After the defeat to Celje, Anton Žlogar admitted that the cup had an impact on his team: “Our biggest problem was that we were psychologically empty”
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Mura remained on the path to achieving their only real goal of the 2023/24 season last week. The Prekmurje side remains in contention for the cup trophy, but after a grueling match against Koper, which was decided by penalties, the league encounter with Celje undoubtedly came at the wrong time. The tired Prekmurje side took the lead, but then couldn’t match the spirited Styrians, who triumphed 3-1 at the Fazanerija.
“I think there were moments in the game where we were good and bad. We were playing against a good team. To be able to match Celje for the full 90 minutes right now, we needed a team at the highest level energetically and mentally. We’re not looking for excuses, the schedule is what it is, but the match in Koper drained us quite a bit, both physically and psychologically, as we achieved an important result there. We tried with substitutions, both in the starting lineup and during the game. At certain moments, we suffered too much, gave Celje too much space, and were not aggressive enough, and the guests exploited that. Although they didn’t capitalize on the chances, there were too many for my taste. At 1-1, we had a period where we were better for ten, fifteen minutes and we pressed them well, but we didn’t score, and then we conceded two goals from set-pieces at moments when the game can shift in one direction or the other,” said Anton Žlogar, the coach of Mura, after the match, who will lead his team against Maribor tomorrow at Ljudski vrt.
“The problem in the match against Celje was that we were psychologically empty, which was only visible during the match. The joy after the victory in Koper and returning home drain you, causing you to lose focus. The best example of this is the goals from set-pieces. Compared to the match in Koper, we made five substitutions, we’re looking at the minutes to distribute them and keep the team as evenly matched as possible. Now we need to prepare as best as possible for Maribor, we urgently need new points. There’s no giving up, we keep going forward,” added Anton Žlogar. The match at the empty Ljudski vrt will kick off at 18:45.
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