Piksi crossed out Sergej!; Trio dropped from the list VIDEO

About dismissals from the national team

"Am I the problem? Then I will resign after the press conference. If that is true. I think not. These are players who simply saw that they have no place. And then they say I say goodbye, I will not play. Alas, you convinced me. The team changes, you call players on merit. Do you really think that Lazović from Verona is what Serbia needs? Guys, be correct. You also mentioned Dmitrović, an excellent goalkeeper. I decided on Petrović. Was I wrong? And what now, this one is angry? Well, I'm also angry that I don't get Slovenia. All those players, look at what they're doing. Look at Radonjic. What, I don't like him, I don't like him. He is only destroying Red Star, himself and the national team. That's his problem. You want to tell me that he deserves to be in the national team. I speak openly. Or some other players, I don't like how they play. It has nothing to do with the truth. Their problem is that I write names here. And now I call Radonjić and you ask on account of what do I call him? Whether they are angry with me, that is their business. Those who don't play will always be angry. Those who play, everything is beautiful to them. They have a greater responsibility, to show that I did not make a mistake."

What awaits our team in Tirana?

"Extremely important match, both for them and for us. It's just a match, they are our football friends with whom we will organize the European Youth Championship. We look at that match only as a sport. No political tensions, no messages from the fans, no crazy statements by madmen who want to provoke a state of war... We are not interested in that. I am convinced that everything will be under control. Listening to the media and people who make statements lightly, you will be able to hear everything. Of course, the fans will try to deconcentrate us. It is the pitch that will bring the result. We are preparing in that spirit. I think that they are a good team, but that does not mean that Serbia will go there with a white flag."

Trio dropped from the list

"Ivan Ilić feels pain in the lumbar region. Physical therapy is ongoing. He said that he is not physically ready to play the games. We accept that, we have received medical reports. Goalkeeper Rajković has a quadriceps injury. It seemed that he will be ready, but the club decided that he has to have an emergency operation. It is scheduled for tomorrow in Finland, I mean in Helsinki. We also have an injury with goalkeeper Jovanovic, he has an Achilles tendon injury. We received a report from FK Partizan. He needs a rest to heal the injury. There is a danger that it will get worse in the future. We have decided that the goalkeeper Kaličanin will join us."

The press conference of coach Dragan Stojković has ended.

He spoke before the start of the World Cup qualifiers. The first match will be played in Tirana against Albania on June 7, while the match against Andorra in Leskovac is scheduled for three days later.