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Antić Rallies His Troops

By: Nikola | March 23rd, 2009 | 4 Comments »

A lot of time has passed since the last WC qualifiers, and I can tell you I couldn’t wait for this international break and some pretty important games that are on the way. Serbia played it’s last competitive games against Lithuania and Austria, dispatching both of it’s rivals in a rather stylish fashion, while the friendlies played since then (Serbia 6-1 Bulgaria, Serbia 2-0 Cyprus and Serbia 0-1 Ukraine) also didn’t dissappoint at all. So, the cloud of optimism still surrounds the NT and Serbia’s quest for South Africa cointinues with a real desire to win all the games that are on the way, starting with next saturday’s game against Romania.
Now, no matter how optimistic things can be for Antić and his men at the moment, the road to the World Cup isn’t an easy one and rivals such as Romania shouldn’t be underestimated in any circumstances. True, our eastern neighbors aren’t having a good run at all and things seem pretty bleak for them at the moment, but one would be a fool to think that Victor Piturca’s men aren’t a talented and strong team capable of much, much more. Playing at home and needing a win to keep their WC hopes alive, Romanians have enough quality and desire to embarass us properly and seriously wound all of our optimism and pride if we’re not up to the challenge. After that qualifer, Serbia hosts Sweden in a friendly that is bound to be a competitive one, especially if the result against the Romanians doesn’t turn out to be the one we’ve hoped for.
Anyway, here’s Antić’s list of players for these two games, other then Twente’s Rajković’s long-term suspension, Zoran Tošić’s inclusion in the U21 squad and an injury to Udinese’s Aleksandar Luković, there aren’t any other notable absentees and the coach will have a full-strenght side at his disposal. Here’s the full list:
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Tags: Friendlies, Group 7, News And Rumours, Radomir Antić, Romania, Serbia, Serbia U21, Serbian Players, Sweden, World Cup 2010

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