Kováčik admits a mistake. The new coach will be more expensive and from abroad – futbal.pravda.sk

On Thursday in Šamorín, the president of the Slovak Football Association, Ján Kováčik, responded to tough media questions about his future, the agreement towards the national team and the new coach of the national football team. Photo: Pravda, Ľuboš Pilc The head of the SFZ, Ján Kováčik, shakes hands with Sebastián Kóš, who should be a pillar of the Slovak defense at the European Under-19 Championships. How satisfied are you with the performance of the Slovak national team in the League of Nations? I had the feeling that many players still had reserves in March. Will you talk to them? What will happen will go to the players. They’ll find out first. It would be useless for us to have a constructive discussion after the last match when the players are on vacation. We’ll talk before the September meeting and it will be vigorous. Do you feel pressures on yourself? Are you not worried about your position after the dismissal of coach Štefan Tarkovič? I perceive them as always. I never hid from reality. I could admit a mistake. The coach was dismissed after four matches, including two in March. This was because we did not see the trend from the fall. VIDEO: Ján Kováčik on the selection of a new coach of the Tarkovič national football team was the second choice in the winter, because we did not agree with Vlad Weiss. After two months, he said no. Such an appeal is not common, but not uncommon, if things don’t work out. I don’t regret hiring Stefan. The new contract we offered him in December was a mistake to some extent. The functioning of the Executive Committee is not lacking to the public. He allegedly approves what he gets from you. What do you say to that? It’s not true. I get a mandate for some things. For example, to communicate with the coach. I did not design Stan Griga with Miša Hipp, I designed Ján Kozák. When there was a discussion about Paul Hapal, we all agreed. What does the search for a new national team coach look like? We have identified two personalities that could be – candidate number one and candidate number two. We will take over the conditions with them in the coming days. They are experienced coaches. I will not say any name, it would not be correct. Read more Big money, big football. Will the Slovaks understand the Hungarians as well? It must be a coach who will bring to Slovakia what previous coaches have not been able to fulfill. The circuit is not huge. However, it must be said that we cannot afford all of them. That’s not how it works. Is Ivan Hasek among them? So far, I have not said a word to Ivan Hasek. However, we will certainly invest more than before. He will be a coach from abroad. From the Czech Republic? The Czech Republic is abroad, as are Italy and the Netherlands. So the Slovak coach will not be the successor? Slovakia is not abroad.