Shiels wants Derry to be "more competitive"

Kenny Shiels believes the label of "outsider" can play in favor of Derry City before his qualifying match for the Europa League against Dinamo Minsk this afternoon.

The Candy Stripes circuit beat Brandywell 2-0 in the first leg last week, and he will have to produce a huge upheaval if he wants to continue his European trip this season.

Speaking to Minsk, Shiels said: They are probably going to wait tonight, it's going to be very difficult because Dinamo will be a favorite, and our young players will have to step up their efforts a bit more and try to equal their performance.

a bit more competitive, but we know that Dinamo will want to get the next goal to kill the draw and that will be the driving force for them. We have to make sure that does not happen and hopefully put them under pressure and see where we are going. "

Derry City players trained yesterday at Dinamo Stadium before tonight's game Dublin travel through Frankfurt and Paris and finally to Minsk Several thousand fans are expected, but Shiels remains focused on his own players

"When you play in Europe, there is a period of play where" Dinamo came and they immediately took the pulse because we never touched the ball. was really a shame because all the preparation we had was taken away.

"Their fitness level and the speed with which they go from defense to attack are fast and they put us under pressure and helping them reach a quick goal helped them. "

Rory Hale, who suffered a blow to the face in preparation for Dinamo's first goal at the Brandywell, is about to return, but Nicky Low remains unavailable after an injury.

Meanwhile, Dean Shiels insists on being patient if they want to make a contest in Minsk.

"It's 90 minutes and a lot can happen," he said. "We can not just try and score in the first five minutes, we know it will not be like that, we have to be patient and if we get a goal after an hour, we'll see what happens. I'm going to make a good move, "he promised." We've seen them play and know what they're talking about now, obviously, we've done our homework. on them, but now we have a little more insight. "

Irish Independent