Dinamo Zagreb coach, Mario Kovačević, don yarn say him team no dey do any calculation for di match wey dem go play against Rijeka dis Saturday. Di match na for Maksimir stadium by 4 PM, and na di 30th round for SuperSport HNL league. Kovačević talk say, as dem never win di championship title finish, dis match dey important pass even di Cup final wey dem go play against di same Rijeka for May 13 for Osijek.
Di coach yarn say, “I no go talk say di Cup match dey more important dan di one wey dey wait us for Saturday. We still never win di championship title. We wan secure am as soon as possible and mathematically.” Him add say even though dem dey close to di title, as dem never win am, e mean say dem still dey “far away.” Him acknowledge say Rijeka don be dia biggest rival for years and dem still be current champions, so dem respect dem well well.
For di spring half of di season, for both HNL and Cup matches, di Maksimir team don play 13 matches and dem win 12. Di only match wey dem no collect full points na di one against Rijeka for Rujevica wey end 0:0. Kovačević describe di match as balanced but say dem get better chances wey dem no convert. “For Rujevica, dat one goal just dey miss make di match catch fire. Dem defend well, we try score but we no concrete enough,” him talk. From dat perspective, him say dia desire to beat Rijeka for front of dia supporters dey even stronger now.
Di coach recognize Rijeka strength, pointing to dia performance against Strasbourg for Conference League as proof of dia quality. “Dem show two face—one for HNL and another for Conference League wey dem handle European opponents well. We no expect anybody to give us anything for free,” Kovačević yarn. But him quick add say, “But we dey in good form. We must be di way we be for recent matches. I expect interesting match and I believe for our victory.”
Kovačević emphasize say no dey room for calculation. Him go field him best team for di pitch. “I no know how e go be from Rijeka side, but from our side no go get calculation. Di Cup match dey schedule only one month away, but for dis moment we dey go with our strongest forces.” Him talk say e important say everybody dey healthy and dem no get yellow card worries.
For injury updates, di coach give good news. Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković dey return after muscle rupture. Him do everything to return to di team as soon as possible. Players like Matteo Perez Vinlöf and Ismaël Bennacer go also compete for lineup. When dem ask am about Bruno Goda condition after one incident, Kovačević joke say, “E turn out say him get hard head, ha ha ha. Fortunately, him nose no break.” Goda don train and go compete for di lineup too.
Di coach also talk about in-form striker Dion Drena Beljo. Beljo don currently stop at 25 goals scored for di season. Him still need nine more goals to equal di record holder Eduardo da Silva wey score 34 goals for di 2006/07 season. Kovačević yarn say, “Di way him dey play lately, I believe say him fit reach dat number. Beljo form dey make me happy and my wish na make him continue like dis. If him break di record, nobody go dey happier than us.”
Lastly, Kovačević mention say im dey happy for di young Dinamo footballers wey shine dis week for di prestigious Premier League International Cup for England. Dem defeat Valencia 4:3 for quarterfinals. Players like Sven Šunta, Cardoso Varela, and Marko Zebić dey among dem wey also dey train with di main team. “Our wish na make dem continue like dis,” di coach conclude.
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