The Mlada Boleslav Chronicle
Squad9 Nov 2026
Matthias Leitl breaks a bone — 33 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 33 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad9 Nov 2026
6 saves: Vojtěch Vorel was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Mlada Boleslav
Ondřej Karafiát 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.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
David Pech runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 22. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad9 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Mlada Boleslav
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Martin Králik was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match7 Nov 2026
Slavia Prague take the points off Mlada Boleslav
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market9 Nov 2026
Mlada Boleslav promote Jiri Krejci from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jiri Krejci has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market9 Nov 2026
Mlada Boleslav promote Petr Coufal from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Petr Coufal has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market9 Nov 2026
Martin Masopust steps up from the Mlada Boleslav academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Martin Masopust has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Antonin Brabec steps up from the Mlada Boleslav academy
- Match Slavia Prague end the Mlada Boleslav run at 4
- The dugout Pavel Jankto: “No excuses”