Ooijer calls for confidence
02 Oct 2007 - 11:03:45
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- Ooijer calls for confidence
Blackburn Rovers defender Andre Ooijer has issued a rallying cry to his team-mates ahead of their UEFA Cup meeting with Larissa.
Rovers trail the Greek side 2-0 from their first leg two weeks ago and face an uphill battle to reach the group stages.
But ahead of Thursday's second leg meeting at Ewood Park, Ooijer has urged his team-mates to have confidence in their ability to turn the tie around.
"We've got a very big game, but the good thing is that we all know what we have to do," he told the club's official website.
"It is going to be simple, there are no excuses, we know what we have to do. If we want to progress we have to win, we have to win big time.
"Even if it is 0-0 at half-time then we still have a chance, we just can't concede a goal.
"The real negative is that we didn't score over in Volos, because if we had then it would have been a better result.
"But we didn't do it, so we just have to go out there and be confident, and I am confident."