Crvena Zvezda Coach Vlada Milojevic felt the 0-0 draw with Napoli went to plan, but revealed “Kalidou Koulibaly would play as a striker in Serbia.”
The Partenopei came closest, hitting the crossbar with Lorenzo Insigne and a goal-line clearance denying Jose Callejon, but it ended goalless at the Marakana.
Crvena Zvezda Coach Vlada Milojevic felt the 0-0 draw with Napoli went to plan, but revealed “Kalidou Koulibaly would play as a striker in Serbia.”
The Partenopei came closest, hitting the crossbar with Lorenzo Insigne and a goal-line clearance denying Jose Callejon, but it ended goalless at the Marakana.
“It was a fine game of football and returning at this level against such a team after all these years is fantastic,” said the tactician in his Press conference.
“Napoli are a top side with a great Coach like Carlo Ancelotti and have for years now been challenging for the Serie A title. We had a plan and we brought home the result, so we knew full well that Napoli would dominate possession.
“We tried to go on the counter, but made too many mistakes in the first half. I want to compliment my lads and the fans, who gave a wonderful image of Serbia to the whole world.
“We saw all Napoli’s games this season and they defended well in all of them except against Sampdoria, so we knew that we’d have to most of the defending and we did it well.
“Our league has a much slower tempo. For example, Koulibaly would probably play as a striker in Serbia, because the rhythm of the game is so different.”
Red Star Belgrade are in the same group as Napoli, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain.
“We’ll do our best and I am proud of Red Star. Talking about points is futile right now, we’ll see where we are at the end of the group phase.”