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World Cup 2010: Marko Pantelic Believes Serbia Have The Perfect Blend Of Youth And Experience
The Ajax star has revealed why Serbia will be team to be reckoned with at the World Cup...
14-Apr-2010 9:54:00 PM
By Stefan Coerts
Serbia finished ahead of teams such as France, Romania and Austria to book their ticket for the 2010 World Cup and Radomir Antic's side are considered by some pundits as dark horses for this summer's tournament. Experienced attacker Marko Pantelic has now made it clear what Serbia's strengths are.
"We have a perfect mix of young and talented players along with older and experienced players. High profile names such as Dejan Stankovic, Nemanja Vidic, Branislav Ivanovic are all in the best period of their footballing lives," Pantelic said to Spox.com.
"That superb blend of youth and experience is one of our strengths. Furthermore, Serbian players are all very strong both mentally and physically. Plus we have a great coach in Radomir Antic.
"He's a very successful coach with a lot of charisma. Serbia has always had great individual players, but we needed a coach like Antic to make us more of a team. He always says the right words and knows how to keep everybody happy."
Serbia lock horns with Germany, Ghana and Australia in the group phase of the 2010 World Cup.
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"We have a perfect mix of young and talented players along with older and experienced players. High profile names such as Dejan Stankovic, Nemanja Vidic, Branislav Ivanovic are all in the best period of their footballing lives," Pantelic said to Spox.com.
"That superb blend of youth and experience is one of our strengths. Furthermore, Serbian players are all very strong both mentally and physically. Plus we have a great coach in Radomir Antic.
"He's a very successful coach with a lot of charisma. Serbia has always had great individual players, but we needed a coach like Antic to make us more of a team. He always says the right words and knows how to keep everybody happy."
Serbia lock horns with Germany, Ghana and Australia in the group phase of the 2010 World Cup.
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