Benjamin Šeško optimistic before the start of the Nations League: “Maybe not everyone knows where it is, but surely now everyone knows who Slovenia is”
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Slovenian national football team is already preparing for the next challenges after a successful performance at Euro 2024, where they were eliminated by Portugal in the round of 16 after a tense match and penalty shootout. At the beginning of September, the players under coach Matjaž Kek will face two important home matches in the Nations League, against Austria and Kazakhstan, which will be played in Stožice. At the national team gathering, young star Benjamin Šeško spoke with journalists, sharing his thoughts on past and upcoming matches.
To expect the player from the German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig to avoid that infamous opportunity missed at the end of the round of 16 match at the European Championship in Germany was utopian… “I don’t think about the missed opportunity at Euro 2024 anymore. That’s all in the past. As the coach says, a wise man (laughs), football will be played tomorrow as well. Football goes on, anyone can miss, everyone is human,” emphasized Slovenia’s key striker.
Furthermore, Benjamin Šeško expressed his joy at the team’s reunion and praised the atmosphere in the national team, which is understandably at a very, very high level after such a monumental, truly historic success. “It’s nice to be back home in Slovenia and to socialize again with the other representatives. I’m looking forward to the upcoming matches and new achievements with these guys. From training to training and from match to match, we are getting better, young players are coming in, everything is moving. We have the right mix that is needed, so I truly believe in our national team. This is because we really are like one family. We are aware of what we can bring to the pitch. And if everything functions as it should, this unit will not fall apart for a long time. Just let it stay that way, because it is really excellent. And we can say that this is just the beginning of it all…” believes 21-year-old Benjamin Šeško.
Šeško: “They lifted us in the toughest moments”
Regarding the upcoming match against Austria, which had an excellent championship at the Old Continent, Šeško emphasizes the need for readiness and a maximum approach. “Austria is an incredible team, they had an excellent championship. We will have to be prepared for absolutely everything. There will be a lot of ‘pressing’. We have to play at the best possible level, as much as we can. But of course, we have to go from match to match, giving our maximum in every single one. That way, we will see where we stand,” says the scorer of 11 goals in 33 matches for Slovenia.
Benjamin Šeško emphasized that the key to success will continue to be consistency and unity of the team. “The fact is that we need to remain consistent, just as we have been. I think everyone in the world now knows who Slovenia is. They may not know where it is, but at least they know us (laughs). We need to work together as one, both defensively and offensively, breathe for each other, and in my opinion, that is the real key. And it should be emphasized that the fans are the most important side of the footballers, and without them, we wouldn’t have achieved what we have so far. They lifted us in the toughest moments when we were already quite tired and when time was running out,” added the former member of the Austrian giant Red Bull from Salzburg.
The national team is thus preparing for the September challenges with optimism, and young Benjamin Šeško remains faithful to his belief that the Slovenian team, with unity and support from the fans, will achieve even greater successes.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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