Club lost the Bruges Metts 1-2 to AZ from the Netherlands. Bad dress rehearsal therefore for the upcoming assignment, namely next Thursday night against Denmark's Aarhus in the Conference League. Nevertheless, coach Deila was not dissatisfied with the performance afterwards.
"It was the best game of our preparation," said new Bridge coach Ronny Deila a few minutes after the final signal. "Against this AZ who turned out to be a strong opponent. I was especially satisfied with the organization and discipline my boys showed. We scored immediately after our first chance, but after that it was clear that our opponent didn't allow much more. When it went 1-1 a little later, we continued to play as I asked and after halftime we tried to create some more chances with a little more pressure up front, but that didn't prove to be easy. I can certainly use this match to explain to the players in the coming days what was good and what was not so good. Especially offensively we indeed came out a bit too little, but you should not forget that this AZ reached the semi-finals of the Conference League last year so this game can certainly serve as a value meter for the start of the new league year. Yes, next Thursday it will be a very different game against our European opponent, but I am convinced that we will be ready to contest Aarhus. Whether I will start with the same eleven as today we will see then." (FDC)