After a very poor first half of the season, which 1. FK Svidník finished bottom of the table in the Slovak Third League - East, something had to be changed to avoid relegation. And indeed, though not usually the main culprits, managers are the ones who pay the price for the poor results of the team. As a result, manager Tomaš Suslo and his assistant (and sporting director) Rastislav Kupec were sacked during the winter break, and a new managerial team was brought along, in the hope that the team will somehow improve their performance and avoid relegation at the end of the season.
The new manager is Jozef Motýl', who previously managed teams in the area, such as Slovan Giraltovce and Tatran Kračúnovce. He will be helped by two local coaches, Ján Čížek and Ladislav Oravec, who have already been involved for some time with either the first team or the youth teams of 1. FK Svidník and therefore they have good knowledge of the local talents who should be promoted to the senior team.
Jozef Motýl' is the new 1. FK Svidník manager. Photo source: 1. FK Svidník Facebook page
1. FK Svidník have already started the winter preparations, as they played a friendly match away at Zemplín Michalovce U19, which they lost 2-1, after leading 1-0 at half time. In the second half, many prospective players were introduced to be tested, hence the defeat, which is however not important. Changes are going to be made in the roster as well, as better players are needed to improve the performance of the team in the second half of the season.
Other friendlies are about to be played as well: on 27 January 1. FK Svidník will face Tatran Kračúnovce (in Stropkov), on 3 February they will play against Gerlachov (in Bardejov) and on 11 February they will face L'ubotice (in Prešov).
The second half of the season will start on Sunday, the 3rd of March, when 1. FK Svidník will host the leaders and local rivals Tesla Stropkov.
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