The dig at the Biancocelesti on the eve of the Europa League match against Roma: “My players have already played here in March against Lazio, but the Giallorossi are one step ahead.” And on Gasperini: “I study him and admire him very much”
Gasperini’s praise and a dig at Lazio. Martin Hysky, Viktoria Plzen’s third manager of the season, did not hold back on the eve of the Europa League match at the Olimpico. “There will be a great atmosphere – declared the Czech -. My players have already played here in March against Lazio. But Roma are better in everything. I think that the Giallorossi fans are more important than the Lazio fans, they are certainly noisier”. An aspect that the midfielder and Czech international Lukas Cerv also reiterates alongside him: “The most difficult thing on a pitch like this will be to communicate: the fans will make a lot of noise. Roma are a step ahead of Lazio, both in terms of individuals and in the technical staff, which requires the presence of the players on the entire pitch”.
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Hysky, on the other hand, knows the climate of Roma’s Olimpico well. In 1996, in fact, he was on the pitch when his Slavia Prague eliminated Mazzone’s Roma at the Olimpico in a match that went down in history. Giannini and his teammates overcame the 2-0 deficit suffered in the Czech Republic and then conceded Vavra’s goal to make it 3-1 in extra time. “But it’s prehistory – laughs the coach -. Certain memories have come back to mind, they are indescribable emotions. However, I’m not talking about the past, tomorrow we will give our best and we know that we will find a great team”. Which in Europe also needs points to overtake Viktoria Plzen in the group. “Roma is a team of the highest level, with great players and a very experienced coach. It is certainly one of the best teams in the competition, with the ambition of winning the Europa League. We will have to be careful in every area of the pitch but I have a lot of energy inside even though I have only just arrived.”
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Then Hysky goes on to praise Gasperini: “I respect him very much, he is the most successful and best coach in recent years. I like the defence, especially how he works with the team in the non-possession phase, I like the high pressing. I study it and I would like to apply it with my team too. Then Soulé impressed me, he could put us in difficulty.” Captain and former Udinese player Matěj Vydra will surprisingly be missing from Viktoria’s ranks. “I won’t hide it from you, it’s a painful absence. He was in a great period of form and has the experience and fame for matches like this,” admitted the coach.
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