Coach Vladimir Jovanović’s team will play in Podgorica (Saturday 12.00) against one of the favorites to win the ABA league, who suffered one of the three defeats this season in the regional competition against Mega.
“This is a very good team that plays very well. Dejan Milojevic is doing a great job, in the ABA league they have continuously tied very good games. Against Zvezda in Podgorica they showed that they are in good shape, in the Eurocup they reached the quarterfinals where they made a break “against Monaco and were very close to reaching the semifinals. They will now transfer all their energy and concentration to the ABA league to achieve the best possible result, they are in the shortlist of candidates to win the league and we can certainly expect a highly motivated opponent,” he said. is Jovanovic for the club site.
After 23 rounds of the ABA league, Mega has a score of 14-9, while Buducnost recorded 17 wins and three defeats.
“Their team is composed of excellent domestic players and experienced foreigners with a balanced outer and inner line. They have very good players in position one where Kobs and Ivanovic are, while Nikolic, Rid, Apic, Mitrovic are inside. They have a very long bench that gives them diversity in attack and which keeps the intensity of the match.It is very difficult to play against them given that they have a large number of players who can rotate.We have to be concentrated for 40 minutes, any drop in focus and concentration can cost us a lot in the end “, concluded Jovanović.
Mega center Filip Petrushev stated before the match in Podgorica that it is necessary for his team to play strong and solid.
“We are expecting a match against a very high quality team that is at the top of the ABA league and this will be a real test for us. It is certain that they will be additionally motivated since we beat them in the first part of the season. It is up to us to play strong and solid. an additional motive to show that we can play against the best teams, given that we have tied three defeats, which is not our characteristic this season, “said Petrushev.
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