Third time well. Ondrej Duda believes in winning over Russia: If we manage to do that, we will be in the game of promotion – ŠPORT.sk

They are all fine and Stefan Tarkovich there is nothing to prevent you from choosing a team that will try to implement a three-point plan on the field. Only the victory in Kazan will leave the Slovaks really in the game of advancing to the championship in Qatar.

“I am very happy that all the players are in good health. No one joined the Marodas belonging to the base of Lobotek, Mak and Weiss, who dropped out before the meeting. We have to deal with their absence, but football also brings such situations. We have to manage the match with Russia, we know we are under the imperative to win, ” said the head of the Slovak bench at a pre-match press conference, who, according to his own words, is clear about which eleven he will choose for the base. However, he will wait for the official training in Russia’s fifth largest city, the administrative center of Tatarstan.

According to Tarkovič, Friday’s duel with Russia will be different compared to March’s in Trnava, in which the Slovaks gave the opponent a 1: 2 loss. “Zborná” has since undergone a change of players and coaches.

“Every coach who comes to the national team tries to bring their thoughts and philosophy into it. Karpin did the same. He had only one meeting at his disposal, and in my opinion, the Russians managed it in September exactly as they wanted. They have as many points on their account as they expected. Under his leadership, they play differently. It’s influenced by the player typology at his disposal, ” said Tarkovich.

Ondrej Duda just over 24 hours before the initial excavation, he also proclaimed three-point ambitions. “We want to succeed in every match, to win it. Now it’s either – or. If we manage to do it tomorrow, we will be in the game of progress and we will be able to think about another match in Croatia. We want to follow up on the performances from the three September meetings, although we were unlucky with the Croats. I believe that we will be happy with us now, and thanks to our fighting spirit we will manage it and we will be looking forward to it. “ noted the legionary 1. FC Kolín.

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The Slovaks were able to defeat the Russians in the basic group EURO 2016 in France and with the same result in this qualifying cycle, thanks to which the opponent can have respect for them. “It will be a different match. The Russians have a different team, a lot has changed for them. But if we managed to win over them in the third place, it would be great, “ claims Duda, who can claim the 52nd start for the national team.

Four rounds before the end of the qualification, the Slovak team is in 3rd place in the H-group table with a four-point gap behind Croatia and Russia. Only the winner of the group will advance directly to Qatar for the final tournament, the team in the second place fights in the draw.

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