Experienced Maribor midfielder Blaž Vrhovec emphasizes ahead of the first match of the year: “Everyone in the locker room is aware that the autumn was not at the appropriate level”
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The last match of the opening round of the Prva liga Telemach in 2024 will kick off at 17:30 when the great autumn debtor Maribor faces Aluminij in Ljudski vrt. Experienced midfielder of Maribor, Blaž Vrhovec, is aware that the first part of the season was not good enough, but he hopes and believes that it will be much better in the spring.
“It’s important that, after successful preparations, almost everyone is available for the opening match. This is a positive realization. Another thing is the low number of goals conceded. In the offensive part, we want to improve. The preparations went well, but the championship is a different story, with different opponents. The game is slightly different; this time there will be lower defensive blocks from the opponents, as we saw on Wednesday against Bistrica. We will also have to get used to poorer pitches. This switch will be extremely important, but we will have to stay focused on what we have been practicing so far,” said Blaž Vrhovec before the match against the club from Kidričevo for the club’s official website.
Vrhovec: “We took them seriously”
31-year-old Blaž Vrhovec added regarding the second part of the season 2023/24: “If we fulfill what we set before the start of the spring part in the appropriate way, we will also be successful in terms of results. Everyone in the locker room is aware that the autumn was not at the right level. This is also reflected in the attitude of everyone during the previous part. Far from being just friendly matches, we took them seriously as official ones. All new teammates are also aware of where they are and that competitiveness is crucial in Maribor. We need to collect points and improve results compared to the poorer starting point in the autumn. With the goal of winning the first three points already in the opening match against Aluminij.“
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