Zoran Zeljković has gambled away his final credit in Ljubljana: Olimpija will change the coach before the eternal derby at Ljudski vrt
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Zoran Zeljković is more or less already a former coach of Olimpija. The club’s management has made the decision that a change is once again needed on the bench, and according to our information, the official confirmation of the change is all that is missing. This could happen tomorrow morning when Zoran Zeljković – as reported by Sportklub – visits the club’s premises and meets with the Olimpija management there. Expecting the club president Adam Delius to offer him a new contract to sign would be utopian. The subject of the discussion will be clear: termination of the cooperation.
Zoran Zeljković has been on thin ice ever since the home defeat against Maribor, and after the failure in Celje, where the Dragons failed to prevent the home team’s celebration, things got even more tense. The match against Mura was the last chance for the Ljubljanan, which he did not take advantage of. Olimpija, which will face Maribor again in the eternal derby next weekend, played the entire match against the Prekmurje side with one more player, but still failed to win. It ended with a 0:0 draw, and there was also turmoil in the home locker room: Olimpija will change the coach.
“There are many things that are not as they should be. The results speak for themselves, we must be honest. The boos from the fans were deserved; the fans are always right. I am not afraid of what follows. As a coach, I represent this team, the results are not as expected, and I do not run away from that,” was also evident in Zoran Zeljković’s statement after the match against the rivals from Murska Sobota, indicating that he is aware that his time in Stožice is running out.
The 43-year-old former footballer took over as coach of Olimpija in October last year, replacing Joao Henriques. Olimpija paid compensation to Koper for him, and to date, Zeljković has led the green-whites in 29 matches. His biggest sin in terms of results was undoubtedly the elimination from the cup, which realistically offered Olimpija the only path to a trophy in 2024.
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