The Podbrezova Sentinel
Squad23 Jul 2029
The knee: Jakub Luka out for 19 days
19 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Podbrezova lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Market23 Jul 2029
Podbrezova turn down FK Senica for Matej Jurička
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Match21 Jul 2029
8 unbeaten for Podbrezova
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 8 matches without defeat is a foundation Podbrezova did not have in the autumn.
Squad23 Jul 2029
Davit Hakobyan is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Boardroom23 Jul 2029
Podbrezova tie Denis Bero down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Player ratings23 Jul 2029
Luka Silagadze beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 23. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad23 Jul 2029
A falling-out at Podbrezova
Luka Silagadze and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom23 Jul 2029
Graduation day at Podbrezova
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad23 Jul 2029
Late improvement for Filip Mielke
At 24 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 4 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.
In brief
- Market Podbrezova promote Dominik Skriniar from within
- Market One of our own: Samuel Hamsik joins the Podbrezova first team
- Market Podbrezova promote Ivan Nemec from within