A dream that everyone wants to realize, said Mr Odysseus Vlachodemos his qualification to the finals Euro ahead of Thursday’s game against Kazakhstan at the OPAP Arena. The international goalkeeper expressed the faith and will that exists in the ranks of the team to take the first step that separates them from the fields of Germany.
“The climate is very good. We know it will be a difficult match, but we believe in ourselves, we have shown in the previous games what we can do and we want to do it tomorrow as well. We feel happy to play in this game, to compete in a full stadium and we want to win. It is a dream that we all want to live, to go to the Euro in Germany and take our national team again to a big competition and reach as high as we can“, said the 29-year-old goalkeeper.
Regarding his competitive situation and the inactivity from which he came, he said:You don’t forget what you’ve been doing all your life. I also did everything to get into a rhythm over here, I trained, I even brought my own people from Germany to be as ready as I can and help her».
On the possibility of the match going to penalties and whether he has prepared specifically for that scenario, the Nottingham ace said: “In every match you also look at penalties, nothing will change in the preparation of the game. I hope we don’t go to penalties, but if we do, I hope we win».
As for how he will feel playing at the Euros in Germany, where he was born, he said:It would be a double joy for me to return to the country of my birth and play there in my first Euro, but for all my team-mates and the fans it would be a dream we all want to live together».
On what the National team from Kazakhstan should watch out for, he said: “We know they did very well in the qualifiers. We have to pay attention to the counter-attacks and do what Mr. Poget showed us in the videos and the training sessions. To show our good self, with all respect, because everything depends on us. We have a very good team and we have to show that tomorrow».
On the great motivation of Kazakhstan that has never been to the Euros he said: “And for us it is something very big, only Tzavellas has been to Euro. I don’t know how much the Kazakhs want it, but we also want it very much and have said so from day one. It was a big goal from the beginning and we want to live it upeh”.
Source: Sport Fm
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