The Die Knappen defender expects a tough test from the Dutch side in the first-leg of the UEFA Europa League Last 16 clash.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 will host Schalke on Thursday, March 8, for the first of the two legs in the Europa League. The former Dutch champions downed Steaua Bucharest with a 2-0 aggregate in the Last 32 round whereas Die Knappen got the better
of Czech side Viktoria Plzen to progress.
Fuchs claimed that Twente cannot be underestimated at any cost as they are a side with some world-class players and are capable of defeating any team in Europe. The defender insisted that the opposition’s performance against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281
Eindhoven last week is an evidence of how dangerous they can be.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Bochum-c40880 player admitted that Twente will be a huge threat and stated that Schalke will have to be on their toes throughout the course of 90 minutes to get a result.
“Enschede have set off fireworks in attack during their recent games. They won their last game 6-2, but we do not need to talk about the qualities of that as they are obvious. I think they will play very aggressively at home and
will try to score as early as possible,” the player claimed.
The Austrian international stressed on the importance of keeping a clean sheet in the game as it will make it easier for them in the return leg when they play in front of their home fans at Veltins-Arena. However, he refused to
name any favourites for the clash and is determined to put in an impressive performance.
“For us it is important to stop them and keep a clean sheet for as long as possible to achieve a good result away. We must ensure that we achieve a good result in Enschede and then play in front of our fans in the next match,”
he concluded.
Schalke have been is dismal touch recently as they are on a two match losing run. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Freiburg-c40462 and will be hoping to make a winning
comeback against the Dutch opposition in the Europa League.
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