Young Olimpija defender Marko Ristić bluntly: The goal wasn’t achieved, but now they must do everything to be ahead of Maribor
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Marko Ristić is a positive revelation at the end of the 2023/24 season. The young defender was playing in the youth Eon NextGen league in the fall, joined the senior team of Olimpija in the winter, and patiently waited for his chance. When he got it, he seized it. The 19-year-old defensive footballer showed in the games he played that there is an interesting potential and great talent in his feet.
Marko Ristić also played in a match in Celje, after which he faced representatives of the media. The young man openly admitted that Olimpija did not achieve the main goal of the season, but despite that, they must not give up, as they have to do everything to finish ahead of Maribor, which is now only three points behind.
“I think we showed character and fight. We gave our all, but in the end, it wasn’t enough. Such goals happen, even the goalkeeper is helpless in such situations. Perhaps we could have reacted better as a defense, moved into a block earlier, but overall, I think we played a very good game. We didn’t fulfill our goal – Olimpija must always be first. You always have to do everything to be first. We didn’t succeed this year, but we will try to fix it next season. Nevertheless, it’s also important to stay second this year. Maribor is our biggest rival,” emphasized Marko Ristić after the match in the princely city, who honed his skills in Kranj at Triglav before coming to Ljubljana.
“The coach said he was very proud of us regardless. Despite the defeat, we successfully implemented some of our ideas for 90 minutes, we tried. And that should be a good foundation for the future, regardless of the result,” added Marko Ristić after the match, in which Celje secured their second national championship title.
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