Raul Florucz found it difficult to accept being substituted after less than half an hour of play; coach Zoran Zeljković understands him: ‘I told him that it wasn’t his fault’
Photo: Žan Pak
There’s hardly a footballer who would be overflowing with joy after a tactical substitution. Even less so if the substitution happens within half an hour of play! This fate befell two members of Olimpija during the 155th Eternal Derby. However, while Aljaž Krefl, after making two errors resulting in two goals for Maribor, mostly bowed his head and went to the bench without complaints, his teammate Raul Florucz didn’t hide his dissatisfaction.
The 22-year-old player from neighboring Austria, as he left the field of Ljudski Vrt stadium, where 7500 spectators had gathered, made it clear that he was not pleased with the decision made by his coach Zoran Zeljković to substitute him with the team trailing 0-3.
The coach of the Dragons, after the match in the Styrian capital, admitted that he completely understood the player from neighboring Croatia. He added that he had to sacrifice someone and this time it happened to be Raul Florucz.
“I understand him… After the substitution, I told him that he wasn’t at fault,” said Zoran Zeljković at the press conference after the match in the Styrian capital, “I explained to him that I had to react due to other factors. But I understand that a player finds it hard to grasp such a substitution. It’s entirely normal for him to be upset after something like that.
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