Marek Rodák on what helped him gain confidence in Fulham Šport.sk – ŠPORT.sk

Portuguese coach Marco Silva has finally started to trust him and it turns out that he did really well. Slovak goalkeeper Marek Rodák in the jersey of the English Fulham, he shows famous performances, which he confirms with excellent statistics.

Since he took precedence over his Argentine teammate Paul Gazzanig, the “cottagers” did not lose a single point in six matches, collected only once and completed the duel with a clean account in the last five duels.

In Saturday’s match on Peterborough United, which Fulham won just 1: 0, Marek Rodák was the best rated player of the entire match according to the Sofascore portal.

“We are doing well and we have a few clean accounts behind us. It’s a good feeling and it’s definitely acceptable for me and the team. However, the season is still long and needs to be continued. We are still on the progress bar, but the goal is to stay up as long as possible, “ said the Slovak goalkeeper.

His famous series without a collected goal in five matches in a row did not escape even the fans of “The Cottagers”, who regularly sing and highlight Slovaks in various forums.

“When you have the fan support behind you, it feels good. It also came to me, whether from the environment or from my teammates and the implementation team, ” the 24-year-old Košice was pleased.

Everything can happen in the league and the return of lost trust

He points out, however, that although Fulham currently has an excellent series of matches, thanks to which he has consolidated his position in the second place, it may not mean anything at all, as the English The Championship still has 29 meetings ahead of him and the league is very balanced this year.

“Everyone can win there with everyone. There are still a number of rounds left in the end, in which anything can happen, “ admitted Rodák, who also thinks that he currently has a much stronger position in the club than before.

While the star Frenchman Alphonse Areola did not let him into the gate last season, the Argentine Paulo Gazzaniga was given priority at the beginning of the current year. All indications are that the Native has regained his lost confidence.

“After six matches that I caught and that we won, I think I got a good position. But football can be unpredictable. Once you are up and once you are down. That can still change, so I have to keep doing well to maintain that status. ” he wishes.

“I believe it will continue like this until the end of the season. Paulo started it, and I was told I would start. However, I was a little injured in the preparation and maybe it was finally conditioned by that, but I waited for my chance and it looks like I got caught, “ the Native replied with his characteristic phlegmatism.

He admitted that the national team also helped him

Now Marek Rodák has to focus on the representation duties, as Slovakia is waiting for the culmination of the qualification to advance to the World Championship 2022 in Qatar. However, after a long absence, Martin Dúbravka, a still strong goalie unit of the “falcons”, is also present at the meeting.

The native does not think about the possible weakening of the position in the national team at all: “It simply came to our notice then. It’s up to the coach who he chooses. Me and Mato are ready. “

On the other hand, the pupil of Košice football admitted that the national team performances he showed in the last matches of Slovakia also helped him to a better position in the club.

“It simply came to my notice then. In my opinion, I caught good matches in the national team jersey and they definitely watched it in the club as well, so, I think it helped me at the club level, “ admitted Marek Rodák.

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