The Podbrezova Sentinel
Squad31 Mar 2036
Tempers go at Podbrezova
Andy Masaryk 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.
Squad31 Mar 2036
A row about effort at Podbrezova
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Peter Kováčik was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad31 Mar 2036
Robert Duda stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Robert Duda and Podbrezova agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout31 Mar 2036
Ondřej Deml 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 Ondřej Deml is on it.
The dugout31 Mar 2036
The manager makes an example of Solal Moraga
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout31 Mar 2036
Arsène Dezailles knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Podbrezova, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes Patrik Bero a promise
- Market Alfie Tuck runs his contract down
- Boardroom The Podbrezova academy earns its keep
- Squad Patrick Karhan is fit again