They got through to the Champions League, but they were not the better team doing it — their football in the deciding tie was ragged and they needed luck.
“Jeho herný prejav v Slovinsku kríval na obe nohy. Všetci sme čakali niečo lepšie.”Its display in Slovenia limped on both legs. We had all expected something better. our translation
Touré has Slovan trying to dominate games with the ball.
“„Vniesol do Slovana modernú futbalovú dominanciu – aktívny štýl hry.”"He brought modern football dominance to Slovan: an active style of play. our translation
Yaya Touré keeps changing the eleven, and he throws in teenagers from the club's own academy. Do not assume the players you saw last time will start.
“Fanúšik Slovana sa zároveň môže pravidelne tešiť na novú tvár v zostave, ktorej dá Yaya Touré priestor ukázať sa a presvedčiť o svojich kvalitách.”At the same time, a Slovan fan can regularly look forward to a new face in the line-up, to whom Yaya Touré gives room to show himself and prove his qualities. our translation
They want the ball as much as they can get it.
“Tento spôsob hry sa páči aj útočníkovi Slovana Mykolovi Kucharevičovi: „Hráme intezívne, fyzicky. Tvrdo sme pracovali, aby sme tak vedeli hrať. Páči sa mi to, pretože chceme mať čo najviac loptu."”Slovan forward Mykola Kucharevič likes this way of playing too: "We play intensely, physically. We worked hard to be able to play like that. I like it, because we want to have the ball as much as possible." our translation
At home in Slovakia they simply take over the middle of the pitch and the opposition end up watching. They miss a lot of what they make, though.
“Hostia herne dominovali, ovládli stred poľa a spálili ďalšie množstvo obrovských šancí.”The visitors dominated the game, controlled midfield and burned through yet more huge chances. our translation