After the first matches of Group A are done, we know that Switzerland and France are perhaps the best positioned teams for the second match. Manager Petkovic is aware of how important it was for them to get that victory, he felt relieved they were able to maintain the result because Albania was a very tough rival to defeat. Because despite getting a player sent-off, the Albanians played freely during the 60 minutes they had a disadvantage.
Petkovic spoke about the Albanians and what he expects from Group A: "The Albanians were a bit shocked but ended up playing a bit freely. It was just in the second half when we had a bit more tempo but couldn't take all our chances. I saw the France v Romania game. I haven't yet become focused on their game but I saw France struggle to beat them. Romania are an excellent side physically, they're set up well and they run a good deal," he added.
"But it's not my mentality to go for a draw. I always go for a win. From a mental perspective, we'll be a bit more stable. We'll have to perform really well against Romania, it's very important. Our aim is to get through the group stage. We have to recover our positive energy, but the France game is far away, it hasn't crossed my mind. I'll start to focus on Romania first."
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