Serbian handball team coach Nenad Perunicic said that in the match with Belgium he excelled what his team was doing in the last seven months.
– What we do for seven months has escalated. The guys were serious. As much as you „tread“ your opponents, the rest will respect you. We are on the right way to change that head. We have to create a habit of playing in one rhythm for 60 minutes with lots of rotations. I’m very proud of the guys. This moment was quite stressful and difficult, now they have to, but these guys have progressed this season in their clubs, they made better contracts. They say that what we do is good for the team, and the team is the most important player – said Perunicic in Belgium.
Serbian handball players won the match on Wednesday evening with 37:26 to beat Belgium in the fifth round of qualifications for the European Championship.
– It takes time. We are different from last October, since the World Cup. We are still looking for, we meet. We always accept things as they are. We are looking for a team width, 20 ready-to-play players who can always jump. We wanted revenge in this way. It was all painful for us, the comments of the people who said that we experienced a blast, those who understand that Belgium is in the fetus of handball, inconvenient for us at that moment. We just got together, but we did not ask for an alibi. I do not allow for weakness. Such is our sport, there are possible injuries and absences, and those who play there for themselves, their closest and Serbia – said Perunicic.
The handball team of Serbia will play against Switzerland in Novi Sad on Sunday, which decides on the placement on the continental championship.