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Dragan Stojkovic: We Have No Choice But To Attack Al Ittihad In Asian Semi-Final

The J-League team have a serious deficit...

Oct 28, 2009 2:08:05 AM

Dragan Stojkovic Coach of Nagoya Grampus(Greety Images)

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Nagoya Grampus know what they have to do in the second leg of their Asian Champions League semi-final against Al Ittihad – attack.

The Japanese club are 6-2 down after a disastrous last quarter in the first leg in Jeddah when they conceded four late goals.

Losing defender Akira Takeuchi after just seven minutes cost the J-League club dearly.

Now, their task against the in-form Saudi Arabians is tough as it gets.

“It is very hard,” Stojkovic said according to the-afc.com.

“We are four goals down, which is an advantage for Al Ittihad, but we have to do our best to make a better impression than the last game.

“It was a bad game for us but from my point of view, I think only of my team and I believe in them and the style of football we play.

“When a team is four goals down it is stupid to play defensively. We don't have a choice, we have to be offensive and take a risk but football is about taking risks.

“We need to score so we will play offensively. I will play with more offensive players as much as I can but we still need to be careful and defend our own goal.

“Anything is possible and we have to believe right to the end.”