Maribor ignited a spark of euphoria with their excellent spring form, but Blaž Vrhovec emphasizes: “A season without a trophy is bad”
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Celje claimed the title, but Maribor was, truth be told, the best team in spring. The Styrians tore through the Prva liga Telemach this year, and if the season had lasted a bit longer… The Purples stirred up a great deal of euphoria among fans with their excellent performances in the second half of the season, yet the experienced Blaž Vrhovec is aware that beauty in football counts for little. Maribor is a giant. And if there are no trophies… “Then the season is bad!” emphasized Blaž Vrhovec.
“For Maribor, finishing second is a failure. We are without a trophy, which automatically means the season is bad,” continued the 32-year-old midfielder for the club’s website, who spent most of his career in the capital of Styria and was also a two-time national champion.
However, Blaž Vrhovec emphasizes that the excellent performances in the second half of the season bode well for the start of the 2024/25 season: “Because of the successful spring part, we can move forward with positive feelings, everything else is forgotten. The only satisfaction is that we’re ahead of Olimpija. We’ll use the free days for a break, a short disconnect from football, and when we regroup, we’ll start preparations with new energy and additional motivation. To be better than we were in the previous season.“
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Author: editorial Football Planet