Nice footballers’ coach Patrick Vieira believes that the desire of his charges to beat Prague’s Slavia in Prague’s 4th round of the basic group on Thursday will make up for the game outage.
The “Eagles” last played a competitive match on November 8, as their Saturday’s league duel with Marseille was postponed due to the high number of players infected with coronavirus. The team did not return to training until Monday.
“Physically, players aren’t 100 percent okay. But they’re determined to win, they want it. I believe that their desire to win will replace their physical handicap. I’m not worried. In the morning, I watched them play and saw their the desire to win, “Vieira told a news conference.
According to him, the team cannot make excuses for the game outage. “The players were quarantined, they had individual training. They did not lose so much physical form. We are determined. There is no excuse for not winning and gaining three points,” said the 43-year-old former player of Arsenal, Juventus Turin, Inter Milan and Manchester City.
Nice in Eden in the first mutual duel in the group lost to Slavia 2: 3. Vieira is clear on what his team needs to improve. “It will be necessary to increase aggression, improve their attack and attack them in the depths of the field. This could cause them trouble,” said the world and European champion with France.
The French team gained three points in the group as well as the Israeli Beer Sheva. Slavia and Leverkusen have six points.
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