The solution that isn’t really a solution: Maribor finally speak up, Josip Iličić stays a member, but the Ljudski vrt club doesn’t count on him
Maribor has saved the day! Or so it looks. But they saved it by… not saving it. Josip Iličić remains a member of the club from the capital of Štajerska, but Josip Iličić is now a member of a club that will no longer play.
Maribor is the home of a once great star Serie A has been told that he must now train according to a special programme. And that they no longer count on him. Until when? Until further notice? Or so it looks. Humiliating? Let everyone judge for themselves. The record published by Maribor on its club website probably doesn’t really need any further comment…
A record of NK Maribor, published on the official club website:
Club’s clarification on the current situation in Ljudski vrt: on the coach’s initiative, it was decided that the team’s future activities will take place without the presence of Josip Iličić. He will continue to train according to his own club programme and will not be among the candidates for the next competitions.
The team had Monday off as scheduled, but from Tuesday afternoon we start a new chapter of the work cycle. In the meantime, all the direct participants met, had a frank discussion, exchanged views and agreed on the next steps. Coach Damir Krznar explained the reasons for the decision, Sport Director Marko Šuler confirmed the decision and Josip Iličić started working according to the club’s independent programme in order to reach the desired fitness level.
In the meantime, a Board meeting was convened on Monday evening to update all members on the current situation. It was a presentation of the overall situation and the envisaged plan to find a way out of the results crisis. The unanimous opinion is that the most important thing at the moment is to turn the score curve upwards again and all efforts will be directed towards achieving the sporting objectives.
Before the season continues, during which the personnel is affected by a lot of unpleasant injuries, there is finally some encouraging news about the team’s complement. We can confirm that Hilal Soudani and Marko Kolar will join the full-load training when the reunion takes place.
This text was automatically translated using AI.