George Juncaj doesn’t understand why it’s a problem to help his son, but he tells him: if he can’t help the club, he won’t play
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Steven Juncaj has been one of the main topics of discussion in Slovenian club football recently. Before the match between Mura and Primorje, it was debated whether he was the main reason Anton Žlogar resigned as coach. Then came Oskar Drobne, who included the American in the starting eleven and hit the mark. Steven Juncaj scored on his debut, and the whistles from the stands were replaced by applause.
George Juncaj, the business partner and sports director of Mura, does not understand why it is an issue that he wants to help his son, who was previously with him in Nova Gorica, and emphasizes that Steven Juncaj will only play if he can help his club. If he cannot, he will not play. In other words, George Juncaj subtly pointed out that despite everything, his son does not have a guaranteed spot in the starting lineup for the black-and-whites.
George Juncaj: “He Could Have Gone to Another Club”
“I believe that every player who is physically and mentally prepared deserves a chance. Steven will also get an opportunity at Mura (on Saturday he played from the start and scored a goal, ed.), because he is a professional. He will give his all to help the club and contribute to the satisfaction of the fans. If he cannot do that, then he will not be able to play for Mura. He could have gone to another club, but he chose Mura. I don’t understand why it’s an issue if I help my son?” George Juncaj emphasized in an interview with Delo, who also owns the Michigan Stars club in the USA, where his son played before moving to Murska Sobota.
George Juncaj also touched on his son’s stint at Rijeka, where he did not get many opportunities, and Damir Mišković allegedly even had a dispute with the former coach Željko Sopić: “I have nothing to do with Rijeka. Steven arrived when coach Sergej Jakirović was there. Rijeka was the one that wanted him. He did not have an agent, as I am that. They offered him a two-year contract, then the new coach Željko Sopić arrived and did not give him a chance. When Steve realized this, he ‘packed his bags’ and went back home. The only reason he did not get a chance was me. I did not demand anything; I am on excellent terms with president Damir Mišković. Much has been said, including about a takeover. But Mišković never offered me the possibility of taking over the club; if he had, I would have accepted the offer. Everything about the club, the people, the players, and Mišković is very positive. Why the coach did not give him a chance, I do not know.”
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