Plock - Veszprém pregame statements

We asked Coach Carlos Ortega, Cristian Ugalde, and Chema Rodríguez about the upcoming game against Orlen Wisla Plock which is the beginning of Champions League season for us.

 

 

Carlos Ortega: Wisla Plock is a strong opponent, especially at home. Their Spanish goalkeeper, Corrales is in great form; their fast breaks are dangerous. This summer, many new players signed for their team who have strengthened them, I think. They have many great, young players. I would highlight Dmitry Zhitnikov who is going to be a real star one day. In the new CL system, we are going to have a lot of hard matches, our group is extremely strong and the teams who can gain the first two places, gets closer to Cologne. We definitely want to win this Saturday.

 

 

Cristian Ugalde: It’s always hard to play in an atmosphere like Plock’s arena. We suffered in the game against them two years ago. This year, Champions League is expected to be harder than ever, so we’d like to gain points in the away game in Poland. I think that we are still improving and it would be really important for us to start the new CL season with a victory.

 

 

Photos: Zsolt Melczer

Video: Zoltán Birnbauer and Csaba Remport