Nurudeen Orelesi Admits Chornomorets Will Be A Tough Nut To Crack

Published: August 22, 2013

Ahead of the Europa League meeting with Chornomorets on Thursday evening, Skënderbeu Korçë midfielder Nurudeen Orelesi has reacted to speculations linking him with a summer exit from the Albanian Super League champions.

'' We are before an important match in Europe and I think that nobody wants distraction by commenting, neither the president.

'' I am not aware of these facts and do not believe there is anything concrete. For me now it is important to perform well in Europe,'' the ex Flying Eagle told panorama - sport.com.

Orelesi , 24 , admitted that Chornomorets will be a tough nut to crack , but they are capable of giving the Ukrainians a run for their money in Odessa.

He told the Albanian newspaper : '' It will be a very hard match, but we are prepared to give the maximum. - spiritually, physically and tactically.

'' It will be a match, which will define our destiny in Europe. Ukrainians are a tough team.

'' They have eliminated Cervena Zvezdën, but the Serbian team is not one known to all.

'' Meanwhile, we played in the Champions League, where we eliminated Neftçi Baku, a team that has managed to play in the Europa League group stage last season.''