Great desire and fighting team of Montenegro are finally collected an important victory. Victory over Slovakia in Bijelo Polje (31:30), which could ultimately mean time in Croatia, but now that does not change the picture much more interesting super group 6 qualifying for the European Championship.
– There are many reasons that we, as well as Slovakia and Russia, we believe that we have a chance. Our group has obviously proved to be somewhat stronger, without extreme outsider as in the other, said selector handball Montenegro Dragan Djukic.
Sweden in Group 6. siguaran passenger on EP Montenegro in second place with four points while Slovakia and Russia on the other two.
– Not much has changed after our victory in Bijelo Polje, because they are still all options are open, all three teams will have their chances, „said Djukic. Our next game against Sweden could be decisive, but it does not have to mean anything. They’re waiting for us two matches and I think that everything will be open until the end of the last match in Russia. Thorny path to the Croatian, or walk with it, and that’ll fix the remaining two games play well.
How satisfied are you with the game in two matches against Slovakia?
– There’s still a lot of things that can and should be better, but we know that this part of qualifying always falls in the middle of the season, so they are not easy to play. But we continue to do what we are doing to assemble a mosaic and the team. All matches, as well as these two means a form of maturity of this team, said Djukic.
The next match lions play against Sweden on June 14 in Pljevlja, and then in the last round with Russia in Moscow.
– Sweden’s upcoming team, the way they played in the last World Cup as well as qualifying show that this selection back to the level where it was in the nineties, clear Montenegrin selector. The reason for this are the players who have emerged from the work of the younger teams. Let me remind you that 2013 was a world junior champions, a year later, playing the final.
This they have already qualified Croatia certainly will not be any easier in a duel with them, because they will be relieved, and perhaps to try some new players, yet they will have a big motivation!
Sword in Bijelo Polje showed that Montenegro gained new strength in the middle-back position, Bozo Andjelic is a great game as you pleased?
– I am very pleased, and it was a little surprise, maybe he could get more chance, even in the first game, because it is a slightly different type of medium-back, who along with two high-back speeds up the game, explained Djukic. He played in defense and in training showed seriousness and that they can count on him. I just have to commend all the players, because they saw that all their best.
play without a goalkeeper? You must be a coordinated
For matches with Slovakia national coach Djukic has not used the new policy to introduce the attacking players instead of the corner. We asked him if he has adapted to the characteristics of the team or not a „fan“ of the new rules.
– To benefit from this rule then you must be well-coordinated, as each received a goal in such situations known to adversely affect the team. Surely it would be decided that decided the final assault. If not well-trained then everything is double-edged sword and counterproductive, said Djukic and recalled:
We are in the hlohovec here and managed to score with two and one player less, so I did not notice that we had a substantial fraction of a problem because we did not use a toy instead of the corner.
