Nemanja Nedovic spoke before their trip to Athens, where Serbia will compete with the national teams of Greece and Italy.
The Crvena zvezda shooting guard is preparing for the Serbian national team before the World Cup. Before the trip to Greece and the tournament being played there, he spoke to “Meridian Sport“:
“The first slightly more serious test awaits us against teams that we may face at the World Cup. There will be fans and we players like that and we are looking forward to seeing where we are with form after two weeks. We hope we will have good results.
The first week was mentally harder than physically. The second week was already easier and the bodies felt better. We played two preparatory matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland. The atmosphere in the team is getting better and better. The tournament in Greece comes at the right time.”
Nedovic has an extremely difficult season behind him, like most players. As he himself points out, the team does not go to the championship with pressure.
“I finished the season on June 22 and had a month off, maybe even less. We have said many times that the season lasts too long, that there is no enough time for rest. But what is there is. We have a good opportunity to make a good result in a big competition. We are not burdened by public expectations.
Guys are experienced enough to know what they want to hear and what they don’t want to hear. We don’t go with a lot of pressure, which can be our advantage. Let’s play the best we can. We want to use the period until going to China to prepare as well as possible.” – the shooting guard said.
![FIBA World Cup 1959 - Throwback](https://basketballsphere.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FIBA-Svetsko-prvenstvo-1959-Vremeplov.png)
Nedovic also spoke about his beloved club. Crvena zvezda did a great job this summer, and it seems that the native is also satisfied:
“I was surprised when we signed nine basketball players. I am also happy because they are proven EuroLeague players. Some won the EuroLeague, some will make their debut in this competition and will be hungry for success. We made a nice team. I don’t know if there will be more reinforcements, but this looks good.“