Why did young Marcel Lorber have to leave Maribor? Ante Šimundža: “He wasn’t providing the desired answers, someone else took the opportunity”
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How much will Maribor change once Acun Ilicali fully takes over the club? Some more pessimistic observers are convinced that the purple team will increasingly become a club with even less room for young, local players in the future. As evidence for this claim, they point to the recent fate of one of Maribor’s most promising talents, who is no longer part of the club. Marcel Lorber departed from Ljudski vrt at the end of the summer transfer window and signed with Domžale, after having played little in recent months. But why did he really have to leave? And was there no other option?
The answer came from Ante Šimundža, Maribor’s coach, in an interview with Sportklub. He explained that Marcel Lorber simply was not at the level expected of him, and thus lost his place in the team, which someone else took advantage of.
“Everyone has their own view. Marcel is an exceptional guy and an exceptional talent. In my opinion, he might have felt some pressure. He did not deliver the desired responses. Another player in his place seized the opportunity. In life, the reality is that the better player will play,” emphasized Ante Šimundža. He also addressed whether Marcel Lorber succumbed to the pressure of having to play young players due to the rules of the Football Association of Slovenia (NZS): “Perhaps he was aware that someone had to play, and the situation led to a decline in his game level due to mental stress.“
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