Raków’s coach spent Tuesday evening at Łazienkowska. In the company of the sports director of Legia, he watched in one of the boxes as the Polish champion plays one of the best games of the season – beating Bruk-Bet 4: 1 and. Nobody has such a good streak in the league as Legia. Even Raków Papszyna, who is the leader. But it cannot be said that it is failing, because of the teams that are fighting for the championship this season – especially Pogoń and Lech – it is Raków that has been the most stable and regular lately.
Legia has long been a laughing stock
Tuesday’s visit to the stadium at Łazienkowska Street is not surprising – Legia is a rival with whom his Raków will play twice in the near future. For the first time on Saturday in Częstochowa, where both teams will meet in the league. For the second time – on April 6, also in Częstochowa, where they will play for the final.
For Legia, which in previous seasons regularly fought for the full pot – that is for the championship and the national cup – this April match is the most important. Beating Raków in the PP semi-finals, advancing to the finals and winning these games is the only chance for the still current Polish champions to improve their despondent moods and any trophy this season. But also to repair the club’s account, because winning the cup will qualify Legia for the League of European Conferences, which is simply additional money.
It is known that in a club settlement they count the most, but the atmosphere around the club is also important. Legia fans have been unable to come to terms with the fact that the Polish champion has fallen so low this season. That he was a laughing stock in the league for a long time – beaten by teams with much less potential, who came to Warsaw without any worries, and left with points.
This is slowly changing, but only recently, because Legia only a week ago – – after nearly three months, got out of the relegation zone. Now she finally played a good match – just on Tuesday against the weakest in the league, Bruk-Bet, when she was able to dominate her rival. Not only a good organization in defense, but also effective and imaginative actions in the attack, which ended with scoring as many as four goals. This is how much Legia managed to hit only once this season – in December, when a weak Zagłębie (4-0) came to Warsaw.
And now he is screwing his streak
– Relax, we haven’t achieved anything yet. The most important thing is still ahead of us – he calmed down on Tuesday, which reminded himself that the calendar for his team was arranged in such a way that from the beginning of the year it played matches only with teams from the bottom of the table. The improvement in his mood was, however, noticeable, because four weeks ago, the Legia coach – after a 0-1 defeat with Warta – tried to make everyone realize that his team would be fighting for maintenance until the end of the season. Now he does not say that anymore, because his Legia has also started to play better – nine rounds before the end of the season he has a seven point advantage over the relegation zone, he is relatively safe in the 11th place in the table, and after defeating Warta in six consecutive matches, he tied only once , and then added as many as five wins in a row.
And if we look at Legia only through the prism of this year, the powerful crisis seems to have been averted. First of all, the table tells about it, because regardless of how it sounds now, the two best league teams of 2022 will face off in Częstochowa on Saturday. Raków, who scored 16 points in six games this year. And Legia, which has the same number, but also played one more match, this one was overdue in the fifth round with Bruk-Bet.
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“There is no pressure with us, because it cannot be”
– Probably for the first time in history, Raków will be the favorite – the Legia forward indicates before Saturday’s game. Besides, he is not the only one who says so. Perhaps this is the common voice of the entire Legia locker room, because Vuković also speaks similarly. The Legia coach even clearly points out that Raków will not be a favorite on Saturday, but a definite favorite. – First of all, he will have to prove something on Saturday, not us – says the Legia coach.
Vuković takes the pressure off the Legia players, but it’s understandable. And quite normal, because in Częstochowa, the championship is also being talked about quietly. – There is no pressure with us, because it cannot be. Let’s be serious. We are the Cinderella in this competition. At the same time, it doesn’t change the fact that we’re still in the game. I would like it to be like that, let us give ourselves a chance to fight, so that the fans could keep their fingers crossed until the last round. But you have to be realistic. Pogoń and Lech are ahead of us in every respect. However, the pitch decides everything. And we have already shown it – said the Pope recently in an interview with.
And on Saturday, Raków will also want to show it. At the head of the Pope from Warsaw. For him, the match with Legia will also have an additional flavor, because if the sports director did not change at Łazienkowska at the end of December, everything was going in this direction that Papszun and Legia would now be preparing for the match with Raków, and not the other way around.
Source: Sport
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