The perfect start to the qualification for the EURO 2022 of the Serbian national team, the perfect debut of the new coach Tony Gerona! Serbia defeated France 27:24 (14:11) in front of the empty stands of the „Crystal Hall“ in Zrenjanin, in the first match of the qualifying group for both selections.
The Spanish expert commented on his first game on the „Eagles“ bench as follows:
- Congratulations to France, it was not easy for them to play because many of these players played in the hard Champions League final four last week. Of course. Congratulations to my team, especially on the great defense we played today, that was the key to success. We knew what kind of rival we were playing against, it was important for us to show against such a quality team what we had been working on in the previous days in training. We managed to prevent their counterattacks and easy goals, which was the primary task. We had a good balance throughout the match, although we rotated a lot. The players showed great fighting spirit and dedication, which I am most proud of. There is a lot of work ahead of us, this is only the first step, but an excellent first step – said Gerona.
