Our youth school has great working conditions, definitely the best in the country, and it is set on the right postulates because the proper development and improvement of boys is more important than the performance on the table, although due to quality work it is not lacking.
While the juniors and cadets have the title pressure to some extent (of course, not at any cost), so that these kids can understand in time what awaits them in the first team, since the demands are always the greatest, in the younger selections it is not a priority. Such is the situation with the younger pioneers, boys born in 2008, who finished the first part of the season in fourth place in the competition of the Association of Clubs Center, which has 16 teams.
“As far as the age I train is concerned, the most important thing is that the children are impeccably technically trained. That is why we pay the most attention to elementary and applied techniques, of course with tactics because these two segments are inseparable “, said Marko Vukčević, once a talented offspring of the blue school of football…
“The club’s philosophy is to create personalities and players for boys. first team. In addition, we try to be as efficient as possible.”
The younger pioneers are also at the top in terms of the number of goals scored – just like the juniors, cadets, younger cadets and pioneers – within their competition. The Blue Kids scored 78 goals in 15 matches, and they conceded 15 …
“That is one of the worse segments when it comes to my selection. I think we can and must do better and more concretely. Whoever watched our games saw that we were playing fast and dynamic in the field, with many short passes, double passes and quality moves. However, the realization and that final dog are sometimes missing and we will certainly try to be better.”
Vukčević was once one of the most talented defenders of Yugoslavia (a serious injury separated him from the field), he worked as a coach at the club for 11 years (five years as an assistant, six as the first coach for generations 2005, 2006 and 2008), and with his current generation has – a great relationship. The image of his boys in the charity race, as part of the Podgorica Millennium Run, entering the finish line holding hands together delighted the people of Podgorica. Just like the picture when they participated in the afforestation of Gorica. This is how a real group behaves, where there is no separation…
“I led two selections for two and a half years and now they are guys who are leaders in cadets and who are incredibly talented and hardworking. As for the team I am coaching now, I can say that there are talented and less talented children, but they are an extremely working generation. They act like little professionals. Our relationship varies – from a friend in the locker room, a professional in the field, to a parent when they call me to go to school, “said Vukčević with a smile on his face, assisted by Sasa Živaljević with goalkeepers and fitness coach Ivan Božović.
It is not easy to work with children, but it is always nice …
“Maybe I used to be hard on them, but if they skip the basic technical and tactical things that are most important at that age, it is difficult to make up for it later. I think they know that too. In the end, when you see that these children give you back for their work and commitment and feel how much love has been invested in all this – then everything is easy.”
The younger pioneers will have a chance to chase the title in the spring because they are only nine points behind the leader (Budućnost 34, OFK Titograd 43), but no one bothers with that …
“Everyone would like to win and win titles, it’s natural somewhere . However, the result doesn’t always accompany the game, especially not in the junior selections, so I don’t want to win at any cost. It is primary that kids learn to play football at this age. As for the first part of the season, I am satisfied in terms of technical and tactical progress. Considering that I took over this generation a year ago, I think that a huge progress has been made in the technical-tactical segment “, said Vukčević, who scored for the end …
“Of course, there is still a lot of work to be done so that we can, or at least some of them, respond to the demands of the first team in the future. In addition, I believe that the points balance will be better in the spring. “
