Matjaž Kek satisfied with the work in the younger categories:Slovenia has very, very interesting players in the U15, U17 and U19 categories
Although the critics on duty relentlessly hammer at the Slovenian football, saying that it has not been at such a low level of quality for a long time and that Slovenia is drastically declining, the facts tell a different story: The cadet team played at the European Championships this year, the junior team was in contention for the Old Continent tournament until the last game, and the senior team is on track to compete at next year’s European Championships in Germany. Also at club level, Olimpija has already secured a place in the group stage of the European Cups, with the third round of qualification for the Conference League also
Maribor
and Celje. Olimpija knocked out the rich Ludogorets, Celje got the better of Vitoria from the prestigious Portuguese league. The Slovenian coefficient has not been as high as it will be next year for a long time. Bad times? What are the bad times?
Also Matjaž Kek, selector
of the Slovenian national team
is convinced that our future is bright and full of optimism. Although, in the same breath, he stresses that we should invest more in club football. “I am happy with the quality of the national team and we have very, very interesting players in the U-15, U-17 and U-19 categories. I can tell you that I am not worried about the future of our national team. But we need to invest much more in club football,“, Matjaž Kek told Index.He will be back in action as Slovenia’ s selector in September, when the national team faces qualification matches against Northern Ireland and San Marino.
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