Damir Krznar remains optimistic despite everything, but he warns about the need for greater concentration: “We’ve wasted the easiest path; the toughest one remains ahead”
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Celje still has everything in its hands, but the defeat against Domzale came at a very inappropriate time, regardless. Instead of facing the match against Olimpija with confidence, the club from the city by the Savinja River undoubtedly sowed seeds of doubt in the locker room after the slip-up. It would be needless to emphasize how unpleasant it would have been if Olimpija won the top-of-the-table clash on Sunday… Celje’s coach, Damir Krznar, tries to remain calm but emphasizes that a much greater measure of concentration will be required in the title race.
“We’ve wasted the easiest path to the title. The tougher one remains ahead,” vividly expressed Damir Krznar and added for the club’s website: “We had all the opportunities to partially finish the game in the first half. We were leading 1-0 and had three really good chances to extend the lead. What hurts the most is not taking advantage of moments when we are better and more dominant than the opponent. By doing so, you reduce the chances of anything unnecessary happening, as it did to us this time. We never defend a 1-0 lead, and we didn’t against Domzale either. The goal was clear – to score to increase the lead. We were close to that goal, but there was simply too much lack of concentration in finishing, as well as mistakes in defending. Domzale capitalized on them. We can say that the guests were good, but to a large extent due to our merits. We are the ones who allowed them to do so.”
Regarding the mistakes happening to Celje both in attack and defense, Damir Krznar emphasized: “That is certainly what we will analyze and try to find the reasons for the poorer second half. The problem is that every mistake we allow immediately punishes us – both in attack and in defense. In the initial part of the season, we conceded fewer goals, but now we almost concede at least one goal every game. We go into every match with the thought of wanting to keep the net untouched. This is an additional motivation for us besides winning. But in the last few matches, we haven’t been successful in doing that.”
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