Juniors are the eighths in Europe and, most importantly, have been placed at the World Championship in Spain. Regardless of the fact that the last three matches of the continental championship have been defeated, the overall impression can be positive.
He agrees with this coach Nenad Maksic. The team before taking into account that at the start, he could not count on the three injured, that the first juvenile player Vuk Milenkovic went off, with more injuries to Milosavljevic and Pavlovic, and he was forced to play with eight, nine players.
– When the line is underlined, we have fulfilled the goal, although many have cheated us on the eve of their departure to Slovenia – emphasizes Maksić, pointing out the players in the foreground – they have sustained their heroics and did a significant thing for our handball. Men have submitted their entire injuries situation. All praise goes to them, of course, everything that was done with the help of an expert staff.
Technically-tactical we did not lag behind the rivals as much physical, which due to the small fund of the player, it is obvious how it is visible who plays as much in the club?
– When the tiredness starts to come true and more technical errors, the natural concentration decreases, there is no power for the shot. It was evident that we were on a descent since the first game with Iceland. Unfortunately, Milosavljevic could not help much with Pavlovic after the injury. He tried, tortured himself against the Icelandic. Nevertheless, they acted courageously in all this, the atmosphere pushed them further.
However, for some guys, this is a great experience, like those who have not played much before?
– How not, every minute means, let’s say to Pisaric, Ivanovic … There is a visible difference between the debutants and those who already had the experience of participating in the competition.
This generation is a cadet debut on the Euro Scene that started with the eighth place in the EP in Croatia, now they practically repeated this success, they also had a chance for the semifinals, but not the strength for these two final stages.
However, until the start of the preparation for the EP, the team did not collect nearly a year?
– As a coach, I have to pay attention to pay attention and we have a little more action like a tournament in Dabas before going to the European Championship. Because, what is worth to us and get together for two training sessions, if we do not have matches. We will certainly look at the agreements with the countries in the surroundings of Slovenes, Croats and Romanians. They need to play …
Maksic will not have individual effects, but the fact that Jandric, Pisaric, Mijatovic, Maksic, Milosavljevic, Ivanovic have proved themselves well …
– We have to try to have, like some other 12, 13 players that we can allocate to the minute, without feeling in the game. Now it was seen that in comparison to the World Championship in Georgia, they are older than a year, more serious. It is up to me to take care of talking to colleagues in the clubs to play, to take care of them, so that for the next competition, we can go uphill, provided everyone is healthy.
Slovenes have reached gold on home court, surprise or not?
– It’s not a big difference between them and the Frenchman with the fact that they played at home, before domestic fans, enjoy playing the defense. The French have changed the coach as well as the vast majority of the team, but in principle this is the order that was in Georgia, with the exception that the Spaniards were singing, and there they were finalists. Denmark may have gone a bit weaker. Aliens are, however, always somewhere between the 5th and 8th places.
Portugal?
– They are not the surprise, but in Koprivnica two years ago they showed that they were well selected team. In Georgia, their left back, a player who is not the best scorer, injured them, but also knows how to skillfully catch the ball. The middle back is interesting, the right has been named the most useful player. They generally look and play as if they were one or two years old, they have a routine, which is due to the fact that they have an enviable amount in the Portuguese league. However, those with a small number of players also played, which eventually took a toll, so they were fourth, and they won the French, Danmark, Spanish…
