Dinamo Zagreb coach Sergej Jakirovicis confident this Wednesday that his team, starting with the advantage of the victory achieved in the first leg in Seville (0-1), can prevent Legsin a clash that is expected to be “difficult” against a rival that hopes to arrive “galvanized” to overcome the qualifying round of access to the round of 16 of Conference League.
“I didn’t expect an easier game at all (than the first leg), because I hope for a silver Betis, we will attack that from the first minute. But we also have our own game plan,” Jakirovic said at a press conference in Zagreb, ahead of Thursday’s match.
According to Jakirovic, his team must “be as compact and stable as possible. I would like us to be more firm in some moments of the game, but we have seen that we can aim to possess the ball,” he added. The Dinamo coach also asked his players for “more responsibility in defense, speed and more control in possession of the ball.
He also wanted to remember that they will face the return leg with an advantage on the scoreboard but some absences, such as midfielder Takuya Ogiwara. “But everyone knows the importance of the game and everyone wants to participate,” he said.
In its part, defender Mauro Perkovic, 20-year-old, commented that although Dinamo has an advantage after the first leg, “it’s not over yet. “We must go 100%, only then can we achieve the goal of reaching the next round”, he declared. He also emphasized that the feeling of playing with full conviction in their favor was “very good” for Dinamo. And it was him Maksimir stadium, where the match is played, will be packed with 25,000 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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