INTERVIEW: Nemanja Gordić – „For a trophy you need proper form, players in right mood and luck“

Friday, 17. February 2017 at 10:00

After the last round played in the ABA League Budućnost VOLI have secured themselves a spot in the ABA League Playoffs. Nemanja Gordić spoke about forthcoming tests for his team before and after the beginning of Playoffs of the 2016/17 season. Read more in the interview below.

Nemanja Gordic (Photo: Buducnost VOLI)

The regular season’s ending is here and Budućnost VOLI are in a middle of a 3-game winning streak. Do you have the feeling that you have caught the proper form in the right moment?

“It is important that we have entered a winning streak right before the Playoffs, but there is lots still to be played. Everyone have an opportunity for the second place and it can turn either way. Zvezda have for sure demonstrated the most so far and everyone would like to avoid them in the semi-finals. However on the other side, chances against Zvezda are perhaps greater in the best of three series than in the best of five, since they have the stronger team.”

As a player, you won the ABA League trophy before. What is necessary for the team to win the prestigious trophy?

“To win the title lots of things are necessary to happen. You need to have a team in a proper shape in the right moment, you need to have individual players in the right mood and you also need luck.”

In case you could choose, who would you pick as an opponent in the Playoffs semi-finals?

“Of course Partizan NIS and Cedevita would be more pleasant opponents for us than Crvena zvezda mts, but either opponent in the semi-finals is difficult. We need to see who we would get, then we will prepare in the best possible way for this opponent.”

How important will the support from the fans be in the final part of the season?

“When speaking about the atmosphere created by the fans, Cedevita would definitely be the best opponent for us, since their home court is not as difficult as the ones of both Belgrade teams. On the other side, we place our hopes in the support of our home fans and I am convinced that they will not disappoint us.”

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Nemanja Gordić: „Treba nam prava forma, raspoloženi igrači i sreća“

Nakon poslednjeg odigranog kola ABA lige Budućnost VOLI je obezbedila ućešće u plej-ofu ABA lige. Nemanja Gordić je pričao o dolazećim testovima za njegov tim pre i nakon početka plej-ofa sezone 2016/17. Pročitajte više u našem intervjuu.

Nalazimo se u samoj završnici sezone, a Budućnost VOLI je u seriji od 3 vezane pobede. Da li imate osećaj da je tim ušao u formu u pravom trenutku?

„Važno je da smo vezali nekoliko pobjeda pred samu završnicu i plej-of, ali ima još dosta da se igra. Svi imaju šansu za drugo mjesto i biće jako neizvjesno. Zvezda je svakako pokazala najviše do sad, i sigurno bi je svi rado izbjegli u polufinalu, ali sa druge strane veće su šanse protiv Zvezde na dvije dobijene utakmice, nego na 3, jer imaju najbolji sastav.“

Vi ste kao igrač već osvajali regionalnu titulu. Šta je potrebno nekom timu da se domogne ovog prestižnog trofeja?

„Da bi se osvojila titula potrebno je mnogo stvari. Morate imati ekipu u pravoj formi u pravom trenutku, raspoložene pojedince, a svakako i nekoliko sreće.“

Kada biste mogli da birate, koga biste izabrali za protivnika u polufinalu plejofa?

„Svakako bi Partizan NIS i Cedevita za nas bili bolji protivnik nego Crvena zvezda mts, ali u polufinalu je teško protiv bilo kog protivnika. Moramo vidjeti ko će to biti, a potom ćemo se pripremiti na tog protivnika na najbolji mogući način.“

Koliko će podrška navijača značiti u ključnom delu sezone?

„U kontekstu navijača bi svakako bilo najpogodnije kad bismo u polufinalu igrali protiv Cedevite, jer njihov domaći teren nije pojednako težak kao domaći teren obe beogradske ekipe. Sa druge strane, mi se, naravno, uzdamo u naše navijače i njihovu podršku koja će sigurno biti na pravom nivou.“

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