Albert Riera unhappy after away defeat in Ljubljana: “Celje had to fight against Bravo, the weather and the referees”
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After four consecutive victories, three in the league and one in the cup, Celje lost again. Albert Riera took his team to Ljubljana, where the reigning champions “stumbled” in the Stožice mud and standing water. Despite semi-regular playing conditions, spectators still witnessed 5 goals, and Albert Riera had plenty to say after the match, including remarks about the referees.
“The match behind us was not interesting. Not in the slightest. The fact is that we haven’t had much luck with pitches, and this time it rained heavily. This is a problem for us because we play on the ground. We should have adapted better, as the conditions were, of course, the same for Bravo. I don’t even intend to analyze the match; we need to forget it as quickly as possible,” said an evidently dissatisfied Albert Riera after the game in Stožice.
Albert Riera: “I don’t like this”
As mentioned, the Spaniard was also frustrated with the referees, specifically regarding the penalty awarded to the home team. In the second half, he protested so loudly after a foul was called during his team’s attacking play that he received a yellow card. “The referee awarded a penalty, but he could have waited for VAR to confirm if it was a foul or not. We need to be on the same wavelength… In the end, we fought against Bravo, against the weather, and also against some refereeing decisions. And I don’t like that,” emphasized Albert Riera.
There is no time to dwell on fate, as next week Celje will make its debut in the Conference League, with familiar opponents Vitoria. “I will start thinking about the Conference League match tomorrow. Most of the things are already in my mind, but I haven’t shared them with the players yet, as it was important for them to focus on the match against Bravo. I’m disappointed by the result in Ljubljana; we lost three points. We wanted to be on top, and we were in a good moment, but there are still many games to play, and I know we will be even better,” added the former coach of Olimpija.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
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