THE Velimir Zaets knows better than any of its members Dinamo Zagreb what is Toumba and warns about tonight’s rematch with him PAOKalthough he states that he is confident that his team will qualify.
“2-0 is a very good result for us and I am sure we will go through“, said the new president of the Croatian team. “I told them that PAOK is a very good, fantastic team that plays good football and has good players. He needs calm. Toumba is a terrible court, very strong. It’s not easy to get through here without being defeated, but we have confidence in ourselves. We know how good we are and we believe we can handle the pressure we face in this game“, added the Panathinaikos legend.
Regarding where the game can be decided and for PAOK, he pointed out:We want to play very smart. We have to keep the ball at our feet. PAOK has a strength that we all know. He has good set pieces, he has a lot of good stuff and we have to have possession. It is very important to achieve this and it can keep us in the game. PAOK is a high level team, as is Greek football as a whole. There is Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK, PAOK, Aris. We will play in a tough venue».
As for whether he singles out anyone from PAOK? “They have a lot of good players and I can’t single out one. All the players are very good“, while finally he spoke about Josip Misic. “Misic played very well here and loves Thessaloniki. He plays very well for us, he is an important and key player. Through him passes the ball and traffic in the center and is pivotal».
Source: Sport Fm
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