Manager Matjaž Kek critical (also) of Safet Hadžić: Young footballers are being greatly harmed, so the rules will change
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He’s not the first to opt for an early substitution of a young footballer, but let’s be fair: no one has stretched the rules of the Football Association of Slovenia to the extremes quite like Safet Hadžić. In Koper, they defend it, claiming everything is within the rules. And indeed it is. However, Matjaž Kek, the Slovenian national team coach, isn’t thrilled about such a practice, which has particularly affected the young Koper players Luka Žavbi and Tim Štrasberger lately.
“It’s a huge disservice to the young players when they play just a minute or two just to meet the club’s obligations for rules we all know aren’t good. People are aware of this, so it will change. They aren’t stupid. It’s worth debating in Slovenian football, even a bit more sharply if necessary. We shouldn’t stay on our own banks just criticizing. Football discussions should involve people from football,” criticized Matjaž Kek in an interview for the Supporters’ Zone. He’ll lead Slovenia in Euro 2024 next summer.
From Kek’s words, it’s therefore expected that the Football Association of Slovenia will soon intervene in the rule stating that a club must start each match in the Prva liga Telemach with at least one player eligible for the under-21 national team…
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