Pekarík defended Tarkovič. Lobotka understands the criticism, Weiss did not want to react – True

Many did not want to comment on the difficult situation and preferred to rush to the plane. On Wednesday afternoon, Slovak footballers took the direction of Baku, where a League of Nations match against Azerbaijan awaits them on Friday. Photo: Pravda, Ivan Majerský Vladimír Weiss before leaving for the match with Azerbaijan. The dismissed coach Štefan Tarkovič, who said goodbye to the team on Tuesday evening, was no longer sitting on board. The forty-nine-year-old helmsman was broken by an imaginary tie in Monday’s match in Trnava against Kazakhstan (0: 1). After him, the leadership of the Slovak Football Association, led by President Ján Kováčik, on Tuesday proposed Tarkovič’s dismissal to the SFZ Executive Committee. After unanimous approval, the team in Baku and on Monday in Nur-Sultan against Kazakhstan will be led by the current Tarkovich assistant Samuel Slovák in the role of head coach. “We need to accept the situation that has arisen and deal with it as best we can. The guys know there are reserves and what’s at stake. We will talk about changes in the team, I will not say more about that, “said Slovak. Peter Pekarík, a long-standing pillar of the Slovak defense, was surprised by the radical change. “It simply came to our notice then. I respect coach Tarkovič as both a coach and a person. The whole team is responsible for the result with Kazakhstan. We are the players who are on the field. In the next matches we have to add, “said Pekarík. Read more OPINION: In Tarkovich’s defense. This is not how it is done … He revealed that the team, after a disgraceful defeat with Kazakhstan, sat behind closed doors and took over the situation. “We know where we are. The match against Kazakhstan has opened our eyes to many things. The cabin has settled, we have discussed several things. I believe that this will be seen in the next matches in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan,” Pekarík wished. SSC Naples midfielder Stanislav Lobotka said that he respects the decision of the competent and it is up to the team to respond to this clear signal. “We have something to lose, but we have to trust each other. From a gaming point of view, we have to do our best. It’s important to win, even without playing nicely. Now we’re criticized, but we’re to blame. The results and the game are not “We have to enter our conscience and win the matches. We have a winning mentality, we just have to learn how to overcome the defensive block. The journalists also asked for a response from Vladimír Weiss Jr. However, the son of the biggest candidate for a vacant chair after Tarkovič did not want to react. “I know what you’d ask,” he smiled, tactfully rejecting the possibility of a reaction.