Andrija Živković

Written by Uros Jovicic for Nedeljnik:

"Guys, we've got this. We'll win the game; let's be a team and be brave," Andrija Zivkovic said, pounding his fists on the table in the dressing room. This isn't the Zivkovic that Serbian fans are used to, on the contrary - but the new version of Zivkovic, the pride of the Greek city of Thessaloniki. The winger seems to have found his purpose in the black and white shirt of PAOK and finally matured after, like many Serbian players from his generation, being unable to find consistency at the higher level. He sometimes struggles in one-on-one situations but is a very accurate crosser of the ball. Several times in his career he has been the target of unhappy fans - at Partizan due to the transfer he initiated and then at his next club Benfica due to the team's poor performances. Aged 27 now, he is fully prepared for the pressure and context in which Serbia arrive at these finals.