"Things will be much harder than they were against Slovan"

Both manager's shared their thoughts ahead of Thursday evening's first leg match

"I am really pleased that we have got this far in the Europa League. Gent are a very strong side and they will be serious opponents for us. I believe that the Belgium side have a higher playing strength, than Slovan. Gent have plenty of strength, achieving very good results over recent years. It is enough if I just think about the fact that they got into the group stages two years ago. They also scored the most goals in their own domestic league last season. I am counting on them playing attacking football in the match. It is not only in the return leg in Belgium, that I am sure that they will attack us.


Trond Sollied: "I will announce my starting team tomorrow, but no one should worry, as I will put out a strong side. Our aim in simple, which is to win the match. I do not know a lot about Videoton, as I only saw their match with Slovan. The most important is for us to score more goals than we concede. Anything can happen in the match, and things could turn out after the game, which make me satisfied with a draw. However, we are only thinking about winning leading up to the game. What will decide the match? The first goal."

Author: David Rechnitzer