"When I was a football player, it wasn't so easy to gather information about opponents. But now there are so many platforms that you can get information about any opponent. We have enough information about "Sabah". We have analyzed the opponent. Jesse Sekidika, who played for my former club "Galatasaray", also plays for "Sabah". My team is fully ready for tomorrow's game."
Idman.biz reports that this was stated by Albert Riera, the head coach of "Celje", who will be a guest of "Sabah" in Baku as part of the first leg of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
The Spanish expert answered journalists' questions at the press conference held before the match:
- There have been significant changes in the squad of "Celje" compared to last season. "Sabah" has kept its squad. How do you think this will affect the game?
- Three key players left the team. But we have recruited new players. The changes are intended for development. We are optimistic. These changes will have a positive impact on our game.
- "Sabah" defeated strong opponents in European Cups in previous seasons. Does this factor scare you?
- We have also played against representatives of strong countries. This is not so much a basis for evaluating a team. We know that "Sabah" is the winner of the Azerbaijan Cup. We respect the opponent. But we also have enough strength. All questions will be clarified at the meeting.
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