He’s seen and experienced a lot, so his opinion counts: Denis Popović immediately ‘lifted the sky’ for new Celje coach Alberto Riera
It started with a draw, continued with a defeat and in the third attempt, it hoisted a firecracker. Albert Riera is
Celje
on Sunday to an epic victory over
Mura
. The Prekmurje team went down 0:5, but Denis Popović, an experienced player of the Styrian first division team, is convinced that the high score was also due to the fact that Albert Riera took over the team.
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“Riera is a great coach who gives us a lot of information. You can see immediately that he understands football, that he has a different perspective than the other coaches who came before him. Of course, we still need some time to better understand what the coach expects from us, but it is important that we are already making progress in every training session,” said 33-year-old Denis Popović, who has had some health problems recently. But the former Slovenian international believes he will soon be back to 100%: “I have been out for a while and I am happy to finally be able to play after my injury. The pain is still there, so I am far from 100%. I hope to be ready as soon as possible.”
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