Matjaž Kek does not want to set result goals before departing for Germany: “Slovenia is not the favorite, but that is just a bigger motivation”
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After a free Sunday, the Slovenian national team will gather again on Monday, before departing for Wuppertal on Tuesday. There, far from the football euphoria in the land on the sunny side of the Alps, they will await their first match in the Euro 2024, scheduled for Sunday. Slovenia will face Denmark, in what will be an extremely important match. Whoever wins will have a wide-open path to the quarterfinals… Matjaž Kek is clearly not going to Germany with a white flag, but the Slovenian coach also does not want to openly set result goals.
“I am not thinking in that direction. The fact is, we have already played very well against Denmark, but they deservedly beat us in Copenhagen. The fact is, we controlled the game superbly against Serbia in parts of the Nations League match, but we looked bad in Belgrade. We haven’t yet achieved a positive result against the English, but I remember good moments from the match in Port Elizabeth, as well as at Wembley. Slovenia is not the favorite in this group, which should not be seen as a relief, but as a bigger motivation, a drive to stand up to these teams with great names. That’s the guiding principle,” said Matjaž Kek in an interview for Večer, also responding to the words of Zlatko Zahovič, who is convinced that Slovenia will score (at least) four points.
“These four points would be an incredible result, a superb result for Slovenia. The optimism of someone who knows what it’s about is extremely welcome, it gives you additional energy. Slovenia has been at major competitions in different ways. Recently, I saw videos, a mix of old and new pictures. The most beautiful thing is when this happens and you are still part of it all. There were also less pleasant moments both in Korea and in South Africa, but the beautiful pictures stand out. With this background, I am heading to Germany with the boys,” added the expert from Maribor for Večer.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
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