Tomáš vaclík: after drawing Lech Poznan was not fun – Onet.pl

 
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What was the reaction in Basel, when you learned that Lech Poznan will be your rival in the third qualifying round of the Champions League?

It was not for fun. Lech was last on the list of teams, which we wanted to hit. Immediately after the draw quickly checked that in the first leg of the second round Lech defeated at exit 2: 0 FK Sarajevo and it was clear that the Poles will be our opponent.

Why so much you did not want Lech?

In the Polish league champion he is not by accident. I checked too, that not so long ago, Lech was able to achieve good results in European competition. I also heard that the fans in Poznan are able to create a good atmosphere in the stadium. This makes a difficult match awaits us.

Trainers have prepared for you to analyze how they play Poznanians ?

I know that immediately after the draw began to collect material. They presented it to us after our last league match (FC Basel on Saturday won 3: 2 with Grasshopper Zurich – ed. Ed.). Earlier been interested in this topic on their own.

What, apart from Lech, you know about Polish football ?

You may be surprised, but quite a lot. I grew up and played a long time in Ostrava, near the border with Polish, and quite often we played friendlies with your teams. On this basis, I know that the Polish League teams can play hard, the players do not forgive. I suppose the same will present itself Lech. Well, I remember Matthew Słodowy. Four years ago I played with him at Viktoria Zizkov. What’s he doing now?

It breaks into the first team Gornik Zabrze club in our league.

Let him know. I remember him as a talented defender.

The club presented to you goals for this season?

At this stage of the season the most important is to reach the Champions League group. That is why the match with Lech treated so seriously. We are aware that the elimination of Polish champions is now the priority. If you get into a group, we think about something else. However, much will depend on the draw further phases of the competition. Generally, the best would be to at least repeat the achievement of last season. Then we left the group with Real Madrid and Liverpool. Only in the 1/8 finals eliminated us from FC Porto. These results have been very well received here. In the case of the Swiss league also it is clear: to defend the championship.

In it are unrivaled. FC Basel champion of the country is continuously for six seasons.

Competition in the league is, those titles no one behind free not given. And the fact that they gain, the merit DIRECTOR club. After each season with the team leaves two or three best players, but the team did not weakens, they are valuable because they brought in replacements. FC Basel authorities spend the money earned in Europe. I came to the club a year ago and quickly became an essential player. This shows that our club transfers are considered.

Czechs are famous for that for a long time had great goalkeepers. Since the 70s Ivo Viktor, Jiri Stejskal, Petr Kouba, Petr Cech. Why such a harvest?

Because I can probably speak about the Czech school goalkeepers. Here has long been committed to training goalkeepers, trainers specialize in this area and are effective. A special already in Ostrava. After it or neighborhoods come Luděk Mikloško used to support West Ham United or Pavel Srníček, a former longtime goalkeeper Newcastle United. I hope that I will be next, followed by successive me.