Aleksandar Stanojevic, the head coach of Belgrade Partizan Aleksandar Stanojevic, has thoroughly shared his thoughts about his team's return match with Dynamo Kyiv in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League, which will be held today in Belgrade.
Aleksandar Stanojevic"In the first match Dynamo showed that they are much better, stronger than us at the moment. However, despite everything, how can I be pessimistic? I can't afford it. We will do everything possible to win, but let's see what we can do in reality and to what extent.
First of all, I would like us to look much better in attack, to show much more than we did in the first match against Dynamo. I am not worried about our defense in the upcoming game, it will be at the right level. Although, of course, sometimes the defense largely depends on the opponent, on how much he allows you to play. But, again, first of all, I want us to be dangerous in attack, to create chances, to get into the penalty area more often.
We respect the opponent. "Dynamo" is a quality team, which has excellent players. And we understand that in the match against us Dynamo will definitely come out with their strongest lineup, because they are not playing in the domestic championship yet. But I think only about us, that we could look better than in the first match.
And in general, matches with Dynamo are an opportunity to see what we are at the international level, where we are at the moment in relation to opponents of such a class.
Saldanha's double in the first match against Dynamo? Yes, he is our best player right now. But we need team victories and effective play, we need a strong team. The defeat was 2:6, and I have to say that someone was great...? In the first match with Dynamo nobody was good, starting with the coach, that is me. If last season we played in Europe, won the title, the Cup of the country, then maybe it would be appropriate to talk about the fact that someone was the best. But now we have a completely different situation," Stanojevic said in communication with Serbian media.
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