Besides before the match with Mladost: Two equal opponents

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Željezničar will host Mladost within the 21st round, and on this occasion, a press conference was held where head coach Amar Osim and first-team player Siniša Stevanović addressed the media.

"I think we went to play a friendly match in 2014, I was no longer the coach of Željezničar then. We came to play a friendly match in Doboj near Kakanj, and I remember the president was grateful. We were quite strong then. He said at the time, the next time we meet, we will be playing in the same league. At that moment, it didn't seem so likely, but they entered the league in two years, and now I have the opportunity to play as a coach against Mladost. This says something about the context of the match, Željo is where it is, Mladost is where it is, with one point more than us. We have a more difficult situation than them, they are like a small club, like outsiders, and they have one point more than us, who are like a big club and like favorites. If they didn't have quality, they wouldn't have the points they have. This is a match between two equal opponents, especially since they have the same number of points after twenty rounds," said Amar Osim.

Osim pointed out that they have lost six consecutive matches.

"We last won in the autumn, now it's spring. That's almost five months, okay, there was a break, but that's a huge period, even unbelievable. I think it's the longest in the club's recent history. Whatever the opponent, it's not easy for us to prepare for or win that match.

Amar Osim once again emphasized that the team did not play badly in Bijeljina, and that there is no reason to change that team. Apart from Krpić's absence, the others will play.

"The paradox is that we cannot be too dissatisfied with the match we lost. We have nothing to change. It would be easier if we had lost by 3-4 goals, if they had beaten us 1-0 and outplayed us. Instead, we tried, played normally, and lost. No one specifically underperformed. That's why we have no reason to change much, except for Krpić. Probably Zajmović, Zec is not yet in good enough physical form to play the whole match. It's questionable whether we will use him immediately, for the half-time strength he has in his lungs, or if we will save him for later."

The match will be played on Sunday at 6 PM, broadcast on the Moja TV platform. Ticket sales at usual prices begin on the day of the match at 10 AM at the FK Željezničar Shop, and from 3 PM at the ticket booths in front of the stadium.