Coach Rok Simic: Don't play because he's not as good as his teammates
Roko Simic (21) Passing through a difficult career period. A year and a half ago he showed the quality in the jersey Salzburgbut things have changed significantly in the meantime. After unsuccessful loan in Belgian Cortrijku. Now it is located in Cardiff Citywhere he completely fell into the background. Instead of the opportunity in the first team, playing for the reserve squad, and as things stand, they will still wait at the Championship debut.
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Last summer, the Welsh club allocated two million euros to bring it from Salzburg, but so far he did not justify his expectations. Cardiff's coach, Omer Riceconfirmed that Simic is not currently in his plans for the first team.
– I understand that fans on the field want to see the players who have arrived at the club as reinforcements, but we watch those players every day, we know how they train and what performances they can give. Simic works hard, but in order to play, he simply has to be better than those who are currently in front of him. Rocco, so far, that's not. If we look at the finish, it's not as good as any other players we have. He is a pressing player, but we already have that. He works hard, but it's far from starting matches for us – he said.
Simic has a contract with Cardiff by 2028, but if his status is not changing soon, it is hard to believe that he will remain at the club until the end of the contract.
