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Iceland prepare for their final Group F match

2016-06-21 01:01:00 from:SNTV

Iceland coach and players have looked ahead to their final Group F match against Austria on Wednesday (22nd June). Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson stated that "everything is in our hands" whilst conceding that opponents Austria had a "lethal combination" of a strong team ethic and talented individuals.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Heimir Hallgrimsson, Iceland coach

(on bouncing back after a frustrating last game):

"First of all I think we have done quite well, even though we have been pushed back. We have created some good chances and maybe that is the best way to play against Austria, to stay back and let them come. Maybe that's the best way. We had created some really good chances even though we had been dropping back and they also need a win so it's a chess game. But of course we have said it after the two games, we would like to use the ball a little bit better when we have it, be more clever. And I saw a analysis from you (looks at journalist) which was quite good on the internet. It's fantastic, you should be an analyser. I think we've done quite well, even though, like in the last game, we didn't have much ball possession, we created really good chances to win the game. So we are comfortable, if we are pushed back, we're comfortable with that. "

SOUNDBITE: (English) Heimir Hallgrimsson, Iceland coach

(on opponents Austria):

"They had shown through qualifications how good they are. They are really organised, they seem to have a little bit of unluck in the two first games until now, let's hope that it will continue. They have a very good organisation they had shown in the games, they're quiet solid but they also have really good individuals going with it and that's a lethal combination when you have a football team. They are good going forward they're quite solid a the back, so it's not many weaknesses you can point out in the team. We hope they have one or two, we're going to use but I'm not going to tell you that. No, it's a really really good team, solid team, and they've played some really good games in the qualification."

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