Slovakia hail Hamsik after historic win

AFP, LILLE (FRANCE): Slovakia coach Jan Kozak believes Europe’s best teams should be watching Marek Hamsik after the Napoli midfielder led his country to a 2-1 win over Russia on Wednesday.
It was a historic day for Slovakia in Lille as they claimed their first European Championship finals win since the break-up of Czechoslovakia to boost their hopes of qualifying from Group B at Euro 2016.
Hamsik, 28, was the instigator with a superb pass on his left foot to set up Vladimir Weiss for the opener in the 32nd minute. He then scored a brilliant second with his right foot on the stroke of half-time before Denis Glushakov pulled one back in vain late on for Russia.
“Napoli has become too small for him. I think he is ready to play for a really big club,” declared Kozak after seeing his team bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Wales in their opener last Saturday in Bordeaux.
“He has been performing very well for Slovakia and is one of the leaders of the team together with Martin Skrtel. His performance today was really superb.”

Slovakia hail Hamsik after historic win

AFP, LILLE (FRANCE): Slovakia coach Jan Kozak believes Europes best teams should be watching Marek Hamsik after the Napoli midfielder led his country to a 2-1 win over Russia on Wednesday. It was a historic day for Slovakia in Lille as they claimed their first European Championship finals win since the break-up of Czechoslovakia to boost their hopes of qualifying from Group B at Euro 2016. Hamsik, 28, was the instigator with a superb pass on his left foot to set up Vladimir Weiss for the opener in the 32nd minute. He then scored a brilliant second with his right foot on the stroke of half-time before Denis Glushakov pulled one back in vain late on for Russia. Napoli has become too small for him. I think he is ready to play for a really big club, declared Kozak after seeing his team bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Wales in their opener last Saturday in Bordeaux. He has been performing very well for Slovakia and is one of the leaders of the team together with Martin Skrtel. His performance today was really superb.