Banićević knows the Spaniards well: Defense is our biggest chance, but the attack must work

From the special reporter "Vijesti"

From the 2018 European Championship until today, the national water polo team has won three medals in four major competitions.

She won three silver medals (two at the European Championships, one at the World Championship), and was fourth at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

All this shows how hard work awaits the Montenegrin water polo players in the quarter-finals (Wednesday from 19.30:XNUMX) - the rival is a powerful player, has continuity of both games and results, and has higher quality compared to the "sharks".

Dušan Banićević, the center of our selection, knows the Spaniards well, because he plays for the Catalan Sabadell. Together with his teammate from the national team Konstantina Averka.

"We went through what we had to do at the World Cup, we took that kind of pressure off ourselves, and we look at the continuation as a challenge. Spain showed that they are one of the favorites for the gold, they are known for that pressure in every part of the pool, with a lot of swimming , and we have to try to stop the rival's transition and counterattack. That is the greatest quality of the Spaniards, although they also have two top centers," Banićević said.

Spain just doesn't have a flaw, but it's certainly not invincible.

"We are looking for a chance through the defense and I expect a match with many exclusions. Therefore, the team that has a better implementation of attack with more players and defense with less players will be closer to victory," said Banićević and continued:

"Japan is similar to Spain, although the quality of those two teams is incomparable. It's that pressing, with the fact that Spain has been playing it for years, and it is well covered in all positions. The recipe for victory? We hope that we will be better in attack than before in the tournament. The attack with the player can be more specific, but not only him," Banićević concluded.