GROUP J
Dave Diaz IV of Dijon: It will be hard but we will give our best.
I dont have too much too say.. we all know power of Liverpool .. like before i sayed they have a lot inviduals who can make chances by themself in instant.. we will need to play like team to get something out of that match... it will be hard, i do not consider us favorites but i know they are coming to Maksimir where we will have our 12th player, supporters... last i heard whole north is sold out ... so i wouldnt completely give us no chance, we have them and it will be to all off us to give maximum and use chances we will have.
Those that mean you will play more defensive than last time?
I do not want to reveal my plans before match.
Will Pivarić be in squad?
No
Who can we expect to come out?
There will be no suprises, i do not want to reveal it now but most people probably knows... so..
Would you be satisfied with one point?
Well hard to say.. i probably would but this match will not reveal who is going trough group stage, its trough we have problem with goal difference but i still belive lot off things can happen in this group.. i even would not bet that Sevilla will so easy break Groningen even tho i think its kind same like here and as i sayed before on start of UEFA Cup.. Sevilla is going trough ... so yea, scary shit for us.. we are in hard position but maybe best for us too have fixtures like we have in group so that we know our chances until last game if we will have chances then.
How that you do not see yourself more competitive versus Liverpool ... before Anfield you were sure you could do a positive result but you failed...
Well you sayed that... we didnt fckin fail... we scored three goals with one player less.. we played with Sevilla 2:2 while Liverpool beat them... i am just saying we need to be focused to get points... and that could easy be three points.. i belive in my team but now they need to belive in themself.
You were monitoring them after last match, what do you think why they perform so bad in leauge?
Well in fact they are playing ok and coming to form which was expected.. i think they just missed a lots of chances in matches where they should not... i do not want to judge who is guilty about it.. like last match.. they had so much chances wasted that you must ask yourself is it players bad luck, players itself or coach.. or something else... i would only like it continues like that on Maksimir.
who are you most afraid?
Well mostly all. Coutingo, Ballotelli, Can, who is in great form, Firmino who is impossible to mark.. Milner, Markovic ... great defensive players... so.. all team... its gonna be hard.
Anything else before match?
No, but would like .. like every purger to see Lovren in game and i am sure Rodgers know that. He did a lot here.. i only hope he will not score. Thank you.
Livepool had two matches after first match with Dinamo on Anfield. They have play 2:2 against West Ham leaded by Bilić, Callejon scored from penalty in 9 minute and Can scored in 23' minute..
Against Leicester, Livepool had a lot of chances and Sturridge find way to net in 88' minute.
Other match in group FC Groningen will how Sevilla. Last match Sevilla demolished them 5:1 on their ground. FC Groningen so far has lost all matches except Dinamo which they won 2:0 on their ground. Against Liverpool they lost 1:0. Only scorer was Markovic in 15' minute.