For the… 2×2 will line up Lance at OAKA, the day after tomorrow night, in the rematch with Panathinaikosaccording to what was stated by Will Steele at the usual press conference.
With the coach of the French team at the same time don’t…chew from the “hot” atmosphere which will meet and show perfectly prepared for her loss of Kevin Danso!
What he said in detail:
On how he approaches this match against Panathinaikos, with a one-goal lead and key players absent: “Like a match that starts 0-0, in which we go to win. We should not calculate it. This goal is not important. In the 90th minute we will see if we will have a goal lead or not. We will go there to win and get a positive result.”
On whether he will keep the aggressive identity of the team: “Yes.”
About Greek journalists putting a lot of pressure on their team and how he feels about it: “There is not so much pressure. They are a very good team and we will play the second match at their home. We have to approach the matchup in the same way. We won the first one, but we have to win the second one as well. In the first match they had man to man situations to put pressure on us. It’s up to us to find gaps, remove pressure and create dangerous situations. We did it in the first match, it’s up to us to do it on Thursday. Even with 10 players, I think we showed our ability to do interesting things. We will gain confidence, without pretending to be others, and continue to do what we are capable of.”
As to whether an away game like this, with a “hot” Greek audience, scares him: “If we are capable of playing in Bollar, we are capable of playing in any stadium in the world. There’s a crazy vibe in our house, a great vibe in theirs. It will be a full, intense, interesting game. But it will be an away match like the ones we have played in the past. When you play in Lance, you know what it’s like to compete in such an environment. We’re pretty relaxed about that.”
About how many players he hopes to have if Lance plays in Europe this year: “22 to 24 to have a balanced selection, to rotate. That will be the goal at the end of the transfer window.”
About Danso’s absence from training: “As far as I know he hasn’t signed yet. Right now, it’s still here. We’ll see. Now he’s in the gym, he’s here and he’s happy about it.”
On how he will handle the departure of an important player 48 hours before a crucial match: “Doing work in advance. We have Kushanov, Sar. We expected him to leave. Danso is very good and impressive in matches. But it is a position that is being freed up for someone new. He’s a personality in the team, he’s a good kid. In the end, you adapt, that’s the reality of football. There are arrivals, departures, it’s part of the sport.”
Source: Sport Fm
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