The Zbrojovka Brno Herald
Squad26 Apr 2027
Adam Hrdina wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Zbrojovka Brno know it.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
Filip Blecha back under a manager who knows him
The new man at Zbrojovka Brno has worked with Filip Blecha before and it went well. He arrives with a view of the player already formed, which is worth more than any pre-season.
Loan watch26 Apr 2027
12 goals on loan for Kryštof Judas
24 appearances at Petržalka and the goals keep coming. Zbrojovka Brno are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.
Squad26 Apr 2027
A falling-out at Zbrojovka Brno
Patrik Žitný and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
Amadou Danté 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.
Market26 Apr 2027
Daniel Vašulín linked with a move away
The name of Daniel Vašulín keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Zbrojovka Brno say nothing, which says plenty.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
Dominik Preisler gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Dominik Preisler is on it.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
Stanislav Hofmann has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Stanislav Hofmann has written the date down.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Veljko Ilić is training like a man with a point to make
Nobody has promised him anything and he has not asked. The coaching staff have noticed, which at this stage of a season is the only thing that matters.
In brief
- Loan watch Tomáš Břečka's loan at České Budějovice nearly up
- Boardroom The Zbrojovka Brno board choose calm
- Squad Lukáš Staněk is fit again