MacedonianFootball.com in cooperation with the Polish website Balkan Football presents you the exclusive interview with Filip Ivanovski, one of the most expensive foreign players in the Polish Orange Ekstraklasa.

 

At the beginning, we would like to talk with you about your past. The time in Makedonija GP (7/2004-12/2006) was surely the best period in your career. 2,5 years, 80 matches and about 60 goals. Those are definitely great stats! Who are your dearest goals you have ever scored, apart from the one against Shkendija in the Macedonian Cup final?

– Yes, definitely I spent great 2,5 years who were very successful for my club and for me, with a lot goals in the Second and later in the Macedonian First League. At that time we made big success by finishing 2nd in the league and winning the Macedonian Cup. Makedonija GP was the team where I made big progress and I managed to advance in my career in every aspect. Apart from the goal against Shkendija, one of my dearest goals is the one against Madzari Solidarnost in the promotion Play-offs and the goals against Vardar when we won with 1:0 and we had good match with great atmosphere on the stadium. My dearest goal is the last year’s goal against Wisla Krakow. 

How did you feel when you scored the winning goal in the last moments of the Macedonian Cup final against Shkendija?
– In those moments a person has no time to think much. I was under big impression from the great atmosphere on the stands and the pitch. Every player dreams to play on matches like that one. There was big euphoria and I wasn’t able to control my emotions. I scored the goal towards the end of the match and I couldn’t wait for the last whistle so I can celebrate the success with my team-mates, the coaches and our fans. 

Zoran Rosic, Ane Andonovski, Perica Gruevski, Boban Babunski and Radmilo Ivancevic. Which of your coaches had the best impression on you? What is the difference between Gruevski and Ivancevic?
– I didn’t have the chance to work with Boban Babunski. I think that all of the coaches that I’ve been working with had influence on the progress of my career and I learned something positive from them. I’ve always had good relations with my coaches and I’m happy that I had the chance to work with those people with who I made my progress. Zoran Rosic was the first coach that I worked with in Makedonija GP and he had excellent philosophy of the game. Perica Gruevski was a great motivator and he was able to motivate us all to give our best on the pitch. I have the best impressions from Ane Andonovski and Radmilo Ivancevic because of their professionalism and their way of working with the team and with me as an individual.  

What’s the difference between the trainings in Makedonija GP and Groclin Dyskobolia?
– There’s big difference in the conditions under which the players have their trainings in Macedonia and Poland. The conditions in Groclin are great and more professional. The intensity of the trainings in Poland is bigger, but there are not many differences in the methods.

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