The footballers of the Slovak club FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda lost 0:1 in the 3rd round of the Slovak top competition on the lawn of MFK Dukla Banská Bystrica on Sunday.
Photo: TASR, Jakub Kotian
Coach FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Xisco Muňoz.
They thus recorded another unflattering result at the beginning of the 2024/2025 season. The club from Žitné ostrov lost three out of five duels in all competitions, while winning only once.
However, Spanish coach Xisco Muňoz does not feel the pressure on his position. “I don’t know of any ultimatum,” he replied after the match in a press conference published by the DAC on its official website.
The fight at Štiavničky brought up to 24 shooting attempts by the guests from Dunajská Streda, but only one of Bystrica’s shots on goal ended in a goal, the one in the 51st minute by striker Tomáš Malec.”
Of course, today was all about missed chances. We lack the experience to handle certain situations more calmly. We have to think about certain things because mistakes are repeated in our submission.
Even in the previous duels, we paid for poor efficiency. We have no choice but to continue working hard. Today is another lesson for us and at the same time a demonstration of where we currently are.
Dunajská Streda was considered by several experts to be a team that should be able to chase the clear favorite for the title ŠK Slovan Bratislava, or at least play for the top of the table.
Falling out of the 2nd qualifying preliminary round of the European Conference League with Azerbaijan’s FK Zira (with a score of 1:6 in a double-header, note) and winning four out of a possible nine points in the league signal that the club is falling short of expectations in terms of performance and results.
“Yes, we imagined it differently, but we have a new team, which means that some things have to settle,” added the former coach of the English second division club FC Sheffield Wednesday.
“You must have noticed that today we had several young boys on the bench who are 17, 18 or 19 years old. There is a lot of talent in the club, so we need to involve them in the process. That is the future of the club.
Today, in addition to efficiency in finishing, we also lacked automations, which take time. We need to find a certain balance and for the boys to be able to convey the values of the club on the pitch,” Muňoz concluded.
In the summer, his squad was supplemented by several footballers with foreign experience such as Almási, Káčer, Bernát and the young talented Bajo.
Source: sportweb.pravda.sk
