Partizan plays previously postponed SSL round 5 home fixture against Radnicki Nis on Wednesday – 4.30pm CET kick-off.
H2H (last six)
Partizan 4, Radnicki 1, Drawn 1. Gd: 14-6, Partizan.
TEAM NEWS
Long-term injury absentees Marko Zivkovic, Ghayas Zahid and Djordje Jovanovic remain sidelined. Marko Jurcevic is also in a treatment room after picking up an injury during last weekend`s game. Nikola Antic is back in contention although a doubt for the start.
Caretaker Head Coach Marko Jovanovic on a presser ahead of upcoming game:
-I was here as a player before but this is new to me, a new life so to speak. You know what`s going on and firstly I would like to thank Savo Milosevic and his assistants Cvetkovic and Stojanovic on a fine cooperation. I wish them all the best in the future.
It`s a tough game for us tomorrow. Radnicki Nis is one of the best sides in the league, managed by my friend Nikola Drincic. The energy he had when he was Partizan player and when we had success on the field, is now transferred onto his coaching job and his players. They are a team with pace and they love possession so it will be far from easy for us. But, what really matters is that I think our players are aware of the current situation and the opponent we are facing, so I believe we will enter the game fully focused and do our best to win three points.
The rest of the coaching team is still there – Cetkovic, Tomic, Jovsic, Filipovic. We are all here for some time now and we know the players. They know us too, so there`ll be trouble for us working together for the next two games.
Of course, it`s not so simple when a coach leaves but players are professionals, they had numerous situations with coach leaving the post. They know this match will be tough and we had quick chat yesterday, we`ll have another one today, no problems there. It`s a very important game tomorrow so focus should be on it.
Energy is very important tomorrow, commitment from the go, that should be the same in every game. Players need to be aware who they are playing for. We want to win tomorrow and show we are aware playing for Partizan is a privilege.
