How they played in the first match of the Nations League: The best Benjamin Šeško, in “green” only Petar Stojanović, Vanja Drkušić, and Jure Balkovec
Photo: Luka Vovk / Sportida
Let’s be honest: this was not Slovenia at its best. But as experts like to emphasize: “Even the opponent has a say!” And this time, the opponent was anything but an easy task. Playing against Austria is challenging due to their very specific style of football. Slovenia didn’t match well with it and struggled. Nevertheless, they survived and secured their first point in the Nations League. The goal was scored by Benjamin Šeško, who celebrated a goal in the national team jersey again after a poor half year. The young striker was also the highest-rated player in the home squad.
The online portal SofaScore, which rates players based on numerous statistical data, awarded a rating of seven to only four Slovenian players this time. Benjamin Šeško received a rating of 7.4, followed by Petar Stojanović, who earned a penalty, with a rating of 7.3. Vanja Drkušić also stood out from the average, performing excellently in defense against Marko Arnautović and making crucial interventions in front of the goal. This was enough for a rating of 7.0, which was also the rating for substitute Jure Balkovec, who, it’s worth noting, spent only eight minutes on the field. During that time, he won four out of four duels and made two successful sliding tackles.
SofaScore rated the remaining Slovenian players as follows: 6.9 – Matevž Vidovšek and Timi Max Elšnik, 6.8 – Erik Janža and Jan Mlakar, 6.7 – Sandi Lovrić and Žan Celar, 6.6 – Jaka Bijol, 6.5 – David Brekalo, 6.4 – Adam Gnezda Čerin and Andraž Šporar. Particularly Bijol and Gnezda Čerin have certainly shown better performances, but everyone is entitled to a day when things don’t go as planned. We have no doubt that Slovenian ratings will be considerably higher after Monday’s match against Kazakhstan…
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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