Arsenal won their place in the domestic elite football competition through a barrage, and now... Radisav Dragićević's team, despite all expectations and forecasts, are at the top of the first league table and semi-finalists of the Montenegrin Cup.
The Tivat club embarked on an ambitious project, with the aim of reaching the European scene in a few years, but even the most optimistic did not believe that it could be achieved already in the first competitive season in Meridianbet 1. CFL.
Arsenal is in a streak of five games without defeat, and two days ago, after a penalty, it eliminated Jedinstvo for placement among the top four in the most massive competition.
- If someone had told us at the start of the season that after the 13th round, we would be just behind the biggest favorites for the title with only four points less than the current champion - we would have accepted it immediately! But slowly, we have a fantastic atmosphere, excellent cooperation and quality professional work, and the management is agile and works in favor of a good project. We have an individual quality, but our greatest strength is togetherness. We are finally in a series of good results, not just blitz games like in the victory away to Dečić where we scored four goals or a 3:3 draw against Gorica. The positive streak is proof that we are growing as a team - said striker Boris Došljak.
This summer, he decided to accept the offer from Tivat, although he had the option of continuing his career abroad.
- Everything here is at the highest level. The only factor not working in our favor is that we have to pray for the stadiums where we will be hosting. But, not for long, SO Tivat and the Football Association will start work next week and in the spring Tivat will have modern conditions and the stadium it deserves - explained Došljak.
It was Došljak who was the first to take responsibility in the penalty series against Jedinstva, and Velibor Mršulja, Jasmin Muhović, Božo Marković and captain Ćetko Manojlović also scored.
- And Jedinstvo is in shape, it deserves more points with the game and it was a really hard and difficult game. And the terrain in Donja Sutvara was not well prepared either. We didn't beat Bjelopolje, but it's more important that we won the semi-final of the Cup, because that will be a big boost and give us momentum in preparation for the football spring, regardless of what the state of the championship table will be. We are currently above all projections, and above the teams that spent a lot of money and announced the fight for the title. Our goal is still the same - survival without a barrage, and if the opportunity arises, I have no doubt that the administration led by President Dejan Kandić will start bringing reinforcements in order to reach Europe - concluded Došljak.
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