Gonzalez: “No relaxing although we’re favorites against Tatran”

Гонзалез: Нема опуштање иако сме фаворити против Татран

Vardar - Tatran Presov

After a great game against Celje Pivovarna Lasko in Slovenia and the 40:29 victory Macedonian champions will on Tuesday (20.30 CET) in Skopje host Tatran in ‘Jane Sandaski’ sports hall.

In the last round Tatran lost to Metalurg with 21:27 and they are aware that it will against Vardar be much harder to reach points. Vardar is in good form which is visible on team’s latest results. ‘Black and red’ are favorites but there should be no relaxation said coach Gonzales and team captain Stojance Stoilov. The goal is to keep the good pace running right ahead of first CL challenges.

Raul Gonzalez, Vardar coach:

We’ve played really well and were quite efficient in the match against Celje. Our 5-1 defense also worked well and we’ve managed to beat a quality opponent. This rhythm makes us a bit tired but we want to strengthen our position as much as possible. In SEHA League there are no easy matches and in case we want to keep on winning and secure a place on F4 we’ll have to be fully focused for each match. I still have to decide who will be on the roster for the match against Tatran but we will to do our best to show good performance and hopefully our fans will enjoy it.

Stojance Stoilov, Vardar player:

We are in good form and we want to continue our winning run. We must not relax too much knowing that we’re on top of League’s table at the moment because in SEHA League there are no easy matches. Our goal is to catch a place on another F4 and we have to work hard and not miss to take any point. We remember how we played against Meshkov Brest and we’re ready to give our best against Tatran.

Rastislav Trtik, Tatran coach:

Vardar is one of the best teams in the world, which is proved by their roster. Vardar beat the finalists of the EHF Champions League, Telekom Veszprem by 7 goals. It speaks for itself. We would like to remain focused. We cannot make up stupidities. We want to play the best possible game.

 Tomas Cip, Tatran player:

Vardar is one of the strongest teams in SEHA Gazprom League. They are in a great form and have a wide roster. We want to achieve the best possible result. We have to play as a team, enjoy the game and deliver our maximum performance on the court.