It is the last round of the group stage of the European Championship, the calculation is "million", but in the case of the Serbian national team, there is only one option on the way to the round of 16.
The chosen ones Dragan Stojković they play Denmark in Munich (21 p.m.) and they have to win if they want to be among the 16 best teams on the Old Continent at the first Euro under the name Serbia - is that realistic after the lackluster performances in the first two matches?
In the second round of the tournament, the Eagles were five seconds away from elimination, before Luka Jović scored a goal in the 96th minute for a draw against Slovenia (1:1), and a little later there was a draw between Denmark and England (also 1:1), so all four teams from group C have a good chance to reach the knockout stage...
Stojković: Someone would like to break this community
The point from the two rounds did not satisfy the appetite of the Serbian national team, but the good thing for them is that they are still deciding their fate. Coach Dragan Stojković is also aware of this.
- First England was important, then Slovenia, but now Denmark is the most important. And I can't wait for the game, because the time slot at 21 pm is the best for football. This is a "face to face" match, it will be difficult, but we believe that we can change history - said Stojković and looked back on the past:
- As a player and coach, I lost against Denmark all three times. Now is the time to change that. We will try to find a way to put the ball in the net - Pixi pointed out and added:
- Maybe someone would like to spoil and break the unity and harmony we have, but we don't give up.
Serbia played against England and Slovenia with two attackers (Aleksandar Mitrović i Dušan Vlahović), and tonight that could change. The media has been announcing for days that Vlahović will be "sacrificed". Thus, it is expected that Mitrović will be alone in the attack, and that they will act behind him Dusan Tadic i Lazar Samardzic.
- We will be the smartest we can be. There is a game plan, depending on situations A and B. There will be changes in the composition, but we can't think about 45 but 90 minutes - we have to have weapons on the bench as well. Reserve players are much more important in modern football than the first 11 - says Stojković.
Hjulmand: There is no word failure in our dictionary
Denmark, like Serbia, is certainly winning.
- We did not come to be eliminated in the group, but there is no word failure in our vocabulary. It wouldn't be right to call the situation like that if we don't get to the round of 16 from such a strong group - said the coach of Denmark Casper Hulmand.
All in all, the Danes made the best impression in group C so far. They especially impressed in the draw with England, when they were a better rival.
- I think we played very well in the first two games, but this duel will certainly be more difficult - it is very important for both teams. Serbia is probably the most physically prepared national team in the group and we must not allow ourselves to get into the tempo of the game that the rival wants. We have to be calm - said Hjulmand.
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