On 05/12/1929, Káďa, AC Sparta's world-famous midfielder, interestingly discussed the relationship between Central European football in a Vienna afternoon newspaper.

The great Czech footballer points out that he recently wrote an article on this subject in Prague and ranked it as follows: 

1# Hungary 2# Austria 3# Czechoslovakia.

Then, Káďa gave his explanations. The centre half-back sent his comments on each Central European force.

Written by Karel "Káďa" Pešek

Czech football suffers from the weakness of the youth. Big strikers like Kosek, Bielka, Vanik, Janda, Masal and famous half-backs like Kolenaty, Perner, Hajný and Cerveny have not found a suitable replacement so far. Today's generation still has a long way to go before it can approach the knowledge of the old generation. The young guard's game may be faster and more dynamic, but it lacks the former pride of the Czech style and the precision of the combinations.

Austrian football also suffered a great deal of blood loss, but there it was more difficult to educate the Nachwuchs and thus overcome the crisis without much shock. Austria rivals Hungary for first place today.


Káďa, the AC Sparta captain.

Austrian football is characterized by a combination of wit, ingenuity and a half-height combination known as the Vienna School. The quite flat Scottish style - since the old Amateure - is not very well found in Austrian football.

At present, Hungarians are definitely the first in Central Europe. The Hungarian style adapts to the opponent's style. They alternate between flat, mid-high and high passes - their head technique is highly advanced and has a high number of excellent goal shooters. Because of their temperamental play, their style never becomes monotonous. Recent major international successes prove the high quality of today's Hungarian football class.