"Hannover" before visiting bout 1/8 finals of the UEFA Europa League with the "Standard" hopes "Vikings" - players, speakers earlier in the championship of Norway.
In "Hannover" is cause for excitement, for he will compete again at the stadium, "Maurice Dufresne," where, in November last year, the German club lost the "Standard" (0:2) in the group stage of UEFA Champions League. Duel in Hanover, two months earlier ended in a goalless draw.
"We conducted against the" Hannover "two of the best games of the season and thus made their way into the playoffs. Nevertheless, we must focus on tomorrow's meeting and did not look into the past" - said the teacher, "Standard" José Riga, whose team is ranked fifth place in the championship of Belgium.
Mirko Slomka his counterpart, too, is not inclined to look back."I am firmly convinced that the play-off games are fundamentally different from the group stage. We hope to achieve this result, which will keep our chances of reaching the next round," - said in an interview with head coach UEFA.com "Hannover." If wards Slomka succeed, perhaps, thanks to the efforts of the three "Viking".
Ivorian striker Didier Konan I Senegalese forward Diouf, and Mom was born in Oslo Abdellaue Mohammed came to the German club from the Norwegian championship - from "Rosenborg", "Molde" and "Valerenga" respectively. "The players from Scandinavia are well acclimatized to the team. In these leagues formed tactically savvy and physically developed players with strong character," - said athletic director, "Hanover" Joerg Shmadtke.
Conan I became the first Norwegian robin, flown in the "Hannover" in the summer of 2009. He quickly went to the leading role, and his 14 goals in the championship Germanii-2010/11 helped the team take fourth place after a 18-year hiatus to get a ticket to the European Cups. Recognized in Norway the best player of the year twice Abdellaue arrived a year later and quickly found common ground with Conan I'm in the attack. However, because of the flu will not be able to enter the field in Liege.
Place Abdellaue in the starting lineup may take Diouf, who came out of this trio in Hannover the latest. In January, Senegalese purchased from "Manchester United" for 1.8 million euros. Go to the "red devils", he got in 2009 after a great period of "Molde" - 29 goals in 62 league games in Norway.Shmadtke glad Diouf managed to lure in the "Hannover". "We are aware of its capabilities. We watched him over the past few seasons. He was on our pencil even before he was offered a contract with mankuniantsami" - assured the athletic director.
In addition Abdellaue upcoming fight at the "Hannover" will miss regular penaltist Jan Shlaudraff (suspension) and midfielder Manuel Shmidebah. However, most of all, all they can to help his club in the second match. That's it, according to Slomka, his team will have to "finish the job in front of their own fans and on a crowded arena." However, for the Saxons began to solve the first problem in Norway.
