Crvena zvezda players will face Boda Glimt’s team on Wednesday at 21:00in the return match of the playoffs for placement in Champions League.
Coach Bode Glimta, Kjetil Knutsenexpressed his views at the press conference before this important match, recalling the duel with Dinamo Zagreb two years ago.
– It’s hard to compare that. It is always important to take experience with you, to learn something from what we did before. The atmosphere in the team is great, and it feels good to play in a place like this that has such a good atmosphere. We can play a good game.
Knutsen emphasized the importance of that earlier experience:
– I think it’s pretty good that we had the chance to play that match two years ago. I think it’s very good to see the world, we have a team that is developing step by step. We are on a journey where we have learned a lot, and we are bringing that to this match.
Coach pointed out that the key is in the preparation of the team:
– We have to prepare. We’re mostly done. We had two meetings today, we’ll have a few more tomorrow morning, but we have a lot less work to do than you think. I have confidence in the players, that they can give a good approach in this match. When the match starts at nine we will be ready.
About the player Patriku Bergu, Knutsen said:
– I think that he is first of all proud of the work he has put in. It’s not always easy being Patrik Berg. We all learned a little from him. When he realized that he himself was the most important for his success, he started in the right direction. He can be proud of the work he has done. We have a fantastic player. Tomorrow is a good day for him and for Bode Glimt.
Knutsen also highlighted the plan for the match:
– First of all, we have great respect for the opponent, there are many players at a high level, and we must be ready tactically and mentally. I hope the players will come out in good form, and it is important to be brave. It is important to dare to be Bode Glimt. If we want to present a good edition, we have to.
About the game itself Knutsen says:
– I mean, if we’re going to talk about Glimt, I think there are some periods tomorrow that you have to be prepared that things won’t work. It’s something big that happens in the team when it’s in Europe. I think he will deal with it, we are working on it. First, that we don’t have too much distance, and that we do the work in all parts of the field. I think this match gives other possibilities, because we will have a lot of pressure, a lot of fans are coming and they expect Zvezda to attack.
As regards injury, Knutsen added:
– We came here with 24 players, but it could happen that tomorrow there will be 23. We are in a good position now.
I Bode managed to get into Champions League, there is a possibility that home matches will be played in another stadium, in Trondheim or Oslo…
– Of course the matches will be played in Bode, first of all we need to have a good focus on the match tomorrow.
Source: hotsport.rs
