On Thursday, the match of the 1st round of the Europa League between Turkish Fenerbahce and Dynamo Kyiv will take place. Today, the scheduled pre-match press conference of the head coach of the Istanbul team Jorge Jesus took place.
Georges Jesus (photo: fenerbahce.org)- We again found ourselves paired with Dynamo Kyiv during the draw. There is always a second chance in football. I think we are stronger now than we were a month ago. In the previous matches that we played with the Ukrainians, things happened to us that happen infrequently in football. Now we are stronger. We do not consider this match as a rematch. For us, like the matches we play with other opponents in our group.
In football, you always need to respect your opponents. I always respect my opponents, but I want to win every game. We have enough quality and ambition to leave this group. I think that three teams are approximately equal in our group: Rennes, Dynamo and Fenerbahce. Therefore, it is very important to start with a victory. But our main goal is to win the championship.
Of course, we choose tactics for the match depending on the opponent. In particular, at the moment there are four high-class strikers in our state. I am very glad that I have such quality players. Because no matter who plays, our quality at the forefront never drops,” Jesus said, among other things.
