Slavia Prague view on UEFA Cup tie

[funster]

Was just perusing the Slavia Prague website to get confirmation of the date change for the game out there. Don't wanna be booking flights and hotel only to find I'm there on the wrong bleedin' day! Anyway, here's what coach Karel Jarolim and defender Erich Brabec had to say back in December.....

Jarolim: "I cannot be very excited by getting such a strong opponent. It is the club which eliminated us from the competition a year ago. Of course we will want to revenge for this and qualify. We have all the experience from the UEFA Champions league which might be valuable for us. I also believe that our fans will come to support us and sell out the stadium. The first leg may be crucial for the whole clash, so it will be even more important to have a good support from our fans."

Brabec: "Tottenham are opponents I really did not want to be drawn against. There will be two attractive games as it is always when you play against a Premier League club. The match will be attractive for our fans, I hope it will be sold out."

Well, can't say I blame 'em! If I'd been one of the Champions League drop-outs, looking at the runners-up in the UEFA Cup group stages, Spurs are the side I'd have least wanted to draw!

As for selling out, they've given us an allocation of 2000 when in theory the maximum we can claim by UEFA regulations is something like 950. We'll help 'em sell it out then!

[yidno1]

The Arse destroyed this lot in their Champ league campaign, watched abit of it and my god they look a very poor team indeed so I dont think wel have too many problems doing em.

[funster]

The Arse destroyed this lot in their Champ league campaign, watched abit of it and my god they look a very poor team indeed so I dont think wel have too many problems doing em.

They only managed a draw against them in Prague though!

[brain_chilled]

arsenal away from home in the chamions league is a bit like watching sunday football at times. we travel fairley well.
I hope to be at the lane to watch this one when it comes back, so if we can get a result against them away, that would be good. alsong as we get an away goal we will be fine.