Edin Terzic is aware of the real Madrid is the big favorite for the final of Champions this Saturday, June 1, at Wembley (London), although he was not afraid of the ‘king of Europe’. “We are capable of beating any rival,” he said in an interview with UEFA.com the young German coach.
At 41 years old he could win his first Champions as a coach, while the club he has coached since the summer of 2022 is the second he has conquered in its history. “We performed very well and earned our place in this final,” he highlighted.
The Dortmund coach admitted that “We are facing a very strong team, who have had this experience often, but we know that anything is possible in a game. “If we played against Real Madrid ten times, it would probably be difficult to win overall, but in one match, for 90 minutes, or for 120 minutes with penalties, we can beat any rival in the world, ” he warned.
For Terzic, defeating Real Madrid means “a lot. This is the most important title that can be won in club football. We have only achieved this once in the history of the club, which shows how special this opportunity is for us. It’s not easy for us to succeed, and that’s why I think it will be a very special story to win it.”
He was 14 years old when Dortmund were crowned in 1997
In Dortmund’s victory in the 1997 Champions League finalTerzic recalled that “I was 14 at the time. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in Munich (where the final was played), but I saw it on the big screen in my hometown. The next day I was at the airport for the return trip when it landed their brother Since then I have watched the game several times.and it’s a very special day for all Dortmund fans.”
“The city and the club are closely related. If you ask someone what colors are associated with the city, you will always hear the answer yellow and black. It is a kind of reciprocity. “The club represents the city, the city represents the club, and that’s why they’re both special,” said the German coach of Croatian descent who was born in Mendcity of North Rhine-Westphalia .
Terzic’s ‘recipe’ for success
Terzic’s ‘recipe’ for success is “stay united, everyone thinks in the same direction, stay positive and show resistance and a lot of courage”, although he pointed out that “because you work with people, there is no formula. Every day there are new challenges, every day there are new tasks waiting, and you cannot sit still. Every day you learn new things about your groupabout the people you work with and also, of course, about yourself.
The German coach is considering that “For me, it’s very important to try to improve every day and thus improve the team. I’m relatively young in this field, although I’ve been working as a coach for half my life, but I haven’t been a first-team coach for that long. Obviously I still need to gain experience in one or two things, but I also try to turn more often to people who have had it, before making mistakes that could have been avoided with preparation.”
Regarding Dortmund’s trajectory in the current Champions League, Terzic explained that “In the group stage we had a disappointing experience in Paris on the first day, followed by a draw in the second match (at home against Milan). From the third day, when we played against Newcastle and won, we noticed how we started to believe that we could achieve something. “We realized that we still have a lot to prove during this Champions League season and our self-esteem started to grow.”
“Then we got to the knockout stage and we said to ourselves, ‘Of course, the road gets harder from round to round, but at the same time, we’re getting closer.’ We wanted to do everything possible to get as far as we could and now we have achieved it. Of course, we want to take the last step,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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