"Maybe someone will object, I'm jealous of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sergej Barbarez. I don't want to belittle them, we should even look up to them, but I'm jealous that Bosnia went to the World Cup twice, and we didn't," Vučinić said in the podcast "The Other Side of the Coin".
The former center forward pointed out that the example of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a guide for everyone in the region.
"The group brought them to the World Cup. You can't do anything alone, and Barbarez created a whole. They criticized him, but he kept quiet, worked and succeeded. They threw sticks and stones at Barbarez, and now he's already the favorite. That's life. Whatever he does, he's already achieved a result that will be remembered. Everyone in the region is happy for Bosnia, and the coach is most deserving. He came out as a big winner."
Barbarez's team will compete in a group with Canada, Switzerland and Qatar, while the Italians will watch the World Cup once again in a row on their small screens.
"It's strange and impossible that Italy won't go to the World Cup for the third time. Football has changed a lot. Today, it's about running and fighting. Football is more about physics now, there are no more masters like me who can dribble past one or two players. There are maybe three or four of them in the world. Everything else is physical fitness and tactics."
When it comes to qualifying for major competitions, Vučinić is reminded of his playing days and the play-off with the Czech Republic, in which the Falcons failed to make history. The Montenegro coach hopes to achieve what he failed to do as a player from his current position.
"Not only would success heal my wounds from the Czech Republic, but I wouldn't know how to describe the feeling that would come over me if I qualified with Montenegro for a major competition. I might even stop coaching, because that night when we lost to the Czech Republic was very bad and difficult for me. I had a few chances against Gorica, I even missed a header from the goal line," said Vučinić.
