Schaaf: It’s Tough, But Can Get Through
Posted by werdernews on August 28, 2008
The Werder trainer believes it a group that gives the Green and Whites a good chance of progressing to the knock-out stage for the first time.
“Overall we have been drawn in a group which gives us the possibility of reaching the quarter final. But we will have to watch out” he said.
“In Inter and Panathinaikos we have two teams that we know, and they will be difficult opponents” he added.
Inter Milan under Jose Mourinho must start as group favourites and Schaaf is fully aware of their quality.
“You only have to look at Inter’s squad to know what an attractive opponent we have drawn. They can call upon Ibrahimovic and Adriano in attack. They have a lot of quality.
“They are Italian champions and we know what kind of job their trainer Jose Mourinho can do” he explained
Their Greek opponents Panathinaikos will also be a tough one Schaaf believes.
“The trainer of Panathinaikos is also a familiar face. We come up against Henk ten Cate for the third time in international competition- he was co-trainer in Barcelona, trainer of Ajax and now Panathinaikos.
“With their victories over Tiflis and Sparta Prague in the qualifiers, they have shown what they are capable of. They only came third in their domestic league, but they have strengthened their squad in the summer.”
source: goal.com
