Zoran Zeljković happy with a point, looking forward to two away games: Koper coach not satisfied with Bonifica pitch
Koper was already in a losing position, Celje was facing its sixth consecutive league win. But then Zoran Zeljković scored. At the Bonifiki Arena, he sent Ene Jelenič, a returnee to his home turf, who immediately drew attention to himself. In 88th minute, he made a pinpoint pass in front of goal, where Bede Osuji acrobatically struck the ball and scored for the 1-1 draw.
“I think the result is fair in the end, each team had one half. In the first half of the game, due to the circumstances, we played with a defensive midfielder at full-back and had some problems passing the ball under pressure. In the second half, we brought on midfielders who are not yet ready for the full 90 minutes, but they have the strength to make us better. I’m very proud of the boys because they covered a lot of ground on a difficult field and I think we deserved to score at the end,” summed up Zoran Zeljković’s thoughts after the showdown on the Coast.
Zoran Zeljkovic: “The boys showed real character”
After the game against Alberto Riera‘s team, the Koper coach also revealed why he spent the entire half-time break on the sidelines and not in the dressing room with the players. “We have some new players who have not yet fully understood what we want and expect from them. My wish was to play differently in the second half, and I wanted to explain that to the substitutes and explain it in practice. In the end, it paid off. The boys have shown that they have the right character and that we will be a tough nut to crack,” said the Ljubljana-based expert.
Finally, Zoran Zeljković turned to the continuation of the season in Telemach First League: “Every game is tough. But it’s true that it’s harder to play against teams that are at the top. You use much more energy… Regardless, I think our team has a lot of breadth. You have seen for yourselves that we have ‘added gas with the changes. The championship is a marathon, we go match by match. I am, honestly, happy that we will play the last two games away, because I don’t want to play on a pitch like the one we have at Bonifika. We will continue to play attacking football. We will continue to be competitive.“
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