Serbian national team coach Jovica Cvetkovic used a media conference in the premises of the Serbian Handball Federation to publish a list of preparations for the matches and matches with Austria in the EHF Sunday, but also to emphasize what he wants and what he wants from the national team in the upcoming period ahead of the European championship in Croatia.
– In the course of the journey, many things were solved for which time is really needed. Taking into consideration the results we have made and what the national team demands regarding the European Championship in Croatia, given that we have an extremely difficult schedule, we will have to make the best use of the time available. We have to select the best team, make the best game and in Split we will go out with all of us to want to achieve the best possible result. It was not all that should be in a national team with high reach, we missed the gathering in January, so we will have to work a lot from October 20, five days in Kovilovo and in those two matches with Austria. We will use this period to work, without burdening the result. We will try to compensate for some previous period in these ten days. We are waiting for great work in all stages of the game. Selecting and checking players for the latest game. There is a need for players in both directions. There is no time for two or three changes in each attack, whoever does it, inevitably loses. I want 16 players qualified to play an attack-defense.
Selektor Cvetković explained why Austria was chosen for the rival …
– They have an Icelandic coach, it’s similar to a handball that awaits us against Sweden and Iceland. We will come to some knowledge, what to fix, in what direction to go. The list is a bit wider, 22 players, because we did not have room to work before. In addition to the results we want, we have to constantly add some debutants to the game, which will mean us in perspective. Our long-term goal is to make a good result in Tokyo. Through this EP and the World Cup, we will come to an Olympic year with a team that will be quite different from this, in which we have some players in the late years. That is why, by risking, I have already inserted some players knowing what is ahead of us.
What will the work be based on …
We will try to get two or three game modes in defense, whether 3-2-1, 3-3, 5-1, 5 + 1, 6-0, something that lies to us. My goal is to have two options in the attack. We had problems in the qualification round, because we only stayed with one way of playing. The injured players in June took us a chance to have these two ways, but we managed to score. Following the modern handball and the new rules, we will also work on a quick game, counter-attack, and very important, the attitude of the players towards the national jersey. I’m not saying that we had no problems in the previous period, but such was the situation, a little time to get ready, a little time to work out of the field. A representative must be trained for what he is waiting for in the field, but also dedicated to his country, to love his homeland, to make the sense of belonging to be expressed in the right way. Players must be aware that they have to represent the country properly. We’ll do a lot on that. This is the last filter before final preparation for EP. Let’s see who and how much it can.
ORDLES READY IN THE KOVILO
SC „Kovilovo“ will again be the base of Serbian national team. Established even during Cvetkovic’s first term, celebrated as a place where national team members and national team members stayed in EURO 2012 and SP 2013 when silver medals were won, the Kovilovo base returns to handball:
– There are top quality conditions, good hall, hotel, food. We will be there before the European Championship.
SOURCE BALKAN HANDBALL
