Zoran Pavlović is not overly enthusiastic about playing in the Eon NextGen League for older players: “Someone who is 19 years old should already be playing serious football”
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At the end of the week, the youth Eon NextGen league will also awaken from its winter slumber, with teams like Rudar competing for points in the current season. The Velenjčani are newcomers to the youth elite, having played in the 2nd SML last year, but they achieved quite solid results in the fall. The team led by Zoran Pavlović is currently in 9th place in the Eon NextGen league standings, with an 11-point advantage over the last-placed Ilirija.
“We spent quite some time in the second league, so our goals are appropriate to that. In the long run, of course, we have something more in mind, but for now, we are most happy and satisfied because we can play among the elite. We take it game by game, and if we achieve the set goal, which is still to stay in the league, it will undoubtedly be great,” said Zoran Pavlović in an interview with Metropolitan.si.
The former Slovenian international, who was a national champion with Maribor, also addressed the fact that every club can now count on three players who are three years older in each match. Many clubs welcome the change, but Zoran Pavlović is not overly enthusiastic about it.
Zoran Pavlović: “Everyone has their own opinion”
“I don’t want to be critical; I speak only on my behalf or on behalf of my club. The fact is that we didn’t benefit much from older players in the fall. Also because we don’t have many of them. Maybe two, who are already with the senior team. Whether the fact that older players can play in every match is useful or not, at least has its own opinion. Mine – and I am a former professional – is that someone who is 19 years old should already play serious football,” said the 47-year-old Zoran Pavlović.
The former footballer, who played for Dinamo in Zagreb and Austria in Vienna, added: “Perhaps for someone who is a graduation year, another year playing among the youth may be beneficial, but I still don’t like the move and it seems to me that it was adopted a bit hastily. Some, for example, benefited from three older players in matches, while we also had two cadets in the team. This leads to a significant age difference, which, however, I don’t see much sense in.“
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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