“HŠK Zrinjski Mostar has technically well-rounded players, they deserved to play in this stage of the competition, but we are here to win,” Crystal Palace FC coach Oliver Glasner, whose team will play Zrinjski on Thursday, said at a press conference in Mostar on Wednesday.
English Expedition Crystal Palace arrived in Mostar, where the first match of the round of 16 of the Conference League will start on Thursday at 18:45 against the home team Zrinjski, in good moodbut caution was also felt at the press conference ahead of the meeting.
I watched the game against FK Borac Banja Luka on Saturday, it was more uncertain than the result suggests (defeat of Zrinjsko 0:3, op. a.). Zrinjski has good players; I know Surdanović and Mikić from the period when they played for SV Ried. In general, these are technically quality players, they deserved to play at this stagebut we are here to winpointed out the Austrian strategist on the bench of the London team.
He added that Zrinjski doesn’t concede, but doesn’t score many goals either, and that the Nobles in Europe have mostly played close matches in recent times.
He’s Austrian by the way also revealed part of the tactics for Thursday.
We must be patientbut also aggressive in order to win the loose ball as soon as possible, without giving them the opportunity to transition, he ordered.
The conference was also attended by a member of the Croatian national team from Palace, Borna Saucewho especially pointed out that Luka Modrić also played in Mostar at one time.
I have known about Zrinjski for a long time, the best Croatian player played here. They know and want to play, but we are readySosa said.
He added that his team has not been excelling lately, but that the approach to this game has not changed, especially since it is a knockout competition.
The second leg in London is played in a week.
(Fena | Photo: Crystal Palace)
