Who will stand in the Slavie goal in the match against Austrian LASK Linz?

Ondřej Kolář played the weekend derby for Slavia, perhaps a bit unexpectedly, and he certainly did not disappoint in this match. However, Aleš Mandous has also had a great performance in recent months. How did Jindřich Trpišovský react to the question about the goalkeeper position in the match against Linz?

After Ondřej Kolář came back in the Vršovice derby against Bohemians, he also came on, perhaps a bit unexpectedly, two weeks later against Letná’s rival, Sparta Prague. Kolář kept a clean sheet in both matches.

Considering the current form of both goalkeepers, the question was who would play against the Austrian opponent from Linz in the eighth round of the Europa League.

” Ondřej Kolář or Aleš Mandous will be the goalkeeper, because Přema Kovář is not on the roster, unfortunately he didn’t fit in. So one of these two. We’ve already talked about it with the coaches and we’re clear. But I won’t tell you because of the typology, which is different.”

According to Trpišovský, both goalkeepers already know who will start on Thursday night.

Furthermore, the coach said, the main thing that will decide the match is what Slavia will need. Thus, he will take into account the typology of the match with Linz

Given that Susians will again miss Taras Kacharaba and have other problems with the composition of the defensive line, it could be Ondrej Kolar who will stand between the three bars of the Slavic sanctuary from the beginning of the match.

Kolar was deployed by Trpišovský against Sparta, among other things, to replace Kačaraba’s centimetres in standard situations and high centres from the sides of the pitch.

However, looking at the roster of the Austrian opponent in the similar match against Salzburg, we don’t find many players like Jan Koller on it. Except for Alexander Schmidt, who is 193 cm tall and only came on for the last 15 minutes against Red Bull.

The Linz team is attacking high in their attacking half of the field, which could point to the deployment of Kollar, who can probably help the team with the midfield a bit better than Ales Mandous.

However, in a situation where Slavia will be on the ball more and will press the opponent most of the time, this might not be so necessary. So it will also depend on the overall tactics of the Prague club.

The fact that he has more playing experience and a long-term stable performance compared to Kolář plays a significant role in the deployment of Mandous. According to Trpišovský, this criterion may also contribute to the decision on the starting line-up.

Let’s be surprised what option the coaching team around Jindřich Trpišovský chose. Both goalkeepers have great performance at the moment, so both options seem to be correct.

Source:: SK Slavia Praha, YouTube