L‘Union had 18 shots on goal this Friday evening on the Sclessin pitch. But for the fifth time in their last six matches (five in the league as well as the return match against Slavia Prague), they remained silent. To the great dismay of Franjo Ivanovic, who nevertheless had a good performance. “I felt very good, and the team too. I really feel like I’m part of this collective. The only thing we’re missing is goals. I hope they’ll come in the next matches. In any case, I’m trying to stay calm and not think about it too much. We have to continue to work on finishing and it will come in handy.”
An observation shared by his teammate Koki Machida. “We started the match very well. We played really well in the first half. We just needed to be more effective offensively. We clearly need to improve in that area. Let’s not forget, however, that we lost Amoura and Nilsson. Even if, with Fuseini and Ivanovic, we have good attackers again. In any case, we need to be much more deadly.”
Which should therefore be the case on the Fenerbahçe pitch on Thursday in the Europa League. “But we already have good experience from last year. The atmosphere there was really incredible. In addition, Fener have changed coaches. I can’t wait to meet Mourinho,” rejoices the Japanese defender.
Burgess: “I was afraid the VAR would intervene”
After the match, Christian Burgess also spoke to the press. And he looked back on his contentious phase that pitted him against Soufiane Benjdida at the hour mark. An action in which he flirted with a red card. “It was borderline but we always play on the borderline. I was afraid that the VAR would intervene,” he admitted, making his return to the competition. “It was a great pleasure. I love playing at Sclessin, I love the fans, I have a lot of respect for them.”
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