Serbia and Montenegro hoping to upset Polish
record
 Belgrade,
Serbia and Montenegro, June 7, 2005 – Final
round hosts Serbia and Montenegro are quietly
confident of improving upon their record of one
victory so far in Pool C of the 2005 World
League when they host undefeated Poland in round
three of the Intercontinental Round this weekend.
Last year’s bronze medallists have started with
two defeats against Greece and a win and a loss
in Argentina while coach Ljubomir Travica bloods
new talent and this weekend they face a red-hot
Polish side, who have done the double over
Argentina and Greece, in Novi Sad on Saturday
and Belgrade on Sunday.
"For a young and inexperienced team one victory
and one defeat in five sets in Buenos Aires is a
great experience," Travica said. "I hope that we
will play better in front of our own crowd in
Novi Sad and Belgrade, and be victorious in the
upcoming matches with Poland."
 As
hosts of the final round in Belgrade from July
8-10, which will involve the winners of each of
the three pools plus Serbia and Montenegro,
Travica is in the process of grooming his young
side to peak in time for the business end of the
competition and he hopes some more of the
exciting potential in his side continues to
shine through this weekend in front of the home
fans.
Ominously for the opposition, the Blue Team
stars Nikola Grbić, Andrija Gerić and Ivan
Miljković, a three time MVP of the World League
Final Tournaments, have all been training since
last week following a break due to their hard
and demanding league season and are on the verge
of making a return.
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