He coached in Népliget on Sunday, but on Monday Ferencváros was already preparing for the rematch of the first qualifying round of the Champions League in the capital of Kosovo.
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The plane of the Green-and-White delegation took off in Budapest shortly after 1 p.m., and landed at Adem Jashari International Airport in Pristina at 3 p.m. Although the natural endowments of the city can be said to be beautiful and its architecture, so to speak, eclectic, it did not take much time to explore the city.
After the team occupied its headquarters a little away from the city center, they took a bus to Tuesday night’s “battlefield” venue, Fadil Vokrri Stadium, where the band held an official press conference in the late afternoon and then training – luckily the Myrto Uzuniis didn’t train hours earlier. the heat was scorching during the day.
| Ferencváros ’BL opponent didn’t name one of his best-form players in the first round of the qualifying series, so the offensive game of Kreshnik Uka, who could be used as a winger, didn’t have to be a professional team led by Peter Stöger – at least not yet. Kosovo’s Gazeta Olle knows the 26-year-old winger, who was on loan in the local cutting-edge Drenica the previous year and has scored six goals in 14 championships, can choose from several offers. He was also sought after from Turkey and Hungary, so it is conceivable that we will see him in NB I next season. |
Although the Prishtina Stadium was handed over in 1953, it did not give the impression that it was obsolete. The facility underwent several creases, it was renovated in 2005 and then between 2016 and 2018 at a cost of about three and a half billion forints, so it can be said that cultural conditions awaited the people of Ferencváros – it should be noted, the facility situation of the two teams is almost incomparable. . We know from the statement of Prishtina footballer Qendrim Zyba that the Kosovars have dropped their chins from the Groupama Arena, the player said he would have been able to play football for even one hundred and twenty minutes in the imposing stadium, the atmosphere so upset.
Not only an orderly stadium, but also a warm welcome awaited the Hungarian team, which was “Welcome!” On the giant projector. caption received. The local directors follow the rules and try to fulfill all the wishes and sighs of their guests – according to one of the organizers, they try to do their best in the spirit of the Kosovo-Hungarian friendship. However, there will be nothing to be done to serve the fans, the second round of the BL qualifier will be held behind closed gates, although the “Plisat” has a passionate and at the same time infamous camp in the region, which represents two or three thousand in domestic matches. It was unfortunate for the atmosphere of the meeting that they could not be present at the clash, and this view was shared by head coach Peter Stöger, who runs Fradi, despite the fact that local fanatics would certainly have chased the host.
| “The end result of the first match does not realistically reflect the image of the meeting. A week has passed and we are looking forward to the rematch with the same enthusiasm. We have nothing to lose, so we try to do the most we can to achieve good results. It will be difficult to reverse the duel, but it is not impossible to move on! ” Prishtina midfielder told Gazeta Olle. |
“We’re sad that there won’t be spectators in the stadium, but unfortunately we had to get used to such conditions lately.n – stated at his official press conference the Austrian master of the people of Ferencváros. – We are expecting a clash from a good position, but I stress that despite our three-goal advantage, the duel is not over yet, we are waiting for us with an extremely tough ninety minutes. We talked a lot in the locker room about the importance of concentration, so I expect my players to stay focused all the time and take the meeting seriously. The most important thing is to play it safe, but it is also important that we run faster, walk the ball compared to the match in Budapest, and we also need to improve in order to defend ourselves in an orderly manner. We have created a lot of situations in the home match, now it would not be a disadvantage if we changed the opportunities to a goal. We were also the favorites in the previous match, with the three-goal advantage the opponent will have even less to lose, so we have to show a professional attitude. Our opponent gave the impression of a technical, physically strong team, and he will probably be biting this time as well. ”
| “The team is in good shape both physically and mentally, we are hungry for success with the match. Ninety minutes await us, which promises to be difficult, so our attention should not wane even though we are in a good position. We have to help each other on the field and make progress, ”explained the defender of Ferencváros. |
We also asked the professional who presented himself on the small bench of the championship defending match how much he would turn his team upside down with a reassuring advantage from the outside, and what about Alexander Zubkov, who was injured in the European Championships and coached with his teammates on Monday.
“Alexander Zubkov went with us to Pristina, he can enter the field, but he is not in a position to spend ninety minutes there. I always send the strongest team to the field, as a head coach I can’t easily take any of the matches, so on Wednesday I will put in my best form players. ”
Of course, the head coach of the host also shared his thoughts on the match with members of the press.
“We can be happy in ourselves that we are interested in this series, this time we will do our best to compete with our Hungarian rival. It is very important to me that we represent the city, the country in this match. We saw it in the first act of the duel, the opponent is extremely experienced. Although we held ourselves for seventy minutes, the Hungarians did not stop, they kept us under constant pressure, and in the end they won the clash with a bigger difference, which is a serious weapon fact. ” – said Zekirija Ramadani, head coach of Prishtina, at the official press conference.
CHAMPIONS ‘LEAGUE, QUALIFICATIONS
1. ROUND, REVERSE
20.00: FC Prishtina (Kosovo) – Ferencváros TC (Tv: M4 Sport) – live on UFO!
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