Bozidar Vucicevic arrives at Alterna Stade Poitevin

After an eventful last weekend with the announcements of the immediate departure of Dusan Nikolic, and, at the end of 2024, of Earvin Ngapeth, this one could not start much better for the Alterna Stade Poitevin .

The Stade club, in fact, formalized, this Monday, the arrival of the successor of the young sharp: Bozidar Vucicevic. The Serb who will celebrate his 26th^e birthday on December 9 was without a club after his shortened adventure with Al-Ahli, in Saudi Arabia, at the start of the season. An exotic destination for a player in his prime, who remained in the Turkish championship for three years, under the colors of Halkbank Ankara (2021-2022) then Toto Spor Kulübü (2022-2024), where he had faced a certain Glenn Hoag. And Dan Lewis did not fail to ask his mentor for information.

“We’ll have to give him time”

“Glenn told him it was a solid, consistent point with a heavy strikereveals Cédric Enard. He is not an unknown player. He may have a somewhat nonchalant profile like Dusan but he also has a big arm. He's a good server and he contributes to the block too. Potentially, he can be a bit stronger than Dusan because he has more experience. » International in particular since the former player from Ljubljana, in Slovenia, wore the Serbian jersey in the League of Nations, with some nice strokes of brilliance, such as his 25 points scored against the United States in 2019.

Bozidar Vucicevic, who signed until the end of the season with Alterna SPVB, also has more experience on the continental scene than his compatriot since the player trained in Novi Sad has already participated in several Champions League campaigns , CEV Cup and Challenge Cup, of which he played in the final against Narbonne in 2022.

The 2.05 m player will have the opportunity to meet the Centurions again on February 22, in Aude. Until then, he will have to gain strength in a much more competitive championship than that of Saudi Arabia. “We will have to give him timewarns Cédric Enard who is working on qualifying his new protégé for the arrival of Plessis-Robinson this Saturday. He will inevitably need a period of adaptation, in a new team and in a very competitive championship. We will have to be patient so that he can integrate quietly and get into the rhythm of high competition. The goal is for him to be ready for December 27 and the derby against Tours. One month seems reasonable to me. » This will allow him to regain physical sensations but also technical sensations by establishing a connection with Brett Walsh.

And despite this impromptu arrival, the Poitevin manager remains confident in the complementarity of this passer-point diagonal as well as in its integration into the collective. “Brett's best pass is his back passslips Cédric Enard, who was able to be reactive to remedy the departure of Nikolic. It's interesting for a sharpie. Dusan also took advantage of it. And for integration, I am counting on Earvin and Patchi in particular (Franco Massimino)who are experienced players. We have a great group on a human level. The breeding ground is there, it’s up to Bozidar to play so that it takes off well. » History that the transplant is successful.