Mariusz Jop before #ODRWIS: Attitude is a very important thing

This Thursday, September 25th, the White Star, under the leadership of Mariusz Jop, will begin their campaign in the next edition of the STS Polish Cup. They will compete away against Odra Bytom Odrzański to advance to the next round, with the match kicking off at 2:30 PM. A transcript of the press conference can be found below.

Due to health reasons, Marko Bozcić, Kacper Skrobański, Piotr Starzyński, Bartosz Talar, Alan Uryga, Rafał Mikulec and Bartosz Jaroch will not play in Thursday's match.

Can we expect any changes in the lineup? compared to league matches? That's how we treat tomorrow's match, taking into account also take into account what awaits us next week, i.e. three meetings in league in a short period of time. As I announced earlier, there will be changes in lineup and in the position of central defenders.

Can Joseph Colley play in another position? than a center-back? We'll see, maybe it will actually be Tomorrow he will play in a different position. Maybe not necessarily in the number 6 position, but there are also other possibilities.

There is a difference of several leagues between the teams, but There are already surprises in this edition of the STS Polish Cup . We know that the cup has its own rules. rights. The result of yesterday's match, where Polonia Warsaw was eliminated, a very good example of this. Of course, the attitude is This is a very important thing and absolutely no one here will underestimate their opponent, because he's in a lower league. I think it's always a verification there is a pitch and you have to show your quality there.

A few players didn't go with you to Bytom Odrzański. Yes, four players stayed in Krakow, but I don't want to talk about personal details for now.

Are you prepared for working out your rival? Yes, we have prepared an analysis and such basic information, what structure they are in, how they play. Of course we know the results, we know that they are in second place in the table at the moment and they won all the matches. This is definitely a team that, when it comes to this mentality, is at a good moment. When you win, the team feels good, the team is confident, the team is in a "victory trance". Tomorrow The meeting will be demanding for us and we will definitely raise awareness about it players to be one hundred percent mentally ready. This is the first step to show your quality.

Is there a planned rotation of players in due to the accumulation of meetings in the coming days? Of course, there's a rough outline of the plan. Fatigue will determine that, The players' disposition also determines this. We will rotate them, because later these matches are every few days, so there is very little time to fully recover regenerate. We will definitely be looking for rotation.

Can we expect any changes in the position? goalkeeper? We had previously assumed that Patryk Letkiewicz played in tomorrow's match. This has nothing to do with Kamil's performance, It was simply assumed that he would play in this cup match. I can say that tomorrow Patryk will be in goal from the first minutes.

Raoul Giger made his debut in the match against Górnik Łęczna, but the areas on the pitch in which they moved were unusual for a right-back. In this phase of attacking in a position where Giger plays, i.e. on the right back, we also have variants in which he attacks penalty area, or does he close down attacks when the ball is on the left. It's rather were actions related to the expected movement in a specific position.

A year ago, during the match against Siarka, Wisła was leading, but things got tense as the hosts equalized, while Alan Uryga tipped the ball over the scales are in our favor. Could tomorrow's match be similar? I would have preferred to avoid that because it was also red Wiktor Biedrzycki got a card in that match. I remember Alan scoring that goal with a header, we scored with ten players, so I would prefer that The scenario didn't repeat itself. Of course, I would like to win, but maybe not necessarily in such circumstances.

A year as Wisła's coach has passed quickly? Have you changed as a coach? I think I'm a better coach, so I'm happy. It seems that considering how long coaches have been working in the Polish league, first league or in the Ekstraklasa, that I am still in Wisła Kraków. However, it is not a goal in itself to stay in the position as long as possible, but to achieve specific goals. I focus mainly on that, not on how long I will work or how long I work.

New players, debutants – are they ready yet? to run onto the pitch from the first minutes? As I said, each week of work new players, this is something extra. Something that gives us more information, but also players feel better in the team. And yes, these are players who, I think they showed a positive performance in the last match. They gave a signal that that we can count on them. I think we'll be able to see them on the pitch more often.