Quietly and without storm waves, and with results as pearly as the color of Plav Lake, the half-season in the Meridianbet First Montenegrin Football League was ended by the players Miodrag Nana DžudovićJezero crowned a record-breaking series of victories in the club's history in domestic elite competitions with a triumph over the reigning champion, Buducnost. It was Plav's fifth triumph in a row.
In addition to four first division matches, that streak also included a triumph against Mladost Lob.bet in the quarterfinals of the Montenegrin Cup, so Jezero is in the game for that trophy as well. In the championship, the leader Sutjeska is seven points behind Plav. Jezero is third, and if Dečić does not defeat Buducnost in the remaining match in Tuzi, they will retain that position during the winter break.
- It's just a shame that the break is coming just now. The team has gotten into a rhythm, the players were full of confidence, and we in the coaching staff had no problems with injuries to the players. Of course, we celebrated one of the two best half-seasons in the club's history, the players were very happy after the big wins, and we in the coaching staff, the club, and the fans are extremely satisfied and proud. As for the continuation, it's all unknown for us now. The club has limited options, we don't know yet if and where we will go for training. It's not ruled out that we will stay here again and everything will depend on sponsorship contracts, the amount the club has at its disposal. Roughly speaking, my goal is for the roll call to be around January 11th. Now we need to rest and enjoy what we have achieved - said Džudović.
The club with the smallest budget and the only one without a stadium to play matches in the first league caravan, is defying all predictions. In 19 rounds played this season, Jezero managed to outplay and defeat all the teams of the domestic elite that won trophies (Budućnost, Sutjeska, Dečić), as well as those that are ahead in the standings (Mornar).
- We entered the season with a new team, the only one without going abroad for training and real tests to know our own capabilities. My goal was to get the team involved, to play as a team and that's how we get goals and results. I think the last few games have shown that we've done a lot towards that goal, and now for the second part of the season I have only one goal - to keep this team together and not have any departures. It's true that we Haradinaj gave free rein to the offer from Kazakhstan, and he made a great contribution to the team except in those initial months when he was injured. Everyone remained bound by contract. This is a great group of people and players, for whom numerous offers are coming due to their games and progress. However, I hope that we will stay together and we are not thinking about reinforcements. It is true that there are no conflicts or scandals associated with our club and team... We play honestly, we work in the spirit of the game and fair play in every field, but it is also true that there were problems. The turning point for us was the match of the 14th round against Arsenal, which meant whether we would sink or go up. Fortunately, many players recovered from injuries, we played our best game and celebrated. And we had been in a series of seven rounds without a win. After that victory, everything was easier - explained Džudović.
5 wins in a row, including the championship (4) and the Cup (1), is Jezera's record-breaking series of triumphs in the Meridianbet 1st Montenegrin Football League.
Jezero has a better goal difference than Dečić, with a point, but also a game more, and is also the best scorer of the autumn from the Plav team - Djordje Maksimovic with nine hits.
- It's all a team result, we achieve everything by working together. Of course, that performance cannot fail to impress, but also the fact that the result is a reflection of the coaching work, the hands, and the actions of the club's management. Behind that result is excellent, but also enormous synchronized work. We don't set goals, except for the team to play beautiful football and for the field to be the only benchmark. Of course, that doesn't mean we won't try to get as much as possible from the season. In fact, we beat all our competitors, and if the team is in optimal condition in the Cup finals, we will try to finally have Plav win a big trophy - concluded Džudović.
It's a shame that the break is coming just now. The team has gotten into a rhythm, the players are full of confidence, and we in the coaching staff have had no problems with injuries to the players. Of course, we celebrated one of the two best half-seasons in the club's history, the players were very happy after the big wins, and we in the coaching staff, the club, and the fans are extremely satisfied and proud, says Džudović
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