12.10.2012, 09:58 For the first time in the club’s history, Budućnost will start the season as defending champions of the EHF Champions League. |
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Bulatović: Defence will be our main weaponFor the first time in the club’s history, Budućnost will start the season as defending champions of the EHF Champions League. The success achieved back in May against Győri Audi ETO KC will remain written forever in the history books of Montenegrin handball. But due to big changes to the team over the summer, Budućnost won’t have the same ambitions in the coming season as they did last term. Ahead of their first match against Zvezda Zvenigorod, ehfCL.com spoke to their central back player Anđela Bulatović.
Anđela Bulatović: They can expect us to be a fighting team like in previous years, which is characteristic for all teams from the Balkans, who all have strong character. We have a rejuvenated team, but we don’t have a great outside shooter, but I hope we can compensate that with some other things. I hope we will be more patient in attack, and play until the real goal chance. However, the primary objective is to have a solid defence, and not to allow the opponents to score easy goals. The players who have come to Budućnost are quality players and I think defence will be our main weapon, to give us the opportunity to go for easy goals from fast counter attacks. Anđela Bulatović: I sincerely hope that we can go into the Main Round, I want that with all my heart. It is important that everybody is patient, and we hope that we get great support from our fans from first minute to the last. I think it would help the whole team, not only me and the others who experienced last season, but especially those who came this summer. This season we maybe don’t have enough players to rotate the team regularly, and it might be exhausting for us. In my opinion, Zvezda Zvenigorod is the best team in the group if we see the individual players quality, though all the other teams a very good, especially Viborg HK. Last season, although we had such a great team, we struggled against Thüringer HC, especially in the first game. So, against all of them we will have to give 100 per cent. ehfCL.com: On Saturday night in Morača Hall, Zvezda Zvenigorod is the first opponent in the group phase. What do you expect from this match?
Anđela Bulatović: We didn’t get a favourable draw - I think it’s always better to play your first game away from home, as it’s easier to break the ice. But maybe it will spur us on to get a good result.
Anđela Bulatović: I think it’s Győri Audi ETO KC, first of all. Although, Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea has an outstanding team. Anđela Bulatović: I didn’t think about it, but now somehow I feel the oldest. However, I have practiced and played with half of the team for a long time, so it’s not a problem. Yet, at 25 I’m not so old! The start the EHF Champions League might affect me differently, because I’ve been through this several times. So, for me there will be no excessive nerves, like the players who are new to the EHF Champions League experience.
Further information TEXT: Saša Jončić |
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