FK Mladá Boleslav’s Radek Sírl reveals the reason behind his decision to leave Zenit St. Petersburg
Former Zenit St. Petersburg stopper, Radek Sírl, has explained the reason behind his decision to depart from Petrovsky Stadiu, in order to join Czech Republic side, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FK-Mladá-Boleslav-c39308, in the Gambrinus Liga.
Radek Sírl admitted that it was a tough decision to leave the Russian club but insisted that the opportunity to play first team football lured him away from the Russian Premier League. The left-back highlighted that the head coach Luciano Spalletti forced
his decision after being told he is not valued at the club anymore.
The experienced left-back highlighted that Spalletti told him that things will become more difficult for him next season. Sírl explained that he completely respects the former AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 manager’s decision, which ultimately resulted in termination of his contract
at the Russian club.
“Everything was very civilized. I signed the papers immediately and became a free agent and the leaders thanked me for the services.” Sírl was quotes as saying.
The 30-year-old revealed that the recurrence of injuries forced him to make a move away from Russian championship. The defender underwent surgery on his knee after sustaining a knock during the preseason tour of Dubai last season. The left back bemoaned
the lack of action and said:
“It happened at the first pre-season gathering in Dubai. We had just started working with Spalletti but I had to go to the hospital immediately after pain in my knee.” The former AFK Sokol-Semice concluded.
The Czech national highlighted that he made his decision to play in the Gambrinus Liga because the Czech league is less competitive as compared to the Russian league.
The former Sparta Prague stopper admitted that he failed to impress the head coach and the fans by putting up some laggard performances recently.
Sírl went on to reveal that CSKA Moscow, Rubin Kazan, Spartak Moscow and Zenit are the most successful clubs since the inception of RPL.
Radek Sírl served the Russian club for seven years and claimed the league title, Russian Premier League Cup, Russian Cup, Russian Super Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup during his tenure at the club.
The left-back thanked the fans for their moral support during his career in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991 and admitted that he has taken along a lot of sweet memories to Czech Republic.
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