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When Tomas Trucha arrived at the Dolicek Stadium in Prague for Bohemians’ match against Banik Ostrava, the assistant coach knew that his job was on the line.
Bohemians were on a barren run having picked up five points from a possible 24 in their previous eight league games. Trucha and the club’s manager Roman Pivarnik were aware of the extreme pressure they were under to get a result.
Step forward Patrik Schick.
“Our form was terrible, we were struggling to get points on the table and we were pretty much on the verge of getting sacked,” Trucha tells
The Athletic. “Being in a situation like that was so hard and upsetting at times. But there was one game we needed to win and Patrik scored two goals and we thought, ‘Hallelujah, he has arrived. We’ll still be employed!’”
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