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Football: Pride and passion of the man who wants to be English
In some ways it is strange to hear the Serb, who speaks perfect
English but with a clearly discernible accent, extol the virtues of
British football management. But then Stefanovic had fallen in love
with the country when he first arrived a decade ago. Then, aged just
21, he had joined Sheffield Wednesday - a Premiership club at that time
- from Red Star Belgrade.
He and his Serbian wife, Maria, are devoted Anglophiles. They spend
days off travelling, sightseeing, visiting the West Country, the north
of England, immersing themselves in the culture of where they live "I
want to know this country," he says. Their eight-year- old daughter was
born in Yorkshire. Stefanovic refers to her as "an English girl" and
she has an English name, Jenny.
When his playing days are eventually over, in probably about four
years' time, Stefanovic, who signed a two-year extension, until 2008,
at Portsmouth in June, plans to stay here. He even intends to change
nationality. "In two years' time I'm going to apply for a British
passport," he says proudly. "I can do that. And then I will throw my
Serbian one away."
"I don't feel Serbian at all," he admits. "I'm totally different.
You know what? I came here at agood time, 10 years ago. I didn't speak
English so I wanted to learn. I had a teacher come to my house all the
time. I picked up, very quickly, along with my wife, all the good
things that people like in England. The mentality and so on. Everything
here is done. I like the rules, the behaviour. I like the way of life -
which is not always the case for foreigners who come here. Some don't
like the weather and soon."
"The situation over there is very difficult," he carefully adds.
"They are always changing something. Like now. [Montenegro has since
split from Serbia]. There is often trouble and I don't want to play
under those conditions."
[uredio madmax17 - 15. siječnja 2008. u 18:11]