Partizan coach Srdjan Blagojevic spoke at the press conference ahead of the 177th “Eternal Derby” against Crvena zvezda, which will be played on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the stadium in Humska. He emphasized that Zvezda is the favorite, but that his team has the ambition to give their maximum in front of their own fans.
– Everyone will agree that nothing has changed – Zvezda is the favorite on paper and a big one, not only because their squad is more expensive and valuable, but also because it was built for the Champions League. But no one can take away our faith and hope, and we will go out with the desire to show the best version of ourselves, Blagojevic said.
He placed special emphasis on the atmosphere in the stands, stressing that the focus must remain on the game. – “Our wish is for the players to be the main protagonists, for everyone to do their job, for the referees to be unnoticeable, and for the focus to remain on the pitch, not on the stands in a negative sense,” the Partizan coach explained.
He also spoke about the pressure of results and the process the team is going through. – “The pressure of results is always there, but our main goal is to come out better from every training session and every match. Victory and defeat, as I’ve already said, are both deceivers – they can fool you. What matters is to stay stable and keep improving,” Blagojevic concluded.
