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In a year where he got snubbed for 2020 Euro for his inferior brother (sorry), Lukáš Sadílek became the first Slovácko player to clear the 15-point bar (6+9) since Libor Došek did it in 2012/13 (13+3) and the best non-winger/fullback crosser in the league for me. Only 5 of his peers fetched more xA/90.

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Ageing like a fine wine etc. etc. What a 38-year-old Milan Petržela did in 21/22 should form a part of the folklore. He was an absolute beast in the domestic cup final, helping Slovácko to their maiden trophy, and he went from 0.06 xA per league game to 0.25, acting as the primary chance creator more often than all but two wingers.

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He was supposed to decline with Lukáš Sadílek no longer around, instead he turned in one of his best individual campaigns yet, delivering at least above average results in all 18 metrics I fed into my model but two. His set piece acumen was to be admired.

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A far less inspired choice than a year ago, Havlík retained the crown despite not crawling over the 75th-percentile bar for even a single metric. However, he easily set a personal best in goals (12; by 8) and points (13) while riding the xG overperformance wave hard, so...

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One of the weakest MVPs of 24/25? In Slovácko’s (broken) reality, actually a surprisingly solid pick. In terms of wasted chances created, the deputy captain led the team by 9. In terms of contributions showing up on the scoresheet, 6 of his 8 were provided to equalizers or go-ahead goals, including the eventual winner (plus an assist) in Slovácko’s biggest game by far.