The Zlin Chronicle
Squad17 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Stanislav Dostál
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 27 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Cletus Nombil in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Zlin this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match15 Aug 2026
Zlin come up short against Slavia Prague
Slavia Prague left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Antonín Křapka
“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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Jakub Pešek runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 15. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
The one thing Juan Paulo Figueroa could not do
Shots: 5, enough of them from close enough that a striker in form scores two. He is not a striker in form.
Market17 Aug 2026
The Antonín Křapka question follows Zlin around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Antonín Křapka’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Off the pace: Tomáš Poznar
A mark of 5.59 tells the story without any need for embellishment. He will want the tape of this one quietly lost.
In brief
- Squad Jakub Janetzký has seen what the next man earns
- Market The shop window has Štěpán Bachůrek in it