The coach of Vojvodina FC, Božidar Bandović is proud of his team after the rematch with the team of Ajax AFC.

The players of the Old Lady lost tonight to the team of Ajax with the result 1:3, and fell again in the finish, like in the first match at Johan Cruyff Arena, but Bandović is proud of his players after these two matches.

  • As a coach I can be proud of these matches and the way in which we confronted such a great club as Ajax, and showed that Vojvodina is just as big a club. We showed good game, high intensity, and we were in the match for 85 minutes. In the first half our defence was lower, then from the counter-attack we had a chance by Miha in the 45th minute, if we gave the goal then, it would have been an entirely different match. I am also pleased with the second half; it is inexcusable that they shot twice from the corner. We attacked through replacements, and started playing offensively, gave that goal, we were standing well, but then we received the second goal, which decided everything. That is the quality of Ajax. I can be more than pleased with all that we had shown. What remains is regret for not passing, but the winning mentality is not talent, but preparation, focus and discipline, and we as a club and a team have a vision. We will have more games like this one, but the players have to be proud of everything that they had shown. We should not give up on our goals, this is a huge experience, and we showed that we are going in the right direction. We are preparing for Maribor, but first we turn towards the championship, match by match. We would like to thank the fans for their support, they were fantastic – Bandović said.

 

Once again, he highlighted that he will insist on the offensive style of playing.

  • All these matches that we played this year, that is our style, my vision and that is how Vojvodina should play. We need to have a high intensity for 90 minutes. Especially in the championship where we would like to dominate. It is tactically the hardest to lower the opponent to the low zone, and create chances. That is the right path, we need more time, and that doesn’t happen from month to month, but in these seven months we progressed a lot. I don’t say it for myself, but for the players, they are the ones who follow our path – Bandović pinpointed.

He responded to the question of Seid Korać missing from the match.

  • I don’t remember when we had an injury, we don’t have that. We hope that Aleksa Vukanović will be alright. Korać is fine, he didn’t play because I believed that this team needs to play. He will, like everyone else get their chance, we have a lot of games, every three-four days, and he will play again and help the team again. I always say that it doesn’t matter how many matches you play, even if it is 15-20, you can help the team. Seid will continue to be an important player for us – Bandović said.

He also gave compliments for the summer reinforcements, after a statement that Sichenje was one of the best.

  • All the reinforcements that arrived, I asked for them, because we have an excellent relation with the club and the management. I wouldn’t talk about individuals. The individual can show himself, with a goal or a good game. Sichenje has the quality, and will help the team. It doesn’t matter how much you will play, but how and how much you will help the team.

Finally, Bandović expressed his wish that Vojvodina plays these matches at Karađorđe.

  • I personally regret that we didn’t play at Karađorđe, because we would have played in front of the full stadium. I don’t like excuses, we will analyze everything, what we could have done better, and what we can improve. My dream is to play in front of the full Karađorđe, and I hope that we will have that soon. Nothing can de-moralize us, we can only be better and learn some lessons from this, and move forward towards the goal. There will be victories and losses, but we have to be mentally strong for every next step. These matches can only raise our self-confidence. Together we should move forward, and prepare for Čukarićki – Bandović concluded.