The Tukkers will face the German outfit in their opening group stage game of UEFA Europa League, and the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 boss has urged his troops to have faith about getting a good result.
FC Twente Enschede head coach, Steve McClaren, has expressed optimism ahead of his side’s opening group stage game of UEFA Europa League against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hannover-96-c39492 at De Grolsch Veste on Thursday, September 20.
The English trainer has admitted that his side will face a stern test against the German outfit, but has insisted that his troops can achieve a good result should they have faith in their abilities.
The Tukkers would be brimming with confidence to achieve a good result on Thursday, after cruising to an impressive 6-2 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willem-II-c40945 Tilburg on September 15.
“There will be pressure tomorrow, and I expect the players to handle that. I think the key thing to grow is belief that we are a good team. Hannover are very strong on transition and very strong on set-plays. But, if we can play
football and if we are a good team without the ball, we have a good chance of getting a result”, McClaren was quoted as saying to UEFA.com.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 have commenced the 2012/13 campaign brightly. Sitting at the summit of the league table, the Enschede giants have yet to suffer a defeat this season. With four wins and a draw from their five league games, they have made
their intentions clear about winning the Eredivisie title this term.
The former England manager, who returned to take over the managerial hot seat at De Grolsch Veste half-way through the 2011/12 campaign from Co Adriaanse, has insisted that his side’s ambition is to perform impressively both at
European and domestic front.
“The competition (Eredivisie) is the most important, but Europe is vital for this football club. We want to be in Europe every year, and do as well as we possibly can, but also we know the competition is very important to get into
Europe the next year”, McClaren concluded.
The two sides will kick-off the game at 21:05CET.
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