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SlotCoach of AZ, he is not afraid of Real and does not even dare to qualify him as the favorite for this afternoon's game: “It is not so easy to say beforehand.” Remember how the last two Dutch teams suffered against La Liga teams, PSV against Granada, against whom they lost at home two weeks ago (1-2), and Ajax against Getafe last season. “It's not going to be easy, but sometimes there's a bit of luck,” he says.
The Bergentheim coach maintains that he cannot “talk about weaknesses” of Real, and warns that his team will not lose an iota of their usual personality: “We will try to fight in our own way and play with our style,” he says.
The AZ coach was also seduced by Real in the match against Napoli last week despite the defeat: “In that match Real dominated, they had the ball, but since, in our game against Napoli, they did not win the best”.
Slot he will design his 'eleven' by calibrating the quality of his players, but also their physical condition: “You have to look at the form of the players, especially those who are recovering from the coronavirus.” One of those who has done it is Myron
Boadu, the 19-year-old striker from Amsterdam, one of the pearls and stars of AZ, although his coach recalls that “he has trained with the group only once.”
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The one who has been injured is Martins
Indi, the international cental, an absence that does not seem to worry him much because “we have many options” to replace him.
Wijndal, earring Mikel
One of the referential players of the tulip box is his left back Owen
Wijndal, which will be very aware of Oyarzabal: “I know he is international, the top scorer in the League, it will be a great challenge for me, I will have to do a great job,” he predicts. In Europe and with respect to the Dutch league, “the difference is speed, everything goes much faster.”
Wijndal puts Real at the level of Napoli and United, against whom he has already played: “He is number 1 in the League, he fits into that group of teams by game, although he may not have that much name or history.”