Radovan Karanović is aware of the difficulty of the task ahead of Maribor’s youngsters, but remains optimistic: “We have seen the worse sides of Dinamo”
The youth team of Maribor will travel to Poland on Tuesday, where they will face their first match of the second round of the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday at 1 PM. After easily defeating the champions of Gibraltar in the first round, the challenge ahead is significantly tougher. “We are facing the most difficult test so far,” said the coach of the U19 team Radovan Karanović, who will need to overcome the renowned Dynamo from Kyiv to advance to the third round. Due to the war in Ukraine, the match will be held in Poland, with the return leg scheduled in Maribor at Ljudski Vrt on November 6th.
“This will be a very demanding challenge, and after gathering information and reviewing footage of Dynamo’s matches, we further confirmed the capabilities of our opponents. They are a very strong, dynamic team, particularly physically, and are performing very convincingly in the Ukrainian league. They excel in quick transitions, which we will try to neutralize or reduce as effectively as possible by applying the right amount of aggression and making certain rotations,” Karanović told the club’s website.
The expert, who recently replaced Dejan Dončić, the new coach of Domžale, as the youth coach of Maribor, remains optimistic despite the challenge, having identified weaknesses in Dynamo’s game that they plan to exploit.
“We had enough time to analyze Dynamo and prepare a game plan. We know that the next task will be significantly more difficult than those we’ve faced in the domestic league. However, alongside their strengths, we’ve also seen some weaknesses in their game, and we will do everything we can to secure a good result ahead of the return leg at Ljudski Vrt,” added Radovan Karanović before departing for Stalowa Wola.
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Author: editorial Football Planet