The problems of the Serbian coach, Dragan Stojkovicdue to the absence of players for this Thursday’s match against Spain in League of Nations They continue to increase in the absence of a striker due to injury Mihailo Ivanovic. The Serbian Football Federation (FSS) reported on its website that “after a complete and detailed examination by the medical team of the senior national team” Ivanovic, Serbian Vojvodina player (on loan from Millwall), will now not be able to play matches against in Spain and in the 8th against Denmark, due to leg and femoral biceps injuries.
Because of this absence, Stojkovic called up Partizan player Djordje Jovanovic, who, according to UEFA rules, will be able to participate in the matches against Spain and Denmark. Stojkovic faces major staffing problems and admits he needs to “find the recipe” to replace absences.
On the list of absentees are key players such as attacker Dusan Vlahovic, due to personal matters, and scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic and midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, both due to injury. As of yesterday, midfielder Nemanja Maksimovic and defender Milos Veljkovic are also absent.
Also defender Aleksa Terzic is a doubt for the match against Spain.
The sports portal ‘Mozzartspor’t now points out that due to the lack of almost the entire attacking line and some absences in the midfield and defense, the coach needs to “patch up” the squad. The formation that the coach chooses, according to the portal, depends on Terzic, the only one left in the team. If he is reliable, Serbia will play with four defenders, according to that medium.
The defense will be made up of Terzic, right back Kosta Nedeljkovic, making his international debut at 19 years old; the new captain, Nikola Milenkovic; and Strahinja Pavlovic, as well as goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic. In the middle of the field, according to that portal, will play Luka Ilic, Sasa Lukic, and in front of them Lazar Samardzic, and the full-backs Andrija Zivkovic and Veljko Birmancevic.
Only Luka Jovic will be left in the attack, who a few days ago complained of back pain. Another option the coach can use is a 3-4-2-1.
Source: La Verdad
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