Even the 10-year-old son of Lokomotiv Plovdiv manager Bruno Akrapovic has told him that his team will lose against Tottenham Hotspur and the might of Harry Kane.
Spurs face Plovdiv in the Europa League second qualifying round on Thursday evening and although Jose Mourinho has admitted he will leave eight players at home he will still play a strong team, including Kane.
Akrapovic admitted ahead of the match in Bulgaria that his son is not optimistic about Plovdiv's chances.
"Tottenham is a big name, only one thing my little son, who is 10-years-old, he told me we didn't have any chance," said the Bulgarian side's manager.
"I asked him why, he said 'Because of Harry Kane'. I asked him what was so special and he said only the name tells you everything. Harry Kane, like hurricane.
"It is nice. I hope we have a good game, a special situation for whole of Bulgaria, it is a big game for everyone. First of all I hope everything goes positive."
The Plovdiv boss says the whole country's eyes will be on the match even if the fans cannot get into the stadium to watch it.
"For us this game is very important, not only for us all of Bulgaria, especially Plovdiv," he said. "It is a special game. We try to do our best in every game.
"It is not so easy tomorrow with how big a club Tottenham are. For us it is important that we play to our style and maybe we can surprise the opponent in some situations.
"We want to play in our style that we play all the time in the Bulgarian league, it is not so easy but our team is prepared for the game. We want to do the best to get the result for us."
On what kind of football Tottenham can expect from his side, he added: "We play offensive football, 3-5-2 with many short passes.
"We want to have transformation up and down during the whole game. That will not be so easy against Tottenham. We try to do it in every game."
One of the biggest thrills for Akrapovic will be coming up against Mourinho on the touchline.
"It is a special day for me, not only for the club it is also a special day for me," he said. "I learn so much, so much from him.
"I watched training, his training session when he was at Real Madrid and it is a pleasure for me to be on the line in the same match as such an elite coach."
