Serbia goes to Israel without Zagorac, Pot, Radan and Kravic

Serbian coach Aleksandar Djordjevic said the next match against Israel in qualifying for the World Cup in China is extremely important and his team will do their utmost to win.

– Each subsequent match was always the most important for us. You know my philosophy and that's the philosophy of this group of guys and the people we work with for the fourth year. We are trying to get as many wins as possible. In terms of competition, this game means a lot, you do not need to look at what other opponents do, but you have to look at your plate, keep in mind that we are getting into the maximum concentration in the match and try to win He said Djordjevic to journalists in Belgrade.

Serbia's basketball players will play Friday at 1 pm in Tel Aviv against Israel to qualify for the World Cup.

Djordjevic said that he would not travel with the team Rade Zagorac, Stefan Pot, Aleksa Radanov I Dejan Kravic.

– Some players have encountered difficulties with clubs, such as Ognjen Dobric and Radanov. Zagorac has a complicated nose injury. The path has problems with the stomach muscle that has been dragging for three weeks – added the selector.

He said that the team had been well coached over the last three days and that she would be training in Tel Aviv tomorrow. Speaking of Israel, Djordjevic said that it was an extremely fast team, ready to be athletic.

– He has quads and five mobiles, excellent reactions of their beams, especially Blato and Di Bartolomeu. They have 20 players on the list, we will see when we come, we will prepare for each one of them. I think it will be played by Israeli basketball players who play for Maccabi, but until they appear on the field, we will not know their composition. – said the selector.

When asked how to prepare for each game, he plays almost every game in the same "window" of qualifying with a different team, Djordjevic It has not been easy, but the players have excellent concentration, great cooperation and good practice.

– That's what we can put in place at this point and I'm sure we'll do our best to win. – he added.

Representative of Serbia Marko Simonović said he was expecting a tough match.

– A very awkward and good team is waiting for us. In the previous "window", they played two big games, our luck, and their accident, they lost both, at the last second. It will not be easy, they are a very proud nation, maybe they are looking for their last train, because if the losses have no chance – he said.

Simonović stated that his team "always has a very good condition and a good atmosphere".

– I am the eldest for three years, we are here to help the youngest, all they need to get involved in the team. We work well, we have been a family for years – he added.

Representative Dragan Milosavljevic said the game is very important, but that he thinks his team is better.

– We know that a tough match is waiting for us and that they will do everything to succeed us. It is important that we are ready and that we all feel good. It's a good atmosphere, we are ready to fight for a very important victory He said Milosavljevic.

Asked about the composition of the team, Milosavljevic He said that they were young and new hopes.

– It would surely be good if this match was to be started by a player, some would be affirmed. They are all talented, have quality. It's hard, let's get together in three days, we have to play. We all come from another system, it is not easy, but it does not work for the other national teams – he said.

Milosavljevic said that he was expecting a "hot" atmosphere in Tel Aviv, but that his team is ready for that.

On the Group L table, Serbia is third with 13 points, Georgia and Israel have 11 points and Estonia has 10. Georgia and Germany rank 16th and have already taken part in the World Cup. world.

In the second match, Serbia will face Greece on Monday at 20:15, then join the team Vladimir Lučić, Vasilije Micić I Stefan Jović.