Heidenheim’s head coach Frank Schmidt on Chelsea tie:
“I want the team to first believe in the plan against Chelsea but also in their own strengths, and that we play our game and aren’t just out on the pitch dreaming, because that happens more so off the pitch. Really pragmatic. We’ll have a clear plan for the game. And it’s about playing this game and winning it. Those are the things I stand by with my team. I think only because we’ve always managed in recent years to believe in the chance and to give our all to reach the next step is why we’ve ultimately done so. And getting too caught up in romanticism, David vs. Goliath, the unimaginable, that won’t help us in the game. At the end of the day, this game is also 11 against 11, and the team that does their job will win.”
“I want the team to first believe in the plan against Chelsea but also in their own strengths, and that we play our game and aren’t just out on the pitch dreaming, because that happens more so off the pitch. Really pragmatic. We’ll have a clear plan for the game. And it’s about playing this game and winning it. Those are the things I stand by with my team. I think only because we’ve always managed in recent years to believe in the chance and to give our all to reach the next step is why we’ve ultimately done so. And getting too caught up in romanticism, David vs. Goliath, the unimaginable, that won’t help us in the game. At the end of the day, this game is also 11 against 11, and the team that does their job will win.”