Gent is facing another crucial week. Against Cherkasy, they needed penalties to reach the next round of the Conference League. The history says one thing, but what can the Buffalo's do? Against Cherkasy, Gent had to go all the way (and penalties) to secure qualification, but the draw has already made it clear that there are chances for the Buffalo's until the League Phase of the Conference League.
Davy Roef, Gent's goalkeeper, realizes that it will have to be better. "It must be faster, we must find the solutions we saw in the analysis before the game also faster on the field and more space. We played too much backward. It was certainly not our best game. There is not much time, because now there is Göteborg and then the competition starts again immediately", said the goalkeeper to Voetbalkrant.com.
Also Rik De Mil realizes that it must flow better and that there must be more tempo on the ball. Of course, they still miss some automatism in the Arteveldestad and there is still something to be built, but that can't be an excuse to not be able to beat a stubborn opponent like Cherkasy. The team also conceded only seventeen goals in thirty games in Ukraine last season - making them the best defensive team in the competition.
"It is now a priority to get through these games and put our goal of reaching the group stage first", said De Mil. Starting with Göteborg, a very different team. "Göteborg may have more quality than Cherkasy, but the football is completely different. Cherkasy is incredibly stubborn, Göteborg will play more open football. It should be more of our game, it's a team that plays more with an open view. On the other hand, it's a team that is fully in competition and will therefore be physically in good shape."
