Today, a press conference was held ahead of the ninth round match of the SuperSport Croatian Football League with Slaven Belup, which is scheduled for Sunday, September 11, starting at 6:55 pm. Head coach Gonzalo Garcia and player Mihael Rovis announced the match at the conference.
On Sunday, we play against a team that has had great results and holds 14 points now. It will be a tough match against an unpleasant opponent on an difficult pitch. Slaven has played competitive games so far and they have been very competitive in every match we have played, so I expect the same on Sunday. We will try to keep the ball and be more aggressive like we have been in the last few rounds of this season. We have to mentally stay in the game until the end and stick to the plan. Although they lost the last game, I still think they will defend well and patiently wait for the moment when they can react quickly and score, and we will be ready for that because the team is mentally at a good level, coach Garcia said at the conference.
I expect a hard and solid match against an aggressive opponent. We know that they did a great job in the first part of the championship, we know their strengths and weaknesses, and we will try to use that to our advantage. I manage well in a system where there are four of us in the back, and after the injury I had to work much harder than the others to come back as soon as possible so I can provide the aggressiveness in the matches that the coach expects from me. We worked well throughout the week and the atmosphere is very good in the locker room, we are waiting for Sunday, Mihael said.