The Zlin Chronicle
Match19 Aug 2026
The small margins put Zlin out
Out, 0‑2 to Viktoria Plzen, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Match22 Aug 2026
No end in sight to Zlin's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Zlin has to find a result from somewhere.
Match22 Aug 2026
Zlin cannot find the net
4 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Zlin
Antonín Křapka 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Alexandre Coeff
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alexandre Coeff, and the manager let it.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Antonín Křapka 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Jakub Jugas left out for tactical reasons at Zlin
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
Match22 Aug 2026
No goals between Zlin and Jablonec
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Jablonec will be the happier side with the point.
Market24 Aug 2026
Jakub Jugas linked with a move away
The name of Jakub Jugas keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Zlin say nothing, which says plenty.
In brief
- Player ratings Stanley Kanu runs at them all day
- Market Zlin pick up Miroslav Routek for nothing
- Player ratings The referee tires of Marián Pišoja