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The draw in the derby, Veselinovic: Partizan did not deserve to lose, we dominated the second half

2024-12-01 22:21:00, Sport CNA

The draw in the derby, Veselinovic: Partizan did not deserve to lose, we

Partizan's coach, Aleksander Veselinovic, spoke after the draw with Tirana.

In the statement after the match, Veselinovic, referring to the penalty at the end, declared that his team did not deserve the defeat.

According to him, Partizan was dominant in the second half.

"First of all, I want to congratulate all those who participated in this football celebration in Albania, this match showed the beauty of football. I have mixed feelings, I must show gratitude to my colleague and the Tirana club, I must congratulate obviously the footballers for the fight and the motivation, as well as the fans who supported us. My impressions are that in the first half it was 50 to 50. I am not satisfied especially with the offensive phase when we we had the ball. We then tried to penetrate into some spaces that we didn't even train for, and then when we lost the ball in those spaces, there were a lot of spaces for Tirana's counterattack. Then we corrected something at halftime, with respect against Tirana, I think it was us who dominated. We had opportunities with Bitnsuka, Domgjon, Rrapaj and Cara as well, and I believe that until the last 10 minutes it was us. that we dominated the match. And then the penalty happens in extra time. But from that situation you can lose the match, I think it would not be correct from what we produced, for us to lose the match today.

There is no coach in the world who hasn't lost and I won't mind losing, I don't mind and I don't feel pressure from that part. Hadroj has played almost a full game after two months, Cara has been out of the rhythm of matches for three weeks, Ismaili has not participated in all the matches, Mehmeti is also out of the work process due to injury. When the rotation is forced or shortened, with Kote's exit I had to make a mandatory change. Taipi and Kote do not have the same characteristics. Then we tried to find solutions during the game, but in the last 10 minutes it was very noticeable.

Removal of Hadroj and Rrapaj? I believe you know the coach's fate. With 24 years of experience, it's a bit hard to be surprised by anything that happens in football. When I got Partizan, he just sold Maget. And we have said that we will find solutions from those we have by giving opportunities to those we have. Everything that happens with Hadroj and Rrapaj are questions for the leaders. I don't think it takes much ingenuity to emphasize the qualities that Rrapaj and Hadroj have, not only for us, but also for the championship. But whatever happens, I can't prejudge, we'll wait, see, and I congratulate them for their performance today like all other players. Also, I want to congratulate my colleague once again that he was correct before and during the match, I wish him to be on the bench as long as possible and as many successes as possible in the future", stated Veselinovic.