Albert Riera signed off on the embarrassing top league defeat of Celje on Sunday: “The coach makes a plan and if it doesn’t work, he is fired”
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Celje is in a severe crisis that even Albert Riera seems unable to resolve. Furthermore, it appears that under the guidance of the Spanish coach, who previously won the double crown with Olimpija, Celje’s performance has been worsening with each match. This time, Celje played one of its worst games in recent years, suffering a heavy 3-0 defeat at home against Primorje. After the match, Albert Riera was predictably critical, both of his players and himself.
“I can’t say much. If I speak a lot, we’ll be here for a long time. We are all responsible, starting with me. I have to protect the players; I am here to make them better. It’s like a family; some things need to stay internal. Everything was bad. Clearly, it was. Nothing worked. I am responsible; I make the plans, and if the plans don’t work, the coach gets fired. But the problem is if we don’t follow the plan; I am responsible for that too,” the 42-year-old Albert Riera explained in front of the TV camera after the match.
The Spanish coach continued: “From tomorrow onwards, there is only one way to prepare for the next game. It will be a tough night, but we must start the next day positively. We have a significant, historic game ahead; we need to be at the right level. I will not give up, but I will continue, that’s who I am. I need to pass on my knowledge to my players, and I can only do that if I stay positive. I know what happened today. I am already thinking about the game on Thursday. We know how we want to play. We will start preparations. It will be a fantastic game. I am lucky because I already have a plan; now I need to convey my ideas. We need to change something, and we will. We have only been together for 20 days; I am not giving up. Football is not always pretty; we are in a difficult period, but we need to find a way to change it and become a winning team again.“
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