Red Star sacks coach after only two games!

By CJ Clarkson | October 4, 2012 |

Red StarRed Star Belgrade from Serbia has fired head coach Milivoje Lazic after only TWO games in the Adriatic league.

Red Star made a lot of noise all summer. They cleaned up the financial mess from the past, got together an impressive budget and bought EIGHT new players. In addition, Red Star´s President Nebojsa Covic was involved in a heated verbal fight for weeks with coach Dusko Vujosevic of arch rival Partizan Belgrade. All this created somewhat of a media hype and the expectations were very high. Red Star reportedly has the best team in years and considered itself a contender to win the Adriatic league.

Then on the first game day, Red Star suffered a shocking loss on the road against KK Split from Croatia with 81-87. Shocking, because KK Split has no money, no stars, no imports and only a bunch of inexperienced local players.

Three days later Red Star had another road game on the Dalmatian coast, this time against Zadar. Another Croatian team with similar problems like Split. A difficult financial situation and players who went on strike twice before the start of the season. Red Star lost that game too, with 81-98.

The Serbian media have been speculating ever since on what would happen and tonight the decision came: head coach Milivoje Lazic is fired.
Among the candidates likely to replace him are Aleksandar Trifunovic, Stevan Karadzic and above all Vlade Vukoicic.

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7 Comments

  1. DW_3 on October 7, 2012 at 12:49

    Nebojsa Covic is really crazy to make things like this. He has to keep silence and work-work-work.

  2. Miguel Angel Estebarria dos Nascimiento on October 4, 2012 at 10:10

    Bayern (Marko Pesic – GM) fired Bauermann before starting the season; Red Star fired the coach after 2 games. These ex-yugo people are a bit nervous.

    • Frank the tank on October 4, 2012 at 16:02

      Yes, but at bayern case story is different. Father will be the head coach

  3. willy on October 4, 2012 at 08:43

    At least they saw early that he couldn’t make it!!

  4. frank the tank on October 4, 2012 at 08:23

    typical Balkan move

    • SRN on October 4, 2012 at 09:37

      ..as in the timing? Meaning early?

      • frank the tank on October 4, 2012 at 11:08

        yes, at Balkan rule is players win the game, coach is the reason to loose. works in every team sports

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