Manuel Jimenez, coach of APOEL Nicosia who will face Fiorentina in the Conference League tomorrow, spoke on the eve of the match: “All our players are available. There is great enthusiasm because we are playing against Fiorentina, we have a strong motivation. In this type of competition you face strong teams like Fiorentina”.
How is your journey so far in the season?
“We were a bit unlucky in the Conference, in Ireland we played well and could have won. We also had to win in the second game, we are confident for the victory tomorrow. We will fight to win.”
In the championship you will play against Pafos…
“Pafos is a very strong team here in Cyprus. But we are Apoel and we are no different, we have to fight with them to win the championship.”
It will also be a special occasion, APOEL’s birthday.
“We hope to give a gift to all our fans, we are obliged to win because Friday is the birthday of our club. For us it is a historic day, we will do our best for our fans. I have only been here for a few matches but I understand that the Our fans are always close to us.”
Kean was not called up to the Viola…
“Fiorentina has a great team and has substitutes who can play in their place. The squad is very competitive, I had the opportunity to watch some of Fiorentina’s matches. It is a very strong team, with and without the ball.”
Can Fiorentina win the Conference?
“Yes, they have won two games out of two. He is showing all his value. They play similar to us, and they are very strong in the mid-field, we have to be fully concentrated without thinking about their strength.”