Sammir: It's time to win in Zagreb

Day before the Champions league match Dinamo - Ajax, coach Krunoslav Jurčić and midfielder Sammir came to the press conference.

- We have great expectations - said the coach at the beginning of the conference and explained: - In our calculations ahead of the group stage we hoped to win some points in matches against Ajax. They are in a bad run and we hope to extend that. -

Coach Jurčić expects a tough match: - We are ready to "fight" for the victory. Even though we'll play for the victory and we want to win this match, I must point out that every Champions league match is a gift and that we're happy to be here. - What kind of match can we expect on Tuesday: - Ajax always tries to play dominate football and have a lot of possession of the ball; we'll try to play our game and control the ball as much as possible. -

Jurčić received good news regarding Badelj and Kovačić injuries: - They recovered pretty fast and they'll be in 18 players that will play the game. - On the other hand, Ajax has problems because of na injury of striker Kolbein Sigthorsson: - He is a very important player for Ajax because most of the attacks go over him but Ajax has a lot of good players. -

Dinamo midfielder Sammir hopes that Modri will play a good game and earn first Champions league win: - The players expect to win. We can play with Ajax and I'm sure we'll prove that on Tuesday - said Sammir and concluded: - I've played several times against them and won twice in Amsterdam. I think the time has come to beat them in Zagreb. -

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