The coach of Serbia announced after the defeat at the European Championship,
Source: PETER KNEFFEL / AFP / Profimedia
The Serbian handball team did not even beat Iceland in the first round of the European Championship in Germany nor Hungary in the second on Sunday evening and with only one point won, she is no longer the only one wondering about her placement in the second phase. The team Toni Gerona he painfully lost the victory against Iceland, and then in the second round he lost by a goal difference to Hungary, which punished all the mistakes in the game of the “eagles”. And there were…
That is why he will be in the last round against the Serbian team on Tuesday need to beat Montenegro from 6 p.m., and then cheer for the Hungarians against Iceland from 8 p.m.. Only in the event that the Serbian team beats the Montenegrins by two or more goals, the “eagles” will cheer for the Hungarians to push them to the second stage with a victory. Otherwise, “Orlovi” will not even pass the group stage for the third time in a rowand no one will be surprised to hear that since winning European silver in 2012 in Belgrade, they have entered the main round only once out of five attempts so far, in Croatia in 2018.
“We failed, we didn’t play well in attack, we didn’t find a way to play against their high defense, and when we had opportunities, we missed them too much. We didn’t follow the plan when it came to shots either,” coach Toni Gjerona said after the match.
“Defensively, I think the team played well, it’s clear that we can’t stop everything, the goalkeepers did their offense, but I’m frustrated because in attack we didn’t play as expected,” criticized the Spaniard, who has been a coach since 2020.
“There is a chance, we have to beat Montenegro by two points, and then the Hungarians beat Iceland. We know it won’t be easy, but we have to do our part. If we don’t do it, then we don’t even deserve to go to the second stage.” he added.