The successful performance of the Serbian national team at the World Cup pleasantly surprised the Serbian fans, they hope that their team will continue to win the tournament, the former coach of the Russian national team, the specialist told . Serbian Sasha Gruich.
The Serbian team beat the Lithuanian team in the quarterfinals on Tuesday (87:68). The Serbs will face the Canadians in the semi-finals.
– In my opinion, no one thought of such a semi-final. Especially after all the failures of the players that the Serbian team received. These are the injuries of basketball players, and all that accompanies them. It’s clear that the Serbian national team is still in a fighting mood. But in principle, this success was not expected. Nevertheless, I spoke with many coaches and they felt that the current team should play even better if there were only stars in the team. It is important that the roles are very well distributed in this team, each player clearly understands what is expected of him. So that’s how it all goes.
Of course, in Serbia, we are satisfied with the results of the national team, but, as they say in Russia, the appetite comes with the food. So now we hope for something more. Canada, of course, has a very serious team, they showed themselves well in this tournament, so it will be tough. But if they show the same game as in the quarter-final against Lithuania, we can expect success.
– In a word, reach the World Cup final.
– Certainly. There is hope. But you have to understand that the fans always perceive everything in such a way that when you win, you are the king, but a failed game can scratch a lot of things, and the team is already considered differently. Now it turns out that two European teams are in the semi-finals and almost a ticket to the Olympics has been won. It’s a great advantage. Of course, a medal, whatever its value, would be a great achievement for our team. Hope. This championship showed that any team can win. The main thing is attitude and hard work. The stars here alone do not win the championship. We need a team – a holistic team, where there are not only stars, but also guys who clearly do the heavy lifting, – said the Serbian “” specialist.
Watch the live broadcast of the match between the national teams of Serbia and Canada on September 8 from 11:35 (Moscow time) on the channel, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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