Against one Croatian giant, Jadran m:tel reached the Champions League, against another they will open the new season of the Regional Premier League in water polo.
Novljani will welcome Mladost from Zagreb from 18.15:XNUMX p.m. today in Škver, in a match that will make official the return of the old league competition in the regional competition.
"Žapci" from the capital of Croatia assembled a powerful team this season, projected to play in the Champions League, but in the end, due to a bizarre mistake (forgetting to register a player) and a great turnaround by Radnički from Kragujevac, it was left without the elite.
- They brought ten players - ten national team members. We watched them, they play well, even though they didn't win the Champions League, they were good in the qualifiers - he said Vasilije Radović, the great asset of the Adriatic.
They are wearing the Mladost cap this season Luka Bukić, Ivan Marcelić, Josip Vrlić, Matias Biljaka, Konstantin Kharkiv, Franko Lazic, Ante Vukičević, Ivan Buljubasic... There will be many threats to the Adriatic.
- We have to watch out for their counterattacks because they know how to get into the high "m zone", where they want the opponent to make a mistake, shoot hastily or pass a bad pass and wait for the counterattack, I would single out Bukić as the fastest - he warned Radovic.
Jadran also has its trump cards, which has also strengthened, and showed that it is already in good shape against Jug in Dubrovnik in the Champions League qualifiers.
- Mladost has similarities with the game of the South, we will have to be calm and composed so that we don't get easy goals from counterattacks - added Radović.
Challenges in the Premier League begin just five days after the qualifying tournament for the Champions League, in which Novljani played four days in a row.
- It was not easy after the tournament and we are still tired, but we managed to rest and prepare a little. Really this season, as far as preparations and similar things are concerned, the situation has never been better. We brought in gym and swimming coaches and Vladimir Gojkovic is on the bench, I think we are ready for this match and that there will be no fatigue or consequences from the tournament in Dubrovnik - concluded Radović.
The regional league is again played according to the league system, after the transition to tournament competitions during the corona pandemic, which lasted until this season.
Montenegro will have two representatives in the Premier League - Primorac opens the new season on Saturday with a difficult visit to Novi Belgrade.
What is new for our country is that there will be three clubs in the Regional A1 League (second league) - in addition to Budva and Kataro, Budućnost is also there from this season. The matches of this rank start on October 12.
Premier League, round 1
Today
Jadran m:tel - Mladost (18.15:XNUMX p.m.)
Saturday
Jadran ST - Valis (18)
South - Šabac (19 p.m.)
New Belgrade - Primorac (19.45)
C. star - Solari (20)
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