Ivan Golac on the "eternal derby": Football's anti-propaganda, shock over Stanković's statement

Crvena zvezda and Partizan played without goals on Sunday, it was probably the worst derby in the last ten years.

In the end, Zvezda is more satisfied because it maintained its 11-point advantage in first place, but the public is disappointed.

Ivan Golac, former player and coach of the "Black and Whites", didn't hide that either.

"It was absolute anti-propaganda of football in a match that has long ceased to be a real derby. It is held in an artificial way, and what is not natural cannot even survive. This has nothing to do with football and sports in general. Crvena zvezda and Partizan are the holders of Serbian football. However, what they showed was sad," Golac said and added:

"I read the statement of Zvezda coach Dejan Stanković, who said that he was satisfied with the performance of his team. First of all, you cannot train at Zvezda, Partizan, the national team... This devalues ​​the profession, knowledge, everything. There is a beginning and you know how it goes. I believe that many are shocked by Dejan's statement, because if we are satisfied with this, then we are in big trouble," said Golac.

He was also disappointed with the performance of Partizan.

"When you are behind like that, you have nothing to lose. I was therefore expecting a more offensive and aggressive setup. That did not happen and I will accept that there was no quality for that. If you do not show healthy, positive aggression and desire on the field, then you have nothing to ask for However, Partizan had some chances, they got them due to the mistakes of their rivals, and if they had realized them, maybe the game would have gone in a different direction. And since we determined that the quality was lacking, it could not have ended otherwise," concluded the coach who won the Scottish Cup with Dundee United in 1994.