Council: If someone is afraid to play in front of 60,000 people, it’s wrong. We need to be more proactive

On Thursday night, Jablonec will challenge Celtic for a rematch at their home Celtic Park, where 60,000 people will turn up. And the coach of the Nordic team Petr Rada is clear. ” If anyone is afraid, it’s wrong,” he told a news conference.

As Rada said before the opening match, the duel with Celtic is a reward for the whole of Jablonec. For the players, for the club and for the fans. Still, the Green and Blue wanted to get even with their opponent.

But at the Střelnice Stadium, Jablonec was already down 0:2 after 16 minutes. Eventually, the home team managed to reduce the score to at least 2::3, but Celtic adjusted the score to 2::4 towards the end. So what will be the tactics for the rematch?

“Of course, it would be pointless to defend the 2:4 result. We were down 0:2 in the 16th minute. We have to be more active than at home, the 2:4 result doesn’t mean anything else. On the other hand, we can’t play furiously again, away goals don’t pay for two anymore. We have to be cautious,” said Rada at the press conference.

Jablonec players will finally play in front of a packed stadium after a long time. And not just any crowd, 60,000 people will come to Celtic Park.

“For the first time in a year and a half we will have a sold-out stadium, that’s one of the big things that will happen in this match. If anyone is scared, it’s wrong. When 60,000 people are here tomorrow, it’s possible that it could leave a mark on somebody. But football is played to be played in front of those kinds of crowds. It is a reward for the players’ work that they can play in such stadiums,” Rada is clear.

Away goals don’t count from the new season onwards, so Jablonec must win by two goals in any way to send the game to extra time.

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