Anej Lorbek once again showed enough for the coach’s praise: “If you can play against a club from the Champions League, you are good enough for Maribor”
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Practically overnight, Maribor catapulted the next teenager onto the main football stage in Slovenia. Anej Lorbek, who is only 17 years old, made his debut for Maribor against Mura, and in the Fazanerija, he apparently met the coach’s expectations in the unfinished match. Ante Šimundža also placed him in the starting eleven against Bravo, and after the 2:1 victory, emphasized that Anej Lorbek once again played well enough for public praise.
“He was somewhat reserved in the first half, which is entirely understandable for a 17-year-old. I had no doubts about him; he was with us during the preparations in Turkey. If you play 60 minutes against Shakhtar, a team that played in the Champions League and was still in European competition this week, it means you are at a level to play in the starting lineup for Maribor,” Šimundža said after the match at Ljudski vrt for the club’s website.
The coach of the Štajerci added: “It was important that he already had information, automatism from the preparations, which facilitated his integration. Every bad thing is good for something. At that time, we had problems with injuries in Turkey and were looking for a solution on the left side. Anej Lorbek filled the gap, and it turned out well for us and for him as well.“
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