Tucak: We played against a team that is a little short of breaking into the very top

From the special reporter "Vijesti"

The water polo team of Montenegro lost to a better team at the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris, maybe it could have been different, but Croatia found a way to break the resistance of the "sharks" - it was 11:8.

"Barracuda" coach Ivica Tucak makes it clear that his team did not underestimate Montenegro when they allowed them to equalize on three occasions from the middle of the second to the middle of the third quarter.

"We knew very well who we were playing against. I don't want to offend anyone, but Montenegro is not a team like South Africa or someone else - it is a contender for a medal, a selection that is a little short of breaking through to the very top, but that is not my problem," he said. is Tucak for "Vijesti".

He is satisfied with the victory.

"It couldn't be a simple match, Montenegro is such a rival, plus it "felt our blood" in some earlier competitions, saw that it could beat us, and it's our own fault. Because of all that, it had to be like this, but when All things considered, I think we deserved the victory. We were in control of the result, although of course there were "holes", but the opponent is great and that's all realistic", said Tucak and concluded:

"In the end, we conceded two easy goals with a safe advantage, that shouldn't happen, but the most important thing is that we opened the tournament with a triumph that will help us in the future, because the group is such that everything is possible," said the former coach of Jadran from Herceg. New.