Jovica Cvetkovic was again at the forefront of Serbian national team. The coach who led the national team of Serbia after its independence from 2006 to 2009, will be on the bench, „Eagles“ in the first two matches kvalikacija for the European Championship in Croatia. Opponents are in Gdansk, Poland (3.11) and Belarus in Nis (6.11).
Again, you are at the head of the national team. What are the similarities with the situation 10 years ago, when you first moved to the Serbian bench?
It’s nothing like that. From 2006 to 2009 we had the process of creating a team. We made it out of nothing. That job went as expected and we managed to achieve the ambitions Prelez children’s diseases and gain experience through matches, qualifying and friendly duels. The guys at the end of my term of office came to a hundred gigs as promising results in the future. We won the eighth place at the World Championships 2009 which was a great success for the moment. Simultaneously we made heritage, one that should complement each other and provide a change of generations. We won gold at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara with a composition in perspective would be to replace the A team. We provide to the European Championship in Austria already in the qualifications. What happened later is something that did not work during this generation that is promised and how much was good.
Who knew in that moment that this eighth place at the World Championship in 2009 will be the best result after the silver in Belgrade to this day …
This is something for the analysis that went into the deeper this period. What has hurt me personally watching from the side, as this generation declared homely, this is its maximum, it is the product of medals home court. We know that in sport nothing can be achieved if there is no work and quality. It is impossible to reach the silver medal if you are not good quality. This is an indicator that was not good for those who understand it well handball and think. Through working with me on this for three years, boys are trained to play at the global level. We played handball modern, fast, high quality, paying attention to all segments. We approached the top teams, Denmark, Croatia and France. We find ourselves in a position to have to start making top results. It did not do.
WE ARE NOT PLAY MODERN HANDBALL
After your first term, Serbia led by Sead Hasanefendić, Veselin Vukovic, short Ljubomir Vranjes, Vladan Matic, Dejan Peric …
If we look at the game from the moment I went with different selectors, we will see completely lost fast game and counter attack, and today if no team seven to 10 goals from counter-attack and fast game play, can not be at the top. With a stereotypical game, with the views that there is a self defense or just attack, it’s impossible. These seven to 10 goals that can not be compensated with good defense, no such attack. This is my explanation for the crisis results. This is all clearly. My back is a great desire to try at the moment to mobilize all the players who are now at the top level.
Many think that the zenith generation Ilic and the other guys went …
No, they are at their peak. Let’s talk about Momir Ilic, Marko Vujin, continue to be major in Veszprem and Hamburg. Toskić extraordinary game, Stojkovic was one of the best pivot. They all entered the little, but I do not share toys to young and old, but the good and the bad. We are a small country. We should not throw out. Especially when we look back and look at our offspring. We have this problem. We have no inheritance. It’s a fact. We are in an extremely difficult situation. We EP 2018. This generation is the most mature. It is necessary to mobilize, make a game system, which since 2009 has not been made. I have not seen these seven years. In this system, the game will come to the game with which we go to Croatia and to fight for the highest rank. I do not ask as if I received a mandate for two games. I ask as I’ll stay until the end of the EP. So I’m talking about and I believe in what I’m saying.
How to motivate the boys, they played in front of 20,000 people and won silver in your country, and then followed a series of bad results, bad air that is created on a national handball team and the general …
I talked to a couple of them and I understand why she would not go. I understand those who accepted to come. What I heard from them, I accepted it as such. There is a big problem, I will not say the pain, because of some things that happened in the recent past which have caused their withdrawal. If you are willing, sincere, will talk with you, but I understand if you will. It takes time to believe in something new, something that today Cvetković story. I went into this enormously to pick up everything that is our quality. I accept that in these two matches go in without their help, but I expect that it will change your mind after them. I want to show that it is not exactly what the government in public, that the generation who showed peak at EURO 2012 and have not been for nothing better. I believe and I know that for much better that they should be fighting for medals, not to struggle with the passage of the group. It’s hard to come up with a solution right away. I know that I believe many of them, because they did not agree to three years that I was with them. It is difficult today, after seven years and all problems. I gave them time to think, to be sure of what Cvetković story. We will be hard in these two games without them, but I’m sure that we will succeed. To be convinced of what I was talking about, and what works new furniture in the Handball Federation of Serbia. Give them time.
How do you see the first rival – Poland?
Poles have the best ratings. Qualifying last six games. We know if we get everything at home that we can be second. I’m not asking for anything alibi. I defined objectives. The situation is such that we play two games in four days. Nama is a priority for Belarus in Nis. There is no imperative to win in Gdansk. Without players who have planned, in a situation that I would not be able to much to kalkušišem, heavy load carriers more games than I had planned. We will not threaten, do not go with a white flag, we’ll be watching to preserve for Belarus, but also take the opportunity if it arises. Poles were third and fourth in the world in Rio. Are experienced, are preferred, there is no question. Long qualifications, and I believe that everything will be resolved before the last match against the Poles at home. We will select the best possible variant for this moment.
BEFORE perished NIŠLIJE
Niš was for years a bastion of Serbian handball, a chemistry is created at the time of formation of the Serbian national team with you at the helm. Now the charge is no longer such a …
We have not lost Niš. This is the city of handball and always will be. There people know handball. We repay these people to their parties. I remember the match with the Italians, we played for the audience, won by 20 points, and the people were delighted. In Nis, we die, to give my best and come back for the great help that we expect. We ask that Niš, starts to believe us. No doubt it will be a good atmosphere and that we will make a good result …
The group with the Poles (TALANT DUYSHEBAEV), Romanians (Xavi Pascual) and Belarusians (George Shevtsov) ropes of the great coaching names, a town in Croatia will be only two …
I am a serious name for them. I Dušebajev Shevtsov i have played in my time, Dušebajev after me. As players have not achieved more than I do. I have respect for them as any coach on the opposite side. We will fight. It is always interesting to …
In the last seven years, you have not been too active when it comes to the coaching profession.
I won Borac Banja Luka with three titles. I was in Saudi Arabia, we have made a good result then. Before that I was in Romania’s Constanta. I moved away a little of everything. I had a private occupation. I’m tired a little bit of handball at one point. I stayed in handball, I’m here, I’m here today. Nothing different than I in 2006 took over the national team. I Oran. This is the most important thing.
