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Zoran Zekic: "I know that we can play much better"
The head coach of FC Sheriff, Zoran Zekic, after the home match with Albanian Partizani:
- Good evening. I’d like to congratulate the team on the victory in this two round duel. I also want to congratulate Partizani on a good game. I do not know what happened in the first half. We looked a little scared. We made a lot of mistakes, elementary mistakes. Did not have time for each other, there was no compactness. There is a lot work to do. We have a little time to fix it. It will be necessary to work well if we want to continue to go through the tournament. Now we are waiting for a more serious rival. We must play a lot better, show all our good points.
- This year, it turns out that Sheriff plays better in Euro cups away than at home. Why is this so?
- I do not know why. Today I definitely will not sleep. Immediately will watch the game. I repeat, I do not know why we play so frightened. I think that our fans are not so scary to influence the players, and so bad to play. I've been here for three months. We seem to work out at training, but in games it’s bad. In Tirana, we had a lot of chances, we had to win 3: 0, and it was only 1: 0. My players could not make a different result. Today, they knew that they might have to play more in defense, only the game in defense did not work out to the end.
- Today it was announced about the signing of another central defender. Now there are 5 of them in the team ...
- Well, in the second half, one of them played in the holding area. Partizani played 3-5-2. We had questions about Posma, who was injured, but our captain showed that he should be on the field, even in this state.
- What can you say about the episode with the scored goal? Was there an offside position?
- I saw the replay of the episode. At the time of pass in the offside position was number 14, Balima, and the player who scored the ball - N’Diaye, ran out from behind. Goal is completely clean, it’s nothing to discuss.
- Did you give the set to your team, so to play from the first minutes? There was a feeling that the team came out to protect the result of the first match. It was difficult to change the course of the match, because they themselves put in this position?
- I agree with you. We prepared a system in which we played today - three defenders. Played 5-3-2. So we worked, made the necessary analysis. It can’t be played like in the first half. We gave space to the opponent, very low came in defense.
- Do you already know if there is a big difference in class between Partizani and Swedish AIK?
- Of course, there is a difference. Partizani is a good team, but AIK is certainly of higher class. They have a lot of good players in the team, very strong, very fast. The intensity of each moment is very high. We will prepare. I want my players to understand that football can’t be played like today. I know we can play a lot better. Tomorrow we will start preparing for Zimbru, then 3-4 days will be for AIK. We also need to see the state of our football players. Many complain of blows and minor injuries. Tomorrow we'll see what condition they are in. We should not complain. We must prepare for each opponent, even if it seems that it is stronger than we.
- Sheriff of production on August 8, maybe stronger than Sheriff, which was on August 1? Have a week ...
- I think yes. In the last month, every day we have new players. I'm sure we can do better. We will work these seven days, both to raise the mood of the team, and to look better in each component: technical and tactical. We want to play well in Tiraspol, as befits a team that plays on its field. Next Thursday should be better.
FC Sheriff Press Office
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- Good evening. I’d like to congratulate the team on the victory in this two round duel. I also want to congratulate Partizani on a good game. I do not know what happened in the first half. We looked a little scared. We made a lot of mistakes, elementary mistakes. Did not have time for each other, there was no compactness. There is a lot work to do. We have a little time to fix it. It will be necessary to work well if we want to continue to go through the tournament. Now we are waiting for a more serious rival. We must play a lot better, show all our good points.
- This year, it turns out that Sheriff plays better in Euro cups away than at home. Why is this so?
- I do not know why. Today I definitely will not sleep. Immediately will watch the game. I repeat, I do not know why we play so frightened. I think that our fans are not so scary to influence the players, and so bad to play. I've been here for three months. We seem to work out at training, but in games it’s bad. In Tirana, we had a lot of chances, we had to win 3: 0, and it was only 1: 0. My players could not make a different result. Today, they knew that they might have to play more in defense, only the game in defense did not work out to the end.
- Today it was announced about the signing of another central defender. Now there are 5 of them in the team ...
- Well, in the second half, one of them played in the holding area. Partizani played 3-5-2. We had questions about Posma, who was injured, but our captain showed that he should be on the field, even in this state.
- What can you say about the episode with the scored goal? Was there an offside position?
- I saw the replay of the episode. At the time of pass in the offside position was number 14, Balima, and the player who scored the ball - N’Diaye, ran out from behind. Goal is completely clean, it’s nothing to discuss.
- Did you give the set to your team, so to play from the first minutes? There was a feeling that the team came out to protect the result of the first match. It was difficult to change the course of the match, because they themselves put in this position?
- I agree with you. We prepared a system in which we played today - three defenders. Played 5-3-2. So we worked, made the necessary analysis. It can’t be played like in the first half. We gave space to the opponent, very low came in defense.
- Do you already know if there is a big difference in class between Partizani and Swedish AIK?
- Of course, there is a difference. Partizani is a good team, but AIK is certainly of higher class. They have a lot of good players in the team, very strong, very fast. The intensity of each moment is very high. We will prepare. I want my players to understand that football can’t be played like today. I know we can play a lot better. Tomorrow we will start preparing for Zimbru, then 3-4 days will be for AIK. We also need to see the state of our football players. Many complain of blows and minor injuries. Tomorrow we'll see what condition they are in. We should not complain. We must prepare for each opponent, even if it seems that it is stronger than we.
- Sheriff of production on August 8, maybe stronger than Sheriff, which was on August 1? Have a week ...
- I think yes. In the last month, every day we have new players. I'm sure we can do better. We will work these seven days, both to raise the mood of the team, and to look better in each component: technical and tactical. We want to play well in Tiraspol, as befits a team that plays on its field. Next Thursday should be better.
FC Sheriff Press Office
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