The opinion that from PAOK now depends on the case of “qualification” in the games against Hajduk Split, for the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League, expressed Stefan Schwab, who emphasized that the Thessalonians should only look at their own image.
Excerpts of what the Austrian midfielder said to Live Sport
For the draw with Hajduk in Croatia: “I think the result of the match reflects the presence of both teams. We could have scored, but on the other hand we looked vulnerable, since the opponent also had chances and goalposts. However, this is a good result in view of the second match. We have before us the second match at home and we are sure that the crowd will push us to qualify. But we will have to be completely focused throughout the match.”
About what PAOK should pay attention to in order to qualify for Toumba: “Our opponent played exactly as our coaching staff had analyzed the game. What we have to make sure to do in the second match is to be more pressing offensively and press the opponent’s area more often. In any case, we didn’t see anything different from Hajduk than what our coaching staff had analyzed for us. It’s just that in Toumba we have to have aggressive pressure in their own half.”
On whether he thinks there are some Hajduk players that PAOK should pay more attention to: “Now we define our fate. We must be correct in defense and attack. We have to create chances and score goals, but we must not be abstract in defense. Our opponent has quality and plays well on the counter-attack. There is Livaya, who has quality, but I don’t want to stay in their own team anymore. We determine our fate and we have to qualify”.
Source: Sport Fm
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