“We started the competition in the UEFA Youth League from the second stage. Our first test was against Basel, who have one of the best academies in Europe.”
As reported by İdman.biz, this was stated by the head coach of the Sabah U-19 national team Adino Mustedanagić.
The Croatian specialist commented on his team’s loss to Basel in the UEFA Youth League with a score of 0:6:
“This team beat Dinamo Zagreb last season. The opponent had a lot of experience in such meetings. We played the game in a different atmosphere, at the main stadium of Basel.
Adino stated that in order to achieve a good result in such matches, one should make as few individual mistakes as possible:
“Unfortunately, we made one of these mistakes already in the 6th minute of the game. This influenced the subsequent course of the match. The main difference between Azerbaijani and European football is related to the error rate. If in such matches the opponent punishes you for every mistake you make, then in Azerbaijan this ratio is lower. For young players, such matches are an experience. You need to play at least 5 of these matches to get in the mood for matches with opponents like Basel. This was the team’s first experience at such prestigious tournaments. In my opinion, we must learn from mistakes and support young people.”
Note that the return match between the teams will take place on November 6.
İdman.biz