Marko Šuler justifies the transfer that raised a lot of dust: “This time it’s not about a player for sale, but about a momentary solution”
Let’s be honest:
Maribor
undoubtedly did not impress the masses with Friday’s personnel news. Fans are sceptical that Erico Castro, a footballer who has spent most of his career in more amateur or at best semi-professional waters, is the right signing for the Violets. And who wouldn’t understand them: after all, a striker who has played in Luxembourg and before that in Angola, while at the same time wandering around the fourth, fifth, sixth Portuguese leagues, has arrived in Ljudski vrt. But Marko Šuler defies public opinion and points out that Erico Castro is exactly what Maribor needed at this moment in time.
“We were looking for a specific profile of striker, which we don’t have in the team at the moment. Especially for games when the opponents close in and we need extra physics, extra ingenuity. We know that the most challenging task is to find a striker, even at senior level. Castro met the required criteria, we have met him in two interactions and he can help us with his characteristics,” is for
club website
emphasised Marko Šuler.
The Carinthian official, who has not gained much sympathy for his recent personnel moves, added: “It will add competitiveness to the team and, above all, additional choice to our objectives, i.e. added value in the fight for the championship. This time, it is not a sales-oriented player, but a current solution. Experience and strength are his qualities that bring us a different dimension. I believe it also scores goals.”
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