Can Mura celebrate for the fourth time in a row at Ljudski vrt? Anton Žlogar is in an optimistic mood but is aware of the strength that Maribor possesses
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Sunday evening in Slovenian football will be reserved for the traditional Štajersko-Prekmurski derby. At Ljudski vrt, a good attendance is expected, partly because the dynamic and successful Mura is visiting, having won all three of its matches at the start of the new season. Anton Žlogar will, of course, aim to lead his team to a fourth consecutive victory, even though he is aware that the task against Maribor will not be easy.
“The week has been long. After the last match, we rested physically and psychologically, as the effort in the match against Celje was significant. Now we face another tough game. We have a difficult away match against an excellent team that is well-coached. Maribor plays well in European competitions and has both team and individual quality. We are preparing for all this, but we are primarily focusing on ourselves, to do things that will make us better from game to game. That is our main goal,” said Anton Žlogar before heading to the Štajerska capital.
The Primorec at the helm of the Fazanerija club continued: “We are not burdened with who will play for Maribor on Sunday and who will not. They have a wide squad and good players, just like Celje. We need to focus primarily on improving our technical-tactical aspects, transitions, and possession play to suffer as little as possible from the opponent’s pressure. In my opinion, we have made progress in this regard, not just because of the results in the last three matches. Even at the end of the previous season, with a relatively similar team, we had some good results; in the last five rounds of the previous season, we lost only to Rogaška, and with two draws, we achieved two more wins,”
Anton Žlogar also admitted before heading to Štajerska that the atmosphere in Murska Sobota is, of course, at a high level following the excellent start to the new season. “With three summer wins, we managed to create a positive streak. The atmosphere in the locker room, the club, and around it is good. Such a start is very important, but we must not be misled or become euphoric. It’s nice, and I hope it lasts as long as possible, but we need to play every match at the highest level,” concluded the expert from Izola.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
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