FC Twente manager Michel Preud'homme optimistic about his side’s chances in Europa League
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 manager, Michel Preud'homme, remains optimistic about his side’s chances of progressing through to the UEFA Europa League semifinals.
The Belgian admits that the chances, of overturning the four-goal deficit in the return-leg against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Villarreal-CF-c40899, are very slim. However, he believes that if his troops perform at their level best on the pitch, they have a chance to reach the semifinals.
The Eredivisie reigning champions went down 5-1 in the first leg of the quarter-final against the La Liga outfit, who are known as ‘little Barcelona’, at El Madrigal last week. The Tukkers will host the Yellow Submarines in the return-leg at De Grolsch Veste
on Thursday, April 14.
Preud'homme has demanded to stage a good show from his troops in front of their home crowd. He knows that his side is very dangerous at home. However, he admits that the Yellow Submarines are a far superior side, thus, it'll be difficult for them to progress
through to the next phase of the competition.
Preud’homme said, “There's very little chance of qualifying and it's very difficult to win 4-0 against Villarreal, but we have to try and play well and get a victory. It will be important to improve confidence and show that we will not make the same mistakes
we did in Spain.”
“We've had some good results in Europe this year. We have played great clubs like Inter, Tottenham, and Werder Bremen in the group stages of UEFA Champions League, and Rubin Kazan and Zenit in the Europa League. We have to learn from the experience achieved
against top clubs like Inter and use this in the future,” he concluded.
On the other hand, the Yellow Submarines were be brimming with confidence after they hammered the Tukkers in the first leg. However, their confidence would have been shattered after their embarrassing loss against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-CF-c40864 in Spanish La Liga. Los Che
ripped apart the Yellow Submarines' defence and claimed a 5-0 win at Stadium Mestalla.
The Yellow Submarines' morale would be rock bottom after their disappointing loss. Juan http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-Garrido-c8443, the Yellow Submarines manager, will be hoping that his troops rise to the occasion and give a strong reply in the upcoming Europa League encounter on
the road.
Whereas, the Tukkers would feel a little confident about their chances to beat an impressive La Liga outfit in front of their home crowd. The defending Dutch champions have to work wonders on the pitch if they have any ambition to prolong their European
campaign this season.
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