INTERVIEW: Vuk Radivojević: “We make our own destiny”

Thursday, 14. January 2016 at 11:00

Seven rounds before the end of the ABA League regular season there are 10 teams that are trying to avoid relegation! Igokea is one of them…

Seven rounds before the end of the ABA League regular season there are 10 teams that are trying to avoid relegation! Igokea is one of them…

In the interview for the ABA League official website, the best scorer of Igokea Vuk Radivojević has spoken about the big battle that is in front of his team in the rest of the season.

After a very turbulent period in which Igokea made several changes in the roster, you managed to score a huge win over Mega Leks. What is the atmopshere in the team right now?

"This win is extremely important for us. We have defeated the most aggressive team in the league. They play in strong rhythm during the whole 40 minutes, both offensively and defensively. Players of Mega Leks never get off the gas pedal. Winning or losing, they will go on you with everything they got. By defeating them, we regained confidence. But, we simply cannot allow losing focus anymore. We now know the recipe how we should play and we must follow it in every next game.”

ABA League standings look absolutely crazy. There are 5 teams with the overall score 7-12, while there are also 5 teams with 8-11. Have you ever been in similar situation and what do you think will be the outcome of this race?

"I have never been in a similar situation, while I think that this has never happened in the regional competition. I do not know if anyone can predict the final outcome. I just like the fact that we depend only on ourselves. We make our own destiny.”

What do you think will be the key in the race for survival?

"Many factors will decide the final outcome. It is always like that in sport. We know how we should play in the rest of the season and we need to continue raising confidence. I hope that we will avoid injuries and that we will have some luck, because it is necessary to have it sometimes. But, luck must be deserved.”

There were quite a lot of spectators in your last game in Laktaši. How much will their support mean to your team in the remaining 7 rounds?

"I would like to thank all those people who came to support us in our last game. They recognized the moment and came to help us get out of the series of defeats at home court. I invite them to come to our next games, as their support really means a lot to us.”

After a series of bad results the management decided to change the coach. What has new head coach Dragan Bajić brought to the team?

"We have had a lot of problems with injuries and with some other staff, while we lost some games pretty unlucky. Lukajić tried to get us out of that situation, but we could not handle it. It is quite normal in sport to make changes when the things are not going good for you. Lukajić left the club, Bajić replaced him. He took over the team in a pretty difficult moment, only couple of days before the next game. Bajić has tried to regain our confidence from the start and to bring some fresh energy to the team. He did it with Igokea three years ago, when they did not have so famous players as the other teams, but they finished the regular season at the first place, just because of that fantastic atmosphere inside the squad. In our last game against Mega Leks, we fulfilled all game plans and, more importantly, we showed energy and team spirit that led us toward the win.”

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Vuk Radivojević: "Sami krojimo svoju sudbinu”

Sedam kola pre kraja ligaškog dela ABA lige, čak deset klubova se bori za opstanak! Igokea je jedan od njih…

U intervjuu za zvanični sajt ABA lige, Vuk Radivojević, najbolji strelac Igokee, pričao je o velikoj borbi koja očekuje njegov tim u nastavku sezone.

Posle burnog perioda u kojem je došlo do određenih promena u sastavu, upisali ste veliku pobedu nad Mega Leksom. Kakva je sad atmosfera u timu?

"Ova pobeda je veoma važna za nas i rezultatski i psihološki. Dobili smo ekipu koja je najagresivnija u ligi i koja igra u visokom ritmu svih 40 minuta, kako u odbrani tako i u napadu. Igrači Mege Leks nikada ne posustaju, bilo da vode ili da gube. Mi smo vratili samopouzdanje i veru u sebe. Ali, ne smemo da dozvolimo više ni jedne sekunde da se opustimo i moramo da nastavimo ovako do kraja. Sad znamo recept kako treba da igramo i treniramo i to moramo da primenjujemo na svakoj utakmici i treningu.”

Tabela ABA lige izgleda prosto neverovatno. Čak 5 timova ima skor 7-12, a isto toliko ima skor 8-11. Da li ste nekada bili u ovakvoj situaciji i kakav rasplet predviđate do kraja sezone?

"Nikad se nisam našao u sličnoj situaciji, a mislim da se ovo nkada nije ni desilo u regionalnom takmičenju. Ne znam da li iko može da predvidi šta će biti, pošto smo tokom sezone videli da svako svakog može da pobedi. Ja samo volim što smo mi u poziciji da zavisimo sami od sebe, a za mene je to najbitnije. Sami krojimo svoju sudbinu.”

šta mislite da će biti presudno u borbi za opstanak?

"Mnogo faktora ce odlučivati. Tako je uvek u sportu. Znamo kako treba da pristupimo i odigramo svaku utakmicu i kako da nastavimo da dižemo samopouzdanje. Nadamo se da će nas povrede preskočiti i da ćemo imati i sreće, jer je i ona bitna, ali treba je zaslužiti.”

Dvorana u Laktašima je bila vrlo dobro popunjena u poslednjem meču. Koliko će vam podrška navijača značiti u preostalih 7 kola?

"Zahvalio bih se ljudima, jer su došli u tolikom broju. Mislim da su i oni prepoznali da nam je podrška bitna i pomogli su nam da izadjemo iz serije poraza na domaćem terenu. Pozivam ih da nastave da dolaze u još većem broju, jer nam njihova podrška mnogo znači."

Posle serije loših rezultata promenili ste trenera. šta je novo doneo Dragan Bajić?

"Imali smo dosta problema i sa povredama i drugim stvarima i neke utakmice smo nesrećno izgubili. Lukajić je probao da uradi sve da nas izvuče iz te crne serije ali nismo uspeli da iznesemo to. U sportu je normalno da dolazi do promena kada ide loše. Lukajić je otišao, došao je Bajić. Preuzeo je ekipu u teškom momentu, praktično dva dana pre sledeće utakmice. Bajić pokušava od početka da nam vrati samopouzdanje koje se izgubilo posle svih poraza i da unese novu energiju u tim. On je to najbolje uradio i sa timom pre tri godine kad su sa dosta slabijom ekipom po imenima od ostalih klubova uspeli da budu prvi na tabeli baš zbog te odlične atmosfere. Mi smo sad na utakmici sa Megom ispoštovali dogovore i što je najbitnije pokazali smo pravu energiju i timski duh i tako došli do pobede."

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