Farul Constanta will face Flora Tallinn in the third preliminary round of the Conference League, and Gheorghe Hagi spoke about the Romanian champions’ chances and the quality of the Estonian side.

Hika HagiPhoto: AA / Abaca Press / Profimedia

Flora Tallinn is “a strong team from every point of view”, says Hyke Hagi

Before the game in Ovidiu (Thursday, 20:30, LiveBLOG on HotNews.ro), Hagi said that Flora is a strong formation, with tall players, that has very good tactical discipline.

“It’s still a challenge, an experience in Europe. A two-legged match where we have to be ourselves, try to overcome ourselves, give our best, let it be our version where everyone is celebrated, give our best to have a chance to go through the tour

We are facing a strong team in all aspects, in the sense of players who are strong, tall, with very good tactical discipline, both in attack and defense.

She is a champion and you have to respect her. We hope that my players will understand, both myself and the players will understand that aspect. We have to play really well to go through.

Nothing comes easy. The hardest thing is to prove again that you are very good or to prove that you are better than your opponent. Every match is a challenge. Our employees and players should remember this.

We must always be motivated to win, try to win, because victories bring joy” – Hika Hagi at the press conference, quoted by News.ro.

Farul Konstanza cannot count on more players in the match against Flora Tallinn

Hagi said that he cannot count on the injured Gustavo, Benscheid, and Bornino in this game. Alibek is also uncertain.

“Alibek did not train with us after the match with Urartu. We hope that he will be with us tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but he did not train after the match with Urartu. He felt something and we wanted to see if he would be ready for this match.

Budescu is with us, he is at the stage of adaptation. Let’s see what we decide. He is a player with a lot of experience, with age, he trains with us and attends training sessions” – Hika Hagi.

Know:

  • If “Flora Tallinn” (Estonia) passes, the champion “Farul” will beat the loser of the “double” between HIK Helsinki (Finland) and FC “Karabakh” (Azerbaijan) in the playoffs.
  • The first match will take place on August 24 in Ovidio, and the second leg will take place on August 30.