FK Mornar wants continuity - for the fight for Europe to become an everyday occurrence, as it already has.
They succeeded two seasons ago, but they didn't last season, although they were close - they were stopped in the Cup semi-finals.
However, last season was also an indication that new, much more favorable winds are blowing in Bar football than before.
The fact that Meridian 1. CFL will have four representatives on the European stage next summer (three teams from the championship, plus the Cup winner), gives Zoran Đurašković's team every right to try again.
What the epilogue will be will be known next summer, and a lot depends on the beginning. From today's beginning...
"We started preparations early, because the season starts on August 2nd. The team is scheduled to train in Bar until July 14th, followed by a 12-day stay in Zlatibor, where most of the preparatory matches will be played. Training will be held once a day in Bar, while training will be held twice a day in Zlatibor," Đurašković reported on the preparation plan for the club's website.
12 players left Mornar this summer: Pavličić, Dragojević, Kisi, Stevanović, Vušurović, Mitrović, Ćetković, Vuković, Batrović, Merdović and Kolundžić.
"The departure of 12 players is a natural process of generational change and they deserve our respect for everything they have done for Mornar," added Đurašković.
As for reinforcements, there are currently Petar Vukčević and Luka Malešević (both from Otranto), as well as goalkeeper Stefan Popović, a well-known face, a returnee from Novi Pazar.
The list of reinforcements is not final.
"We are satisfied with the transfer window so far, we have brought in the players we wanted. I expect the arrival of five more players, we are in negotiations with them. Eight or nine young players have been added to the first team. Although I am satisfied, I admit that I expected the transfer to be completed faster, because the financial demands of some players are unrealistic for the budget available to the Bar club," says Mornar sports director Mitar Novaković.
As for the coaching staff, Zoran Đurašković has been joined by Zoran Perović and Simo Medigović. The new face on the coaching staff is Željko Mrvaljević, who will work with the youth and senior teams. Nemanja Leverda will also be on the coaching staff, but due to his obligations to the national team, Mrvaljević will also be there. Two coaches from Niš, Predrag and Nenad Stamenković, have received lucrative offers from abroad and are no longer on the club's coaching staff, according to the FK Mornar website.
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