Nikolić: Triumph over a giant such as Budućnost obliges us to even more strenuous work!

Wednesday, 16. November 2016 at 18:19

Already in the second game on the bench of Karpoš Sokoli, the tactician Dragan Nikolić has succeeded in achieving the maiden ABA League win for this team and has therefore put his name in the history book of this Macedonian side with 20-year old tradition.

Dragan Nikolic (Photo: Karpos Sokoli/Igor Panevski)

Already in the second game on the bench of Karpoš Sokoli, the tactician Dragan Nikolić has succeeded in achieving the maiden ABA League win for this team and has therefore put his name in the history book of this Macedonian side with 20-year old tradition.

The fact that the triumph was achieved against Budućnost VOLI, a team that has been an undisputed ruler in the Montenegrin basketball over a long period and that was unbeaten with an 8:0 record until this game, makes the success even greater.

This obliged us to make a story with head coach NIkolić, whose energy brought positive mentality in the Falcons’ side.

How do you feel after your first win on the bench of Karpoš Sokoli, which is at the same time also the maiden win of this club in the ABA League?

“This is a historical triumph both for me and the club, and a special one since it happened in the elite competition such as ABA League. However, the triumph at this moment does not mean anything if you look at the picture as a whole, since only tough work and serious battle is ahead of us. The win against Budućnost VOLI for sure has a huge meaning for us and give us additional motive, but it is already in the books since the most important things for us are those that follow, not the ones that are behind us. I would agree immediately to win two other games that one against Budućnost VOLI, even though it is a renowned club which I have huge respect for.”

What does participation in the ABA League mean for Karpoš Sokoli?

“Even before I arrived to Skopje, I knew how work is being done in the club and around it. I can for sure claim that participation in the ABA League is extremely significant for Karpoš Sokoli, especially when it comes to the image of the club and it is an evidence that this is a stable sporting collective, that can compete in organizational and financial point of view with the best in the country and even wider. This can and for sure will mean a lot in the forthcoming seasons, regardless of the final outcome of the debutant season in the ABA League and it will for sure open the gates to other elite competitions to the club.”

Despite the fact that it is perhaps early, especially for you that have only arrived to the club, can you determine the ambitions of Karpoš Sokoli. Can you define the ambitions of the club?

“You do not have to be too clever to know that our basic ambition is to aoid relegation from the ABA League.”

What is the thing missing in this current Karpoš Sokoli squad in order to escape the crisis of results and in order to achieve the previously determined goals?

“I believe that it is evident from the airplane where we need to make changes on the team in order to continue upwards. The way I see it, we need to improve our game in the paint, which automatically tells us where we need to reinforce the squad.”

How important it is for you to be a head coach of Karpoš Sokoli, an ABA League team?

“A lot. I am aware of the importance of being given a chance to lead the team with such qualities as Karpoš Sokoli possess and to have an opportunity to coach an ABA League team so I will do my best in order to warrant the trust.”

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Nikolić: Triumf nad gigant kako Budućnost nosi obvrska za ušte ponaporna rabota!

Veće na vtoriot meč na klupata na Karpoš Sokoli, srpskiot strateg Dragan Nikolić uspea da go realizira sonot na debitantot za prva pobeda vo ABA-ligata, vnesuvajći go svoeto ime vo istorijata na ovoj makedonski tim so 20-godišna tradicija. Uspehot da bide pogolem, triumfot beše ostvaren protiv Budućnost, tim koj e neprikosnoven vo samostojna Crna Gora, koj so godini nanazad e meѓu najdobrite vo regionalnoto natprevaruvanje i koj do gostuvanjeto vo „Boris Trajkovski“ imaše perfekten skor 8-0.

Seto ova e sosema dovolna pričina za razgovor so trenerot Nikolić, čija nova energija donese pozitivni vetrišta vo taborot na „sokolite“, koi sega so pogolema doza na optimizam go očekuvaa prodolženieto od sezonata. Stanuva zbor za relativno iskusen strateg, koj iako prvpat vodi tim od ABA-ligata, sepak, zad sebe ima mnogu kvalitetni sredbi kako predvodnik na Mladost od Zemun, Metalac Valjevo, Radnički Kraguevac, Radnički od Belgrad, Hemofarm, Vojvodina...

Kakvo e čuvstvoto po prvata pobeda kako kormilar na Karpoš Sokoli, koja voedno beše i „sefte“ za klubot vo negovata debitantska sezona vo ABA-ligata?

„Ova e istoriski triumf kako za klubot taka i za mene, prvenec koj sekogaš e poseben osobeno koga stanuva zbor za edno elitno natprevaruvanje kako ABA-ligata. No, triumfot vo ovoj moment ne znači apsolutno ništo gledajći ja golemata slika, bidejći doprva nѐ čeka naporna rabota i golema borba. Pobedata nad Budućnost definitivno e golema za nas i nosi golem potstrek za ponatamu, no taa e veće arhivirana bidejći za nas najvažno e toa što e pred nas, a ne toa što pominalo. Bi sakal da potenciram i deka poveće bi sakal prethodno da sme ostvarile dve takanarečeni pomali pobedi namesto ovaa golema nad Budućnost, bez razlika što stanuva zbor za renomiran klub koj isklučitelno go respektiram“

Što za Karpoš Sokoli znači igranjeto vo natprevaruvanje kako ABA-ligata?

“I pred da dojdam vo Skopje, dobro gi poznavav rabotite vo i okolu klubot. Zatoa, so sigurnost možam da kažam deka za Karpoš Sokoli igranjeto vo ABA-ligata e ogromna rabota, prvenstveno za imidžot na klubot i pokazatel deka stanuva zbor za stabilen sportski kolektiv, koj organizaciski i finansiski može da se nosi so najdobrite od prostorot na poranešnata država pa i poširoko. Seto ova može i sigurno će znači mnogu vo slednite sezoni, bez razlika na konečniot rezultatski epilog od debitantskiot nastap, a voedno bi gi otvorilo vratite i do drugi renomirani natprevaruvanja.“

Bez razlika što možebi sѐ ušte e rano i osobeno što od neodamna ste vo klubot, dali može da gi determinirate ambiciite na Karpoš Sokoli odnosno da gi odredite krajnite ambicii na timot?

„Ne treba premnogu da se mudruva po ova prašanje bidejći naša osnovna ambicija što se odnesuva do ABA-ligata e opstanokot vo ova društvo.“

Što vo ovoj moment mu nedostasuva na segašniot sostav na Karpoš Sokoli za da ispliva od krizata i da dojde poblisku do celite koi pogore gi determiniravte?

„Mislam deka i od avion se gleda deka treba da napravime odredeni korekcii vo timot ako sakame rabotite da trgnat na podobro. Kako što gledam jas na rabotite, nam sega ni treba mnogu podobra igra pod koševite, od što avtomatski se gleda na koja pozicija ni e neophodno zasiluvanje.“

Kolku za vas znači faktot što go predvodite Karpoš Sokoli kako i možnosta da bidete trener vo tim što nastapuva vo ABA-ligata?

„Najkusiot odgovor na dvata dela od prašanjeto e – mnogu. Svesen sum što dobiv so šansata da predvodam tim so kvalitet i ambicii kako Karpoš Sokoli i toa vo prestižnata ABA-liga, so nadež deka će ja opravdam doverbata koja upravata mi ja doveri.“

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