Aleksandar Radosavljević, coaching Koper in Maribor, encountered a highly spirited Gorenjec: “Josip Iličić played an exceptional game”
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Would the father and son Guberac still “tolerate” being in charge of Koper‘s coaching position if they don’t lead the Primorians to the quarterfinals of the Pivovarna Union Cup? Who knows… But the fact is that at the beginning of his club coaching career, Aleksandar Radosavljević is not achieving the best results. Under his leadership, Koper has only won once in the Prva liga Telemachand lost four times. Aleksandar Radosavljević had to admit defeat to Maribor on Sunday as well, with the game at Ljudski vrt in front of 4000 spectators being carried on the wings of the spirited veteran Josip Iličić.
“Josip Iličić played an outstanding game. He put in extra effort and managed to engage his teammates with his moves,” admitted Aleksandar Radosavljević after the match in the Styrian capital, who once shared a locker room with Josip Iličić in the Slovenian national team. It’s also common to both that they both come from the football pool of Gorenjska. However, in terms of current mood, they are on completely different shores: Josip Iličić is enjoying football again, while Aleksandar Radosavljević is struggling, perhaps more than ever.
“There weren’t clear chances in the first half, Maribor had slight territorial dominance. In the second half, we played better and equalized, but then we dropped back too much. Maribor capitalized on the quality of Soudani and Iličić and took the lead, and we didn’t manage to score a second goal. In the end, we have to congratulate Maribor,” added the 44-year-old Aleksandar Radosavljević after the 1-3 defeat.
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