Maribor coach Damir Krznar hasn’t yet felt the time has come to say goodbye: “I’m not afraid, my fate will be decided by others anyway”
154. the eternal derby was a new dismal chapter in the otherwise glittering history of the
Maribor
. Štajerci lost “only” 1:2 in Stožice, but the fact is that Olimpija was better, as the result shows. Defeat is defeat, of course, and this raises the key question: will Damir Krznar survive it? The Croatian expert has been on shaky ground for some time now, but after the defeat in Ljubljana, would he make it easier for his club’s management to make a decision? No. It doesn’t.
“Before the team went on the pitch, I stressed out loud that I didn’t want to see a team acting like it had already given up. Don’t give up. That’s all I want. What I am asking for. And we have not given up. We were in the game until the end, we were alive until the end. And I will say it again: we must not give up! A word? I will have a feel for it when the time is right,” said Damir Krznar at the press conference after the game in Stožice.
Damir Krznar: “No, I’m not afraid”
The former Dinamo Zagreb coach will therefore not leave. And the club’s management? “As coaches, we fight for our jobs all the time. But we are divided into two categories: coaches who have already been fired and coaches who are about to be fired. Our fate is decided by others. Mine too. If I am afraid? No, I am not afraid. Our communication with the sport director Marko Šuler is completely normal,” pointed out Damir Krznar.
As far as defeat is concerned, what Damir Krznar missed most was determination. “We are not decisive enough. Not brave enough. We should always be the favourites on the pitch,” said Damir Krznar, shaking his head, who was also annoyed that Olimpija scored both goals from stoppages. He also lamented the fact that Maribor wasted some good chances when Maribor lost 2:1 to Olimpija. But would a draw have been fair? “We could debate this,” said Damir Krznar. After the game, Maribor coach. And on Sunday or early next week? Let’s be surprised…
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