The young (U20) water polo national team of Montenegro left today for Kragujevac, where they will make the final preparations before the start of the World Championship in the Czech Republic, which is scheduled from August 28 to September 5.
Coach Miodrag Mirović invited 15 players for the preparations in Kragujevac, 13 of whom will travel to the WC: Alen Isljamović, Vasilije Marinković, Vasilije Radović, Andrija Korać, Marko Milić, Danilo Radović, Marko Mršić, Vuk Drašković, Uros Vučurović, Đorđije Stanojević, Dragan Marković, Miroslav Perković, Jovan Vujović, Matija Sladović, Petar Vujošević.
"I am satisfied with the preparations made in the last month, and as far as the work in the pool, the discipline. I must point out that the atmosphere in the team was excellent, and I'm sure that it will adorn us in this competition as well. We have a good team, but in this competition there are seven or eight national teams competing for the top spot. We will try to implement these last few things in these two or three days during the sparring matches with the Serbian national team in Kragujevac, I believe that we will be ready for the start of the championship. We have that easier match with South Africa in the first round, and then two days of break to prepare for the match with the current world champions, the Greek team. Needless to say about the quality of Helen, and now they are one of the main contenders for gold. At the end of the group is the duel with Kazakhstan, and then the elimination phase starts, but we will go match by match. The boys worked very well, they are motivated, and they are ready to give their best in every match," said Mirović.
Montenegro is at the World Cup in Group D with South Africa (August 28, 16:30 p.m.), Greece (August 31, 09:00 a.m.) and Kazakhstan (September 1, 16:30 p.m.).
Group A includes Italy, Croatia, Russia, Uzbekistan and Argentina. In group B there are Spain, Serbia, USA, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and in group C Hungary, Germany, Brazil and Egypt. The winner of the group will directly advance to the quarter-finals, while the second and third-placed teams will advance to the round of XNUMX.
In addition to coach Mirović, the coaching staff also includes assistant coaches Uglješa Brguljan and Miodrag Matković, doctor Vladimir Dedović and technical support Vasko Vučković.
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