Matjaž Kek advises young football players: “A player can prove himself more easily abroad when he already has some experience and when the new club has compensated him appropriately”
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When to go abroad? Only after a few years in the Prva liga Telemach? Or in the early teenage years? Let’s be honest: in recent years, a large number of young boys have left Slovenia for foreign countries, but only a few have reached the point where they could boast of success. Matjaž Kek, the coach of Slovenia, advised the young players in a recent interview with Index to prove themselves in their local environment first.
“We should think about reducing the departures of young Slovenian players to neighboring countries because, in football terms, this is not good for them. If you don’t have the conditions for the development of these players and you let a promising and talented player leave for 10 thousand euros, and then you fill the clubs with players who do not bring quality growth, you get into disharmony, and it makes no sense,” Matjaž Kek shared a very interesting perspective.
The Maribor native added: “A player can prove himself more easily abroad when he already has something behind him and when the new club has paid him accordingly. For a young player who leaves for abroad too quickly, it is not easy to prove himself there. In Croatia and Slovenia, we have many examples of players who quickly return disappointed because they did not succeed abroad and lost some time.“
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