The ND Gorica Courier
Squad29 Mar 2027
The knee: Denis Popović out for 54 days
54 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. ND Gorica lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Market29 Mar 2027
Cene Kitek 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 ND Gorica can pretend not to have heard.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Tempers go at ND Gorica
Hilal Soudani was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad29 Mar 2027
A row about effort at ND Gorica
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Michael Pavlović was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
No hiding place for Andrija Drljo
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Andrija Drljo, and the manager let it.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Tomas Kampl out for 14 days
The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Tomas Kampl, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Tien Goga plays
- Market The Prosper Obiora Nwachukwu story refuses to die
- The dugout A door opens for Ivan Težački
- The dugout The manager comes out for Agron Rufati