Jovana-Stevanovic
A few months back, Serbia won the back-to-back EuroVolley title and did it without several players that were involved in conquering the world title one year prior to that. One of these players that weren’t on the roster for the 2019 CEV European Championship was Jovana Stevanović. Serbia head coach Zoran Terzić said that she simply didn’t show up on the preparations for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League this summer. The 27-year-old middle blocker of Savino Del Bene Scandicci (Italy) decided to explain her point of view regarding the absence from the national team duties this year.
“Before the season even started, I decided to miss it for personal reasons. The President of the federation Zoran Gajić was the first whom I informed about my decision, by the phone. After that, my club hosted Fenerbahçe in the Champions League, so on that occasion, I spoke with the coach, whom I also informed of my decision. Then, I assessed, there was nothing controversial. And after all this, I personally met with the President of the federation in Belgrade and once again felt that he fully supported my decision,” Stevanović, who has been a member of the Serbia National team since 2015, stated for Sportklub.
Stevanović added that she was truly shocked by the statement of Terzić who said that the player simply didn’t appear on the preparations. However, Scandicci player didn’t want to spoil the atmosphere in the team by talking to the media about it. That’s why she gave an interview regarding the situation six months later. Stevanović pointed out real reasons for taking a break from Serbia National Team.
“There’s a bit of everything, even some sort of discontent with the status that I had on the national team. It’s no secret that I had bad communication with the head coach, so I wanted to take a break from everything for one season. I told him that in a conversation, too. My mind and body needed rest. However, the essence of this story is that I have talked about it and informed the head coach and the president of the federation about everything.”
The middle blocker admitted that, at this moment, it’s hard to expect that she will return to the national team.
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