. one that will make him will be able to develop." – the White Star coach described the situation.

Preparation plan for the next few days. "After training We're leaving for Bydgoszcz on Wednesday. On match day, we still have a warm-up until noon, We're staying overnight at the hotel we'll be staying at before the match against Zawisza. Friday morning. we have training planned at facilities in Bydgoszcz, we will go to Łódź and On Saturday we train in Łódź. On Sunday we play a match and then we come back." – he said about preparations.

"I've said it before, but it's definitely like this an important motivator is that we are playing at home, in front of our own audience and We would like to thank the fans for this six-month period, for the autumn round." – concluded Mariusz Jop, coach of Wisła Kraków.