Sabkush Sports :Hamsik: This game will be like a Final

Sabkush Sports :Hamsik: This game will be like a FinalHamsik: This game will be like a Final

Anyone hoping to gauge Marek Hamsik’s importance to Slovakia could do worse than mention the young playmaker’s name to Vladimir Weiss. “Marek is exceptionally gifted,” says the Slovakia coach. “He’s a world-class player and a wonderful kid as well. He’s always put in great performances wherever I’ve positioned him, and it’s for all those reasons that I decided to make him captain.” A glowing reference, but if the Repre have managed just a point from their two 2010 FIFA World Cup™ outings so far, their talented leader’s ponderous form looms prominently as a factor. So effective for Italian club Napoli after moving to Serie A in 2004, the 22-year-old is yet to hit the heights familiar to fans of the Partenopei. Nicknamed Marieko, he has nonetheless been granted the perfect opportunity to turn things around and spark a Slovakian comeback on the global stage. Fresh from a season in which he hit 12 goals for Napoli and helped them claim a UEFA Europa League berth, Hamsik will be desperate to make his mark against Italy on Thursday. FIFA caught up with the youthful schemer ahead of that crucial encounter, in which he will be reacquainted with so many players he knows well from domestic jousts.