The match of the 174th eternal derby will be played on Monday from 19:00, and the expectations before the match were presented by the head of the professional staff of our team, Vladan Milojević.
- We are playing the derby tomorrow and we know that it is a very important game. I prepare every game in the same way, I already talked about that. After Thursday, it was obvious that we had some staffing problems and that we didn't have much time for training, so we will be solving a lot of things on the fly. I have a lot of options in my head and maybe for the first time in my career I won't know the team until the day of the game. Tomorrow I will decide who will be on the field. You saw it yourself, Mimovic was injured, the luck in the accident is that it's not that dangerous, but that's football, it happens. He trained and worked very well, but we will have to adapt. I don't know about Rodić, I will see more with the medical team - Milojević began.
He also talked about which two bonuses will run on the field tomorrow.
- We have many players of different profiles, strong and well filled positions. However, one decision often leads to another and each choice opens up some other questions for you. We will see after the game and comment, but for now we can only predict. I will see what and how today in training, but I think I will make a decision tomorrow.
Milojević does not pay attention to any statistical parameters before the game.
- There is pressure before every game and I don't care about the statistics. We are playing against a team that is our competitor for the title. Regardless of the situation in which the eternal rival is, we are the biggest favorites for the title. They have a good team, but they are still looking. We have to be focused on us and our game. At this moment, it is the biggest enigma for me, what will we be like, how will we position ourselves, respond to the tasks. Whether it is in their favor that they had more time to prepare or not can be seen from two sides. They had the whole week, could rest, catch the intensity of the training. However, everything has its flaws. We play for three days, and we have to adapt quickly.
Finally, he also talked about the meeting with Benfica.
- We analyzed the game, but there is no time to look back. It remains a pity that we did not achieve a positive result, because we deserved it. Every match serves as a lesson and something that needs to be corrected. The players saw that and we are guided by the philosophy that we improve from match to match. I think that we will get better as time goes on, because we have a lot of players coming from injuries, unpreparedness, breaks - concluded Milojević.
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