Starting against the weakest team in a group can sometimes be tricky, but in Group B the Serbia did not fall into it. Without difficulty, the captain’s teammates Bogdan Bogdanovic (14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists) have indeed easily disposed of China (105-63) this Saturday afternoon in Manila.
A widely expected result that precedes for the Serbian selection two other games to come, much more complex from the point of view of the adversity that will be offered. And “Bogi” does not fail to recall it.
” We expect much better adversity in the next games. [Le Soudan du Sud et Porto Rico] are experienced, they have a lot of good players », indeed said Atlanta fullback/winger in the mixed zone after the game. ” We know for example that this is the first World Cup for South Sudan, but they are ready to play. And Puerto Rico has never been easy to play in the World Cup, they are serious. »
In other words, it is difficult for Serbia to learn any real lessons from this game. The real tests will be against South Sudan and Puerto Rico, who offered an epic fight earlier in the day.
” For me, it was very important to win this game. And beyond winning, working well on the instructions we gave before the match », moreover added coach Svetislav Pesic, who obviously had insisted on the defense. ” We are a new team and we didn’t have enough preparation time, so we used this game to improve our tactics. But the most important thing for me is the individual responsibilities, especially in defence. »
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