Nine days after the first, basketball players Budućnost Volija and Crvena zvezda will play the second match of the semi-final series of the Admiralbet ABA League.
This time the host is the Montenegrin champion, who will try to return the series to Belgrade on Tuesday (20), but also to improve the impression after the convincing defeat in the first game (93:55).
"I think it is very important to understand that there was a heavy defeat in Belgrade, a difference that is certainly not pleasant for anyone. The way we played, the way we responded to Zvezda's aggression, to that certain basic quality that they have, everything is it went in one direction, which we are not the least bit satisfied with. However, in the end it is 1 - 0 in the series, a victory by half a basket, a victory by 38 points, it all counts as 1-0," said the coach in the announcement of the second match The future of Volija Petar Mijović.
Mijović, above all, is not satisfied with the game in defense in the first game.
"We are trying to use this period to prepare as well as possible. There is a serious number of big things that we did below each level. Above all, I mean the game in defense, our responsibility towards the transition defense in the first row, where we absolutely did not do a good job work in one-on-one situations at the end of their attacks, where we lost people in one-on-one situations both in the back and interior positions. They took advantage of it expertly, brought the game under absolute control and in the end more than deservedly won," he said. Mijović.
The coach from Podgorica believes that the team must play the game much better physically.
"We have to respond primarily physically much better than it was the case in Belgrade, to come out much braver, to come out more intensely and to try to play a good match, an open match in which we want to look for our chances to win."
Zvezda won the last six matches between them. The last time Buducnost celebrated was in the fourth game of the final series, two years ago.
"The star showed his strength, talent, and quality in that first match. It is up to us to try to reduce that quality. For that, we will need exceptional focus, exceptional concentration, after that intensity and energy, in order not to they matched Zvezda in that part, and if we manage to match in that part, then I think we can set a base for a well-played match and in the end try to disrupt them in their intention to celebrate here, and on the other hand, do everything to protect the home field and to try and do our best to bring the series back to Belgrade," said Mijović.
Between two games with the current champion, Budućnost defeated Sutjeska in the second match of the semifinals of the First Montenegrin League and qualified for the final.
"The biggest problem in the first match was focus. The energy was there in a certain part of the game, but we didn't have focus, which is why we allowed easy points, left the opponents open for three-point shots, while we made wrong decisions in attack. After the first game semi-final series with Crvena Zvezda, after a very difficult and convincing defeat, we played the second match against Sutjeska, which helped us and will mean that we regain our confidence. We still have three, four days to prepare for the second match in 'Morača' and to better prepare for the match and enter the match with definitely more energy and focus", believes the "blue" basketball player Igor Drobnjak.
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