Our team’s head coach Mirko Jelicic attended the post-match press conference with Olimpik.
– We got three points. I’m not very happy with the game. We lost the ball in many situations, made mistakes. There were a lot of unnecessary movements, which need to be reduced. My players know how to play football well. We still need to work a lot with the ball. Today we played a lot forward, made a lot of attacks. We just need to use the opportunities, that is, make the right decisions. The young players in the opponent’s team have great talent. After this season, they should have offers from good teams. Because I’ve known them for a long time. I like the way these young players play. I hope that these young players have a good future.
– Did your team make many mistakes today?
– We need to learn to play easier, not make things harder. The game could not have been that difficult, but we made things worse.
– Nikola Popovic scored two goals today. What do you think about this player?
– He has enough qualities, but he lacked consistency. Today he scored two goals and that is a good thing. Strikers’ goals are counted. If you don’t score, you are not appreciated. Now he also needs to work on consistency. Let him play to regain his level through games.
– There will be a break after today’s game. What are the plans?
– There are 3 weeks until the next game. Maybe we won’t go into it in the best possible condition. If this had happened at the beginning of the year, we would have had an opponent for friendly matches and we could have given the players a physical load. But at the end of the season, it would be inconvenient. There is little time left before the end of the season, everyone is tired. At such times, it is necessary to give the players a rest, relax them, and thereby maintain their footballing qualities.