Ghanaian striker Maxwell Boadu Acosty is remains positive following HJK Rijeka’s exit from the Europa Cup, insisting the club will return strongly next season.
The former Crotone forward joined the Croat on a three year deal at the start of the season.
Acosty having struggled to break into the team at the start of the season but has gradually found his way into the team featuring fourteen times already this season.
Following their exit from the Europa Cup, Acosty says they will be back stronger next season.
"Before I joined this club [Rijeka] I knew a little about them but I've so much about them in a while and I can say we are the third force in Croatia after Dinamo [Zabreb] and Split [Hadjuk]," Acosty exclusively told Happy FM's Sintim Koree Chaskele.
"This season has not gone as well for us in terms of winning games but our performances are not bad. A prime example is our loss against Hadjuk Split two weeks ago, we controlled the game but in the end we lost 2-1. It was painful but we put our acts together and have won two consecutive games now after, so we are back on track."
"Right now the league is out of our reach so the only target for us now is to win one of the Europa League tickets, and it's within our reach but we have keep this form to achieve it," the former Latina Calcio player concluded.
Rijeka finished third in Group D of the 2017/18 Europa League hence missing out on a ticket to the Round of 32 stage.