Ujpest Dozsa closed the first half of the league campaign on Saturday with a hard fought 2-1 win away to Budapest rivals Vasas.Manager Willie McStay was far from happy with his side's performance but was relieved to collect all three points as he prepares to return to Scotland for the winter break.
He said: "It was a patchy performance in a difficult match, I look for a higher level of performance but we were happy to take the points from Saturday.
"There was two sendings off and the game never settled down. The points are important and mean that we're four points off Videoton when the reason resumes in February.
"We're in a good position in the league and I'm reasonably happy with how things have gone.
"The target was to be in the top three at this stage, now on Wednesday we have the chance to reach the semi-finals of the Hungarian Cup.
ADVANTAGE
"Videoton will be anxious for a result as well but we won have a one goal lead from the first leg and want to make home advantage count.
"Winning a trophy would be a fantastic achievement and something that everyone is focused on."
Budapest will be the centre of attention tomorrow night with Liverpool facing their departure from the Champions League.
A win over Debeceren is essential for Rafael Benitez's side a win for Fiorentina over Lyon would see Liverpool out before the knock-out stage.
McStay helped Ujpest to a 2-1 win away to Debrecen last month and expects Liverpool to be too strong for the Hungarian champions.
PROBLEMS
The Ujpest boss added: "Playing in the Champions League has taken a lot out of Debrecen, even with Liverpools problems I think that they'll be too strong.
"The game will be played in Budapest at the national stadium and that will suit Liverpool, it's a great surface and will allow them to pass the ball around.
"If the game had been at Debrecen it would have been much tighter but I'd expect Liverpool to come out on top."
Evening Herald report on Dundee United-Celtic match
No comments:
Post a Comment