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Post by ianthompson on Jul 5, 2022 17:25:36 GMT
![Sparta Prague players](https://i.imgur.com/JjiTv8wm.jpg) Athletic Club Sparta Prague fans celebrating this evening as the struggling club have appointed a manager with "Ian Thompson" coming in on a 2 season contract. the ex Atletico Madrid manager arrived over an hour ago met with players and got to work at the club immediately. Many people may not know much about the club, so a little history:-
Athletic Club Sparta Prague, is a football club based in Prague.
It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning the central European Cup (also known as the Mitropa Cup) three times as well as having reached the semi-finals of the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) in 1992 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1973.
Sparta have won a record 36 domestic league titles, the Czech Cup (formerly Czechoslovak Cup) 27 times, also a record, and the Czech Supercup twice. Sparta was long the main source for the Czech Republic national football team, however lately this has ceased to be the case, as the best Czech players almost exclusively play in foreign leagues.
The new boss will be looking to lift the club back into the top of European Football, already he has transfer listed the whole first team and we understand he has discussed his plans with the Board for a total rebuild and been given the green light to do what he feels is needed to make the club a powerhouse in europe. First target will be survival in the league and then building onwards. More news to come from the club.....
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Post by ianthompson on Jul 5, 2022 21:45:38 GMT
The new AC Sparta Prague boss "Ian Thompson" has wasted no time getting into the job, having already been on the phone to IFK Goteborg about availability for Vaclav Cerny, to Portsmouth enquiring about defender Tomas Kalas, to CSKA Sofia for striker Adam Hlozek. We understand the boss is also looking at Patrik Schick, V Coufal, Antonin Barak, M Sadilek and L Krecji with the view he wants mainly Czech players at the club. The boss is also tracking European Superleague 1 hotshots Edin hazard, Luis Muriel and Lucas Moura, while also watching European Superleague 2 hotshots Nicolas Pepe, Hwang_Ui_jo and Gabriel Jesus.
The boss takes charge for the 1st time tomorrow night as AC Sparta Prague travel to England to play Portsmouth.
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Post by ianthompson on Aug 1, 2022 19:34:43 GMT
The AC Sparta Prague boss is delighted with his players and their form, the 3-1 win on Saturday night over Red Star belgrade was a great result despite RSB having the possession and better of the match but the players got the job done. Thats now 5 wins and 1 draw from last 6 matches as the team gets better and better, Rosa, Pacienca and Barbosa scoring the important goals with Lucas Paqueta pulling the strings and the best player. Gomez and Salter also had a good match in defense, the club are now 7th and only 6pts off finishing 3rd place so the boss will have his players fired up to finish the season on a high.
Next season could be interested as City rivals Slavia Prague have appointed Batistuta interim and if they win promotion the Prague derby will be on for next season.
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