I WANT TO GET SAM PAYBACK
SLOVENIA star Miral Samardzic admits he’s gunning for revenge on Scotland this week after Aberdeen broke his heart in Europe.
The Scots take on the Slovenians in a World Cup showdown on Sunday in a must-win game for Gordon Strachan’s side.
Samardzic – who now plays for Turks Akhisar Belediyespor – is set to line up for Srecko Katanec’s side at Hampden.
But he insists he’s determined to get his revenge on the Scots after a disappointing experience two years ago.
Samardzic was then playing for Croatian club Rijeka against Aberdeen in the Europa League second qualifying round.
In the baking heat, the Dons secured a shock 3-0 away win thanks to goals from Andrew Considine, Peter Pawlett and Kenny McLean.
They completed the job with a 2-2 draw at Pittodrie in the return leg against Samardzic and Co and the stopper hasn’t forgotten. He said: “I hope to get sweet revenge on the Scots.
“We were surprised by Aberdeen in the first leg and lost 3-0 and that made it difficult for us.
“In Scotland we played much better but we could only draw 2-2 and we were eliminated which was a big disappointment.
“But I’ve also played against Scottish teams when I was with Maribor and won so it has not all been bad luck.
“I’ve played in various stadiums all around Scotland, but never at Hampden, so this is an experience I am looking forward to.
“We are aiming for the three points and we can get them with the squad we have.”