Prosinecki: Changes must come, we'll see if I'll be in the national team.

"It's not good for us, but the qualifiers are not over yet," said the Montenegro coach after the defeat to the Czech Republic in Plzen (2:0)

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Prosinecki during the match in Plzen, Photo: FSCG
Prosinecki during the match in Plzen, Photo: FSCG
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From the special reporter "Vijesti"

We've seen it before - when much was expected, the "falcons" disappointed again - they once again left the battle against the Czech Republic without firing a shot.

Montenegrin football players were defeated by the "lions" for the sixth time, and the failure in Plzen (2:0) was the first in the World Cup qualifiers - indeed, in the first real test.

"Congratulations to the Czechs, in the end, when you look at everything, they deserved it. I think we played well in the first half, we controlled things until the goal, and then we naively conceded a goal - we lost the ball where it shouldn't be lost. After that, we were in trouble," said coach Robert Prosinecki at a press conference.

Maybe that game would have been different if VAR hadn't overturned Milan Vukotić's Euro goal immediately after the Czech's first goal.

"We tried, we had a goal disallowed from a good move, we also tried on the left side and we could have been better in the finals," added Prosinečki.

And then in the second part when the reaction was expected - a flood.

"The Czechs dominated in the second half, with three substitutions we tried to gain freshness, Edvin Kuč and Milan Vukotić were slowly declining, and we planned to gain speed and penetration with Milutin Osmajić... Anyway, congratulations to the Czechs once again, unfortunately they beat us again."

How much harder is it now?

"This is only the first half, in September we play the Czechs at home and we will have a chance to correct this result. Nothing is over, there are still many games to be played - the Czechs are coming to Montenegro and a lot will be decided, and we will also see what the results will be with Croatia. It is not good for us, but the qualifications are not over yet," the Croatian expert emphasized.

Can Montenegro build optimism after such an idealess performance?

"I repeat, in the second half they were much better than us and we couldn't match them. Nothing is over, right now I can say that September awaits us and that we have to be optimistic. We have to win at home, then see what happens next. That's what we have and I believe the players can do better."

Do you feel resentment after a bad game?

"There is certainly a big responsibility on me and I accept it. This was one of the most important games, but we didn't give our all. We are missing something. Are they young players, will they be in the team, will I be in the national team - we will see, but of course, there will have to be changes, we will look for the best so that we can play a real game in September. I feel sorry for the fans and all of us, because we didn't give our maximum."

The great hopes of Montenegrin football, Andrija Bulatović and Vasilije Adžić, did not get a chance in Plzen.

"It's their first time with us and in a game like this I didn't think about them so they wouldn't 'burn out'. But they will have their chances - against Armenia we will see how much the younger players can do," concluded Prosinecki.

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