Marko Nikolic: We need to play with concentration and then we can go through

The Videoton manager gave his reaction to Monday's Europa League draw in Nyon.

"We will have all the important details on Balzan within a day or two. We need to take our first opponents seriously and will find out all there is to know about them. I have come up against Maltese sides in early qualifiers and my team went through then. I do have to say that Maltese football has been developing year after year. We need to respect our opponents and play with concentration in both games from the first to the final minute. We will go through if we can do this. One of my fellow countrymen is their manager in the form of Marko Micsovics. I consider him to be a good manager. They have two Montenegro players and a Serbian in their squad and they are also good players. We must not underestimate their squad. We will prepare as seriously as we can and to the best of our capability for the game. We need to concentrate on our own game and then we will be in the Q2. The first competitive game of the season is always a hard one, especially in this situation as we will not be starting with a league game. We need to get into form very quickly, which is why we will be working hard in the coming days."

Author: David Rechnitzer

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