On Friday, Montenegrin football players will face a rival they have never been able to compete against - ever since the play-offs for the 2012 European Championship, when the "falcons" were closest to qualifying for a major competition.
Robert Prosinečki's team continues its World Cup qualifiers, and after the initial six points - against Gibraltar and the Faroe Islands in Nikšić - the first away game and match with the Czech Republic in Plzen will follow.
"We've suffered five defeats against the Czechs, but I think we have the quality to play against them. Let's not promise too much, because we know what quality and players they have, but I think we can," said Driton Camaj.
Montenegro will miss Adam Marušić, and Vladimir Jovović is also missing.
"We are not complete again, one of our best players is missing, but whoever replaces him will give their best. We are going to achieve a positive result. We must not allow them to have too much possession of the ball and to play too much," Camaj pointed out.
Both Montenegro and the Czech Republic have six points each, but they struggled badly in their matches against Gibraltar and the Faroe Islands.
"It's getting harder and harder, because everyone is trying to play football. We took six points a little harder than expected, but the important thing is that we won them. I don't think the Czechs are much better than us, I believe we will show that in Plzen," said the Hungarian Kecskemet player.
He also notes that the return of Stefan Savić, who has not played in Montenegro's last 10 games, is important.
"That means a lot to us, because Stefan is the leader and one of the team captains. Marušić is missing, and I think we were complete last time against North Macedonia. That's a shame, because every player means a lot to us, especially one of that caliber," Camaj said clearly.
Montenegro has scored only one goal against the Czech Republic in five previous matches - in a friendly match in a 4:1 defeat. That goal, and a beautiful one at that, was the work of Camaj.
"That was the best moment of my career. I will certainly never forget that day, even though we lost 4-1. I wouldn't mind it happening again, but whoever scores the goal, the only thing that matters is that we achieve a positive result."
Montenegro got to know the Czechs well:
"We shouldn't analyze them too much, because we know what kind of players they have - there's Souček, Coufal, Šik... We know they're tall, that they'll be dangerous in breakaways. I think, however, that we're faster, better and more technically skilled than them, so we'll try to use our advantages and their disadvantages and win the game," concluded Camaj.
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