You followed in the footsteps of Nuša Ladinek. Now that you have this role, do you feel any responsibility or pressure representing women in football?
No, I don't feel any additional pressure. I don't focus on being the only female coach in the league; rather, I concentrate on how I can contribute to the development of football and my team. My main goal is to be honest, dedicated, and effective, helping my team achieve its set objectives. However, I believe that the number of female coaches in the 1st league is too small, indicating one of the challenges we face. In my opinion, it's crucial to create a supportive environment that provides equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of gender.
Why do you think there are fewer female coaches in Slovenian football? Is it due to a lack of clubs, or do club managements lack trust?
Probably a bit of both, along with traditional views, lack of support, and opportunities for women in football, etc.
Moving on to this season, what is your overall assessment of the first part?
We make progress every season, but we are not where we want to be yet. We've achieved some important victories and shown improvement in our game, but I would like more consistency. The players train diligently and strive in every practice and game. Their desire for improvement is crucial for our progress.
Many see Ljubljana as the top team behind the leading duo of Mura and Olimpija.
My opinion is that we have the best team in the league.
What do you lack to seriously challenge them?
Both teams have good players who can mostly focus solely on football. Our approach and work methods are slightly different, requiring more time to achieve set goals. For us, it's important to stay together, be close, and progress slowly. Then we'll see where it leads us in the end. I believe we already cause concerns for both teams. We've beaten Olimpija this year, and with Mura, it was very close twice. We often joke in the team that when 11 players finish the game, we'll beat them too.
Before the start of the spring part, the team was strengthened by Karmen Godina and Patrija Steklačič. Lara Klopčič also joined but will miss the spring part due to rehabilitation. Are you satisfied with the reinforcements, and were there any departures?
We are satisfied with the reinforcements. Each of them will contribute an important piece to achieving team goals. We wanted to add one more player, but unfortunately, an agreement was not reached. We have no departures to report.
