Specialist about the duel Dynamo – Sturm
Well-known Ukrainian coach Jozsef Szabo in an exclusive interview with SportArena spoke about the upcoming match of the third round of the Champions League qualification Dynamo Kyiv – Sturm Graz.
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“I don’t know the Sturm team, I haven’t seen it. But I will say this: I like the Austrian championship, good teams play there. The only thing I have is a question. Sturm finished second in the Austrian championship last season, 15 points behind champions Salzburg. The question is: either Sturm is simply much weaker than Salzburg, or when there was a gap of 6-7 points, they gave up and did not play for the championship. But this is my opinion.
In any case, Sturm is a good team. They are disciplined, because from the Austrian championship, many players then go to clubs from the German Bundesliga. We can see this in the Austrian national team, which invites players from the German Bundesliga. It says something!
Yes, on the eve of the match with Dynamo in the framework of the Austrian championship, Sturm won at home against Salzburg with a score of 2:1. I read a statement by the head coach of Sturm Christian Ilzer before the match against Kiev. But this is a statement! Maybe he is just lying, saying that Sturm is not going to play open and attacking football. He said that they would close, because this is the only way to play against Dynamo. But I think it’s just a scam!
In any case, Sturm will play the first match on the road and, of course, they will try to secure their goal. I think that after losing the ball, all Sturm players will retreat to their own half of the field and will defend themselves, playing on the counterattacks.
Is it worth taking into account the fact that Dynamo on the eve of the match with the Austrians lost to Everton in a sparring with a score of 0:3? Absolutely not to be taken into account. It was such a gift game. Moreover, Dynamo played in this match, who did not take part in the duel with Fenerbahce. But the most important thing is that the people of Kiev played this sparring, making a football holiday.
And in the match with Sturm, Dynamo cannot be conceded. I know Lucescu and his tactics are almost the same. So, according to the same tactics, he will play at home with the Austrians, and even more so on the road. But in any case, I believe in Dynamo and believe that they must overcome this opponent.
Dmitry Kotkov
Source: Sportarena
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