Mateja Kezman has confirmed his champion form yesterday against Rizespor. Kezman scored 2 goals in Fenerbahce's 4:1 win. One thing is certain; Kezman has fully recovered from his knee injury and reminds of the PSV days. Maybe, just maybe he finally get to play for the Serbian national side. Kezman has now scored in his last 4 games for Fenerbahce.
After Nikola Zigic received a 3 match ban the pressure started building up on Javier Clemente to call upon Mateja Kezman for the matches against Finland and Belgium. Kezman acted shamefully in the last World Cup in Germany when he received a red card against then Serbia&Montenegro VS Argentina where the Argentines won 6:0. After that game Kezman did not get a call to play for Serbia.
Kezman stated, " I got accused of something that I did and something that I didn't do. I am only 27 years old and I still have much to contribute for the Serbian national team. Zigic is an excellent player but we can and must play without him against Finland and Portugal. My status had not changed, as I still wish to play for Serbia with all my heart" One thing is certain, Javier Clemente will either have to call Mateja Kezman or go with the inexperienced Milan Jovanovic for the games against Finland and Belgium.
Nikola Zigic has been given a 3 match ban by UEFA for receiving a red card against Kazakhstan. He already missed one game against Portugal and so he will be gone for 2 more games against Finland and Belgium which are both very tough EURO 2008 qualifiers being played away. Javier Clemente will have to call another striker - probably Milan Jovanovic (Standard Liege) or Mateja Kezman (Fenerbahce) who are both in good for as of late. Serbian fans would rather see Mateja Kezman but Milan Jovanovic has been on fire for Standard Liege so it's a tough call.
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