Gorenje Velenje are waiting for another handball
spectacle against PPD Zagreb in
"Rdeca Dvorana". Two matches with Füchse Berlin in EHF Cup did show that
Slovenian vice-champions can play good, quality handball. The fact that they
can focus only on SEHA Gazprom League in this part of the season could be
another advantage against Croatian champions, who have achieved a great win
over Rhein Neckar Löwen 25:21 only few days ago in EHF Champions League making
the away match in Velenje a real test for PPD Zagreb coach Silvio Ivandija and
his players.Metch is scheduled for Tuesday (18.00 CET).
Borut
Plaskan, Gorenje Velenje coach:
PPD Zagreb are a very good team and they have
managed to prove it in their last game in EHF Champions League against Rhein Neckar
Löwen. It will be very difficult to play them but we will try to show our best
with quick transition in attack. Luka Mitrovic, Alem Toskic and Anze Ratajec
are injured and will not beavailable for us in this game with Janez Gams also
being probable to end up sidelined for the clash. We are on the other side
happy for Klemen Ferlin who is slowly coming back after an injury last season.
Niko
Medved, Gorenje Velenje captain:
Based on recent matches, it is clear that PPD
Zagreb are getting better and better. Injuries are on the other side botheirng
us pretty much at the moment but it is up to healthy and prepared players to
show their best and do everything to try to win this in front of our fans.
Silvio
Ivandija, PPD Zagreb coach:
Tough rivals are waiting for us whose playing
style is a lot like Clje PL’s - lot of running, counter-attacks and
quick-center plays. Our goal however is to beat them knowing that Celje have
also managed to do so. Injured Leon Susnja will not play tomorrow. We are
currently in an ideal position but I believe that a lot of challenges are
waiting for us ahead of Final 4. We’ve lost a lot of both physical and mental
power against Rhein Neckar Löwen but we’ve had enough time to recover and I
believe guys will respond to this challenge in the best possible way.
Josip
Eres, PPD Zagreb player:
Atmosphere in the dressing room was good even
before the match against Löwen and now it is even better. We are going for a
win in Velenje but we are careful as we’re aware it won’t be as easy as it was
in our first encounter. They are a quality team, 50% better in front of home
fans. Definitely tough job is waiting for us tomorrow. Match against Germans
took it's toll, but we’ve had time to rest and after today's two trainings we
will be ready for success in Velenje.
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RK Gorenje Velenje pričakuje nov rokometni spektakel v Rdeči dvorani, tokrat proti ekip PPD Zagreba. Dve tekmi kvalifikacij za nastop v Pokalu EHF proti zasedbi Füchseja iz Berlina sta pokazali, da slovenski podprvaki znajo igrati dober in kakovosten rokomet. Dejstvo, da so v tem delu sezone osredotočeni le še na nastope v Ligi SEHA Gazprom bi lahko bilo prednost proti hrvaškim prvakom, ki so le nekaj dni nazaj v Ligi prvakov dosegli sijajno zmago proti Rhein-Neckar Löven s 25:21. Obračun na gostovanju v Velenju bo tako za trenerja Zagrebčanov Silvia Ivandijo in njegove izbrance pravšnji test. Tekma se bo na sporedu v torek, ob 18. uri po srednjeevropskem času.
Borut Plaskan, trener RK Gorenje Velenje:
"V torek nas čaka težak tekmec. Vemo, da je PPD Zagreb izjemno kakovostna ekipa, kar je dokazal tudi na zadnji tekmi Lige prvakov proti moštvu Rhein-Neckarju Löwnu. Čaka nas težko delo, a naredili bomo vse, da se tekmecem zoperstavimo čim bolje. Tako kot na zadnjih dveh tekmah bomo tudi na novem preizkusu skušali igrati po naših notah, s hitrim prenosom žoge, tako kot se igra moderen rokomet. Pri tem bomo skušali napraviti čim manj napak. O igralcih, ki jih bomo imeli na voljo, je v tem trenutku težko govoriti. Vprašljiv je nastop Janeza Gamsa, medtem ko zagotovo v ekipi ne bo Luke Mitrovića, Alema Toskića in Anžeta Ratajca. Veseli nas povratek Klemna Ferlina, ki ga počasi vključujemo v proces treningov, a smo pri tem zelo pazljivi."
Niko Medved, kapetan RK Gorenje Velenje:
"Če se ozremo na zadnje tekme je jasno, da ekipa iz Zagreba stopnjuje svojo pripravljenost. Medtem je postava naše ekipe takšna kot je. Skoraj vsak obračun ostanemo brez novega igralca, a na to nimamo vpliva. Naloga ostalih igralcev, ki smo zmožni nastopiti, je, da k ekipnemu rezultatu prispevamo še več. Ne glede na vse težave si pred domačimi navijači želimo osvojiti nove tri točke v Ligi SEHA Gazprom."
Silvio Ivandija, trener RK PPD Zagreb:
Čaka nas obračun z zahtevnimi tekmeci, ki gojijo podoben stil igre kot Celje Pivovarna Laško - z veliko tekanja, nasprotnih napadov in hitrega začetka napada s centra igrišča. Naš cilj je, da Velenjčane pramagamo. V naši ekipi ne bo igral poškodovani Leon Šušnja. Nahajamo se v idealnem položaju, a prepričan sem, da nas pred finalnim turnirjem čaka še veliko izzivov. Proti Rhein-Neckar Löven smo izgubili veliko moči in energije, a imeli smo dovolj časa, da se regeneriramo in verjamem, da se bodo fantje na izziv, ki je pred nami, dobro odzvali.
Josip Eres, igralec RK PPD Zagreb:
Vzdušje v ekipi je bilo odlično že pred tekmo z Löven, sedaj pa je še boljša. V Velenje odhajamo po zmago, a smo ob tem previdni, saj tekma zagotovo ne bo tako lahka kot tista prva v Zagrebu. Gorenje Velenje je kakovostna ekipa, pred domačimi igralci še vsaj pol tolikokrat boljša kot na gostovanjih. Zagotovo nas čaka težko delo. Tekma proti Nemcem je zahtevala svoj davek, a imeli smo dovolj časa za počitek in po dveh ponedeljkovih treningih smo pripravljeni na nov uspeh.
