Bullish Mixu eyes comeback
07 Jul 2008 - 08:42:29
Hibernian manager Mixu Paatelainen is confident his side can progress in the Intertoto Cup despite losing 2-0 at home to IF Elfsborg in Sunday's second round first leg.
The Edinburgh club must now overcome the odds in Sweden next weekend if they are to keep alive their dream of qualification for the UEFA Cup, but a bullish Paatelainen refused to be downhearted after the surprise home reverse.
"It was exactly what I had expected. Make no mistake, we're disappointed but we expected this," he said.
"That's why we are in this competition, because we wanted tough, competitive fixtures straight away.
"Now we're getting them, we'll get plenty of positives from this game, we'll learn a lot and analyse the game.
"We can score over there, absolutely. We'll try our best to turn it around and we'll go there to try and win the game.
"If we score three goals and don't concede, we go through."