Spaniards confirmed that Spain is the right choice

A guest of Delo’s football podcast VAR Marcel Ratnik He is barely 21 years old with the longest experience in the current Olympia team. This season, he has enrolled in club history in golden letters: he became the youngest footballer with a hundred appearances for green and white, had previously been the youngest captain, shooter, and won the national champion title with Olympia. He is also successful and historic in the national team under 21, with which he will play at the European Championships in Slovakia in June. There is a really nice career ahead of him.

Prekmurec from Silence has an interesting football path. She did not go through the black and white from Murska Sobota, as if it were normal for the boys from the left bank of the Mura, but through Maribor and a shorter, one-year stop at purple when he was 15 years old.

“The decision was mine, the then generation at Maribor, 2002, was very strong. I knew I would not play in the cadet team, so I decided to move to Olympia. They gave me a scholarship and a contract, which had a great impact on my migration, they trusted me, believed in me and saw me in the project at the time. These were the details that judged. I immediately became a member of the cadet team, « explained his arrival in Ljubljana, where he quickly got acceleration. “Even before I became an official junior, I had already started training with the team. Sava Milošević He gave me the first chance in the fall of 2021 against Radomlje, « he added.

Marcela Localpatriotism did not move, interestingly, two indispensable men of the championship mura, from silence, also come from silence, Žiga Kous and Nino Kouter.

“It wasn’t until I played for Olympia in the member competition that we got to know each other better. We knew who was who I came from, but more than that, but not. But it was my path, my choice and I’m not sorry. I have always had the support of my parents, « the Prekmurje Ljubljana resident really did not make a mistake, who also » smokes « only when he comes home, where he sees his life even after the end of his career.

Elegant and technically sophisticated defender

Marcel is considered one of the most sophisticated and technically sophisticated stoppers. This season under the tactics of the coach Victor Sanchez He often plays the role of the last federal actor, playing as many as 45 consecutive games last season. “Before I came to Olympia, I played in the federal line, in the role of a federal actor who is closer to tasks no. 8 as no. 6. Closer to the neck. I was also an attacker during my childhood. To be honest, I feel best in the defense role, but it is true that it is refreshing here and there to play in the federal row and connect the game as you have more contact with the ball. The stopper must be very careful because any slightest mistake can be fatal, « he cleared the puzzle about which role he feels best in.

One of Marcel’s traits is calm, it resolves everything with a great deal of elegance, far from being struck. He may be missing « gutters », aggression … « No, no. I am a sophisticated player trying to read the intention of a competitor, which is why I avoid hard duels. Otherwise, I do not get upset and I do not take mistakes. If they did, they could only be repeated. I had a period when I was making mistakes last season, but now there are almost gone. I got up because I had the coach’s confidence. This is the most important thing for every player. « 

Milosevic was the first to give him a chance, at Albert Rieri was already the first -category and conqueror of the laurel, Joao Henriques He took Olympia to the conference league for the first time, Marcel writes the most successful club chapter with Sanchez. Coaches trust him, which means he’s out of the right test.

How does it evaluate teachers? “In preparation, Milosevic felt that he would give me a chance. We got something new with Riera, he was always in a tactical analysis, he always found a weak point at the rival. In the analysis, he said exactly what would happen, where the holes are in opponents. And it really happened. The season was magical, especially since it came only three, four days before the first game. But something else was crucial. As a team, we were connected by the path from Luxembourg when there was a complication with a return to Slovenia. Instead of plane, we traveled by bus. That’s when we became champions. We arrived home in the morning and on the day of the match with Mura. Enriques did not have acting origin, but he had a Portuguese football school. We came to the conference league with him, and he also left a positive mark. Sanchez is the opposite of Riere, he knows how to tune in the game, he knows exactly how and what, he knows how and when he will change the players. But it can be seen that he once played for big clubs and has the character of a man who likes to win. If necessary, he will leave the ball to the competitor, « he described the coaches to achieve success.

To Spain, but first to learn to the Netherlands or Belgium

It is important for such a young player to have an experienced defense partner with him. Now it complements perfectly with Ahmedom Muhamedbegovic. “The biggest impression was left Djordje Crnomarkovic. He was a typical Serb, confident and determined, leader. He was inexorable during the match, he scored you, but I felt safe with him. When I made a mistake, he knew that I was young and needed his help and support, « Marcel emphasized an authoritative but popular Serb.

Step by step, the football guide of Olympia’s Prekmurje is Marcel Ratnik. Photo: Marko Feist/Work

The better it is, the more interesting it is to foreign clubs. Marcel is, virtually at each deadline, is already out of departure. But it’s still here, but the reality is that he will not play in a green and white jersey for a long time. “I was always like I didn’t think about anything until there was something official. I did not deal with rumors, I always waited for an agent (Sasha Mayorop. p.), who told me if there was any official offer and from which country. And so it is. If I want anything, it’s going to the club and the championship that are developmental for the player. I go step by step. I

“The stronger competition means that you will have to train more and better. If you are strong in your head, you know what you want and you are stable, then you will only be able to take advantage of it, « Marcel firmly on the floor, but at the same time has a clear goal. “Riera and Sanchez have only confirmed that the most beautiful football is playing in Spain. To me, the most written on the skin, where defenders do not hit, where the opponent’s door is trying to get with the game. Yes, this is what is concerned where I want to play someday, « said the boy, who prefers to live in the countryside than in the city. And much more, in the VAR podcast, he revealed the pillar of Olympia’s defense.