Mura’s coach, Anton Žlogar, warned his players before the match against Maribor about two individuals: “Iličić and Soudani make a big difference”
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After the defeat to Celje, Mura now faces another Styrian giant. Black and white coach, Anton Žlogar, will take his players to Ljudski vrt, which will be empty, but the task will be no easier. Maribor is currently in good form, and Anton Žlogar, ahead of the match in the Styrian capital, warned his players, especially about two members of the purple team.
“Maribor has a lot of individual quality in Josip Iličić and Hilal Soudani, they make a big difference, they are in good form and they seek each other out. We have to be very aggressive, more than against Celje, and try to prevent situations where we are too deep in the last third. They have the quality to push the ball between the lines or solve situations one-on-one, thus scoring goals or collecting assists,” said Anton Žlogar before the match, which will start at 18:45.
The expert from Izola continued regarding the match with Ante Šimundža’s team: “Preparation for the match is difficult, as the time between the two matches is very short. We have another third match in six days ahead of us, but I think we have a broad squad and we can try to distribute minutes. There are still seven rounds left in the championship, at least one more cup match, although we hope for two. Every match is a story of its own, we want to collect points as soon as possible. The match between Maribor and Mura is a derby, it always has been and always will be, so we have to prepare accordingly. Even though it will be played behind closed doors, it is a rivalry between two big clubs with rich traditions. We have to look at the match from the perspective that it’s also a derby for us.“
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Author: editorial Football Planet