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Has a calculation error occurred? Or why does the table look so strange in group B? No, so far this qualifying group is actually the biggest surprise and makes for a very exciting constellation. Ukraine leads the table surprisingly clear with seven points, followed by Luxembourg. European champions Portugal are currently in third place without victory and the highly-traded Serbs are in last position behind Lithuania.
On Friday, coach Mladen Krstajic’s team conceded an embarrassing and blatant 0: 5 swatter in the Ukraine and had to lick their wounds in recent days. It is important to draw the right lessons from it as quickly as possible so as not to lose the chance of getting the European Championship ticket.
A threesome on Monday in the home game against Lithuania is absolutely mandatory and firmly scheduled. The hosts are also regarded as the clear favorite among bookmakers and are playfully superior in all respects. They were also able to win the last duel last fall in the Nations League. But the scratched self-confidence puts a small question mark behind the home team.
In any case, the Krstajic charges have to increase significantly. The guests from Lithuania will bring no presents and in turn, after a hard-fought draw with nine players against Luxembourg have a broad chest and nothing to lose. The kick-off will take place on Monday evening at 19:45.
Serbia:
An analysis of the hosts has to be split into two parts. The one part are the pure names in the squad, which not only sound promising, but also contain an awful lot of quality. Filip Kostic, Luka Jovic and Mijat Gajinovic, the trio of Eintracht Frankfurt for example, are real achievers. Add to that a Kolarov from AS Roma, a Mitrovic from Fulham FC or Dusan Tadic, who played a superb season with Ajax Amsterdam.
There is not much to say about the playful class and the potential of Mladen Krstajic’s protégés. But the coach himself, who formerly played as a defender at Werder Bremen and FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, verpokerte on Friday in the important qualifying match in Ukraine. He deviated from the proven 4-4-2 system and tried a 3-5-2 formation, which went completely wrong.
The plan to create more pressure on the wings was to recognize, but had the consequence that the defensive wings were regularly vacant and the Ukrainians huge spaces available: just left Kolarov repeatedly turned on the front and ran behind Filip Kostic. After a loss of the ball, this site was completely deserted. The Frankfurt or even the evergreen Dusan Tadic the hardships of this exhausting season were noted. The ways to the back were getting longer and the Ukraine seemed much brisk. The good chance utilization made in the end the clear 5: 0 defeat perfect.
How does the coach react? Will he turn back and return to the tried-and-true 4-4-2? Or does he use the chance to test the new route again against a supposedly “small opponent”? The latter option would be very risky, because another loss of points and the European Championship 2020 would be a long way off. Therefore, it is more likely that Krstajic from the outset as a second attacker the brawny attacker Mitrovic, who was one of the few bright spots in Ukraine with his physical presence.
The quotas speak a clear language between Serbia and Lithuania. Anything but a win would be a big surprise. It will be exciting to see how the team deals with Friday’s bankruptcy. Do the guests feel the frustration and Serbia shoot themselves from the soul or are the hosts insecure and threatening the next debacle?
Lithuania:
Lithuania is undoubtedly one of the very small nations on this continent. In the squad, there is hardly a player who is known beyond the country’s borders. Even Markus Palionis is only known to a few. Although he is the second division Jahn Regensburg under contract, but usually sits there on the bench or even grandstand. In the national team, the 32-year-old veteran is set in central defense and was also involved in that his team was allowed to celebrate a respectable victory on Friday. In the home game against Luxembourg, the home side won 1-1, which seems even more valuable, considering the exact circumstances.
With Saulius Mikoliunas already saw the half-time 1 right defender the yellow-red card. At this time, Luxembourg was already 1-0 ahead. In the minority, the team of coach Edgaras Jankauskas fought back impressively and rewarded in person by Arvydas Novikovas in the 75th minute for the effort. In stoppage saw Modestas Vorobjovas still a second actor of the home team the traffic light card, which is why Lithuania had to end the game to ninth and on Monday must replace the two players locked.
The draw could be considered as a real success. After the 0-0 in the friendly against Azerbaijan, it was the second international match without defeat after seven failures. The last victory is almost a year back and comes from the duel with Sri Lanka in July 2018. Now is the away game in Serbia on. Lithuania, this forecast is certain, has absolutely nothing to lose. They can appear brave and without pressure and with a similar fight-oriented achievement as on Friday against Luxembourg annoy the big favorite in any case.
Serbia vs Lithuania head to head matches
20.11.18 UNL Serbia Lithuania 4 : 1
07.09.18 UNL Lithuania Serbia 0 : 1
14.10.09 WC Lithuania Serbia 2 : 1
11.10.08 WC Serbia Lithuania 3 : 0