Luis Enrique warns his team against complacency and delighted with Stekelenburg arrival
A.S Roma manager, Luis Enrique, has warned his team not to take their UEFA Europa League opponents, Slovan Bratislava, lightly and is pleased with the arrival of goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maarten-Stekelenburg-c22998, at the club.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 were recently drawn against the Slovakian side for a preliminary round clash of the Europa League. Enrique has urged his team to take the game seriously because smaller teams tend to upset in the initial stages of the competition.
He added that Slovan won their domestic league and then lost out in the Champions League preliminary rounds, so anything can happen in football.
“In theory they are an inferior opponent, but in football the weaker team often eliminates the stronger one. They won their own title and were eliminated during the Champions League preliminary rounds, plus they’re further ahead
in terms of fitness.”
“We have to face them with the right concentration and intensity, so this is by no means an easy task. We must work to get past this hurdle; otherwise we cannot go far in this competition.”
On the other hand, Enrique is delighted with the arrival of Stekelenburg from Ajax and is hoping that he will be a great addition to the squad. The Dutch international had to wait for a long time to complete the deal, as the two
clubs could not agree on a price for the shot-stopper. Roma paid a fee in excess of 6-million-Euros to bring the goalkeeper to Stadio Olimpico Rome.
Enrique revealed that the club desperately wanted to sign him as a replacement for Alexander http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 B manager is hoping that the goalkeeper adjusts
quickly at his new club and he will be an extremely important member in his squad.
“Stekelenburg is one of those players who raises the quality level of a squad."
Roma will start their 2011/12 Serie A campaign with an away game against Bologna on August 28th, 2011.
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