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Tough task for Cavalier
February 28, 2024
Cavalier will have it all to do when they face FC Cincinnati in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup first round tie at the TQL Stadium in Ohio at 7 p.m. today.
However, even with the team going in with a 2-0 deficit and the odds heavily stocked against them, coach Rudolph Speid said they will remain positive.
"Of course it will be difficult," Speid told STAR Sports. "They will be playing at home and we did not score a goal in the first leg. So it's a difficult task but stranger things have happened. We have a game plan going into the encounter and right now we remain positive.
"In these situations you need a bit of luck too. But we are going to be positive and we have to try and score goals and maybe with a bit of luck we could get one early. But we will push to the end and never give up."
Cavalier will have to go on the front foot from early and try to take the game to their opponents but Speid said they will have to be smart in how they go about it.
"We are not sure what they are going to do. They may sit back or try to get more goals. As soon as we see what they are doing for the first 15 minutes we will have to adjust and do what we have to do.
"We can't be too reckless and give away anything but at the same time we have to try and force the pace," he said.
In the first game at the National Stadium last week, the visitors dominated possession and scored late in both halves to secure the first leg advantage.
Speid said they know what is required and will give everything to get the desired result.
"We know that the first team to score in this game will have to be us and that is what we want to try and achieve. But definitely we have to score two goals to get back on even terms.
"The players are in good spirits. They are not overawed. They aim to give their best and that is what they will be doing," the Cavalier coach said.
