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'APPROACH AGAINST PYUNIK WAS EUROPEAN ONE-OFF'
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July 15 2010
Serbia
A day after his team's first leg match of the Champions League second
qualifying round, Partizan coach Aleksandar Stanojevic is aware of
both the encouraging elements and worrying downsides of his team's
performance in the first competitive match of the season.
- "At times, our opposition got near our goal all too easily. We have
a positive result which doesn't guarantee anything, and we will be
more cautious in the return leg in Armenia."
The back four looked shaky in certain moments of the match against
Pyunik and were exposed. Does that worry you?
- "When I think of "defence", I think of the entire team defending.
The defence is the department in the squad that has sustained the
most changes during the close season, and that's obvious. However,
we will soon have Kizito at our disposal, while Stevanovic had played
only one match before the Pyunik game. We were threatened from their
midfield and that's where Pyunik moved about too easily. We had their
attackers facing only the back four and it happened because we were
often on the attacked and risked being exposed. This is certainly not
the way Partizan will play a European game against a more prominent
opposition. This open game is something we are going to use in our
domestic league. I want Partizan to play for the crowd, to create
chances all the time and threaten the goal at all times. I am sure
the fans could see some positives in our game against Pyunik, and we
will eradicate the mistakes with time."
How will Partizan approach games against tougher teams in Europe
this season?
- "We had Sasa Ilic, Moreira, Tomic and Petrovic in the midfield
and Cleo and Scepovic up front. Stevanovic and Lazevski are attacking
full-backs. This is not the kind of team I will field in a game against
a stronger team where our place in the Champions League group stage
would hang in the balance. Despite some of our mistakes in the game
against Pyunik, we need to create a Partizan which will boast an
eye-catching and really competitive play. In another scenario, we
will have Fejsa as a second holding midfielder alongside Petrovic,
which would provide much more cover for the back four. Since Fejsa
will be unavailable until the winter, the club officials are working
on signing a holding midfielder. Also, you could see we also need a
quick-footed forward."
How much of a burden is it for Partizan that you simply have to
get past the second qualifying round in order to leave yourself in
contention for European football this season?
- "I love to be under pressure. That's what I want in games and
training sessions from my players. I believe that is a way to be much
more professional towards your commitments as a professional football
player when you live with the pressure. I won't be discussing today's
draw, since we are only focused on the return match with Pyunik,"
said Stanojevic.
From: A. Papazian
Blic
http://english.blic.rs/Sports/6674/Approach-against-Pyunik-was-European-oneoff
July 15 2010
Serbia
A day after his team's first leg match of the Champions League second
qualifying round, Partizan coach Aleksandar Stanojevic is aware of
both the encouraging elements and worrying downsides of his team's
performance in the first competitive match of the season.
- "At times, our opposition got near our goal all too easily. We have
a positive result which doesn't guarantee anything, and we will be
more cautious in the return leg in Armenia."
The back four looked shaky in certain moments of the match against
Pyunik and were exposed. Does that worry you?
- "When I think of "defence", I think of the entire team defending.
The defence is the department in the squad that has sustained the
most changes during the close season, and that's obvious. However,
we will soon have Kizito at our disposal, while Stevanovic had played
only one match before the Pyunik game. We were threatened from their
midfield and that's where Pyunik moved about too easily. We had their
attackers facing only the back four and it happened because we were
often on the attacked and risked being exposed. This is certainly not
the way Partizan will play a European game against a more prominent
opposition. This open game is something we are going to use in our
domestic league. I want Partizan to play for the crowd, to create
chances all the time and threaten the goal at all times. I am sure
the fans could see some positives in our game against Pyunik, and we
will eradicate the mistakes with time."
How will Partizan approach games against tougher teams in Europe
this season?
- "We had Sasa Ilic, Moreira, Tomic and Petrovic in the midfield
and Cleo and Scepovic up front. Stevanovic and Lazevski are attacking
full-backs. This is not the kind of team I will field in a game against
a stronger team where our place in the Champions League group stage
would hang in the balance. Despite some of our mistakes in the game
against Pyunik, we need to create a Partizan which will boast an
eye-catching and really competitive play. In another scenario, we
will have Fejsa as a second holding midfielder alongside Petrovic,
which would provide much more cover for the back four. Since Fejsa
will be unavailable until the winter, the club officials are working
on signing a holding midfielder. Also, you could see we also need a
quick-footed forward."
How much of a burden is it for Partizan that you simply have to
get past the second qualifying round in order to leave yourself in
contention for European football this season?
- "I love to be under pressure. That's what I want in games and
training sessions from my players. I believe that is a way to be much
more professional towards your commitments as a professional football
player when you live with the pressure. I won't be discussing today's
draw, since we are only focused on the return match with Pyunik,"
said Stanojevic.
From: A. Papazian