The Vlašim Chronicle
Squad29 May 2028
Ondrej Soucek damages knee ligaments — 15 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 15 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Boardroom29 May 2028
Pressure builds in the Vlašim boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Squad29 May 2028
Cătălin Carp breaks a bone — 66 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 66 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad29 May 2028
The season belongs to Stanley Kanu
An individual honour is a strange thing in a team game, and the best of them are never argued with. He has had the sort of year that ends with his name being read out, and Vlašim have had the benefit of it.
Market29 May 2028
Filip Dostál hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Vlašim can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout29 May 2028
Solomon Omale frozen out at Vlašim
This is not rotation. Solomon Omale has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Vlašim is pretending otherwise.
Squad29 May 2028
A falling-out at Vlašim
Dennis Owusu and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market29 May 2028
Vlašim sign Antoni Bartoszewicz, one for the future
Antoni Bartoszewicz is 19, and Vlašim have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
The dugout29 May 2028
Farouk Salami asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Vlašim and Ahmed Family
- The dugout When it matters, František Kotek plays
- Market Vlašim shop where it costs nothing