Serbia & Montenegro players lashed out at coach Ilija Petkovic over his tactics following yesterday's defeat to Holland.
Angry winger Ognjen Koroman, said: "If we had attacked them from the start, we could have scored.
"We also might have lost by several goals but at least it wouldn't have been in such a cowardly fashion."
Substituted striker Mateja Kezman admitted: "Either we start attacking, or we're out of the World Cup."
Koroman said he could not understand the manager's surprise decision to leave him out of the starting line-up.
"I don't know quite why we had to be so defensive from the start and I feel we would have done better with a more adventurous formation," he said.
"I am baffled with the coach's decision to keep me on the bench but I can't discuss that.
"It's going to be very difficult now but we have to keep our heads up.
"But if we play with such a starting formation against Argentina in our next match, we stand no chance. That's not only my opinion, but also of several other players."
Former Chelsea striker Kezman, now at Atletico Madrid, was also furious as Petkovic took him out of the game in the 67th minute and questioned why a forward was being replaced when the team was losing.
"Petkovic made the decision and it is his right," Kezman said. "But changing a striker when the team was down is a bit strange."
The coach admitted he got his tactics wrong against the Dutch but insisted: "We'll start more offensively the next game - we now have no alternative."
Angry winger Ognjen Koroman, said: "If we had attacked them from the start, we could have scored.
"We also might have lost by several goals but at least it wouldn't have been in such a cowardly fashion."
Substituted striker Mateja Kezman admitted: "Either we start attacking, or we're out of the World Cup."
Koroman said he could not understand the manager's surprise decision to leave him out of the starting line-up.
"I don't know quite why we had to be so defensive from the start and I feel we would have done better with a more adventurous formation," he said.
"I am baffled with the coach's decision to keep me on the bench but I can't discuss that.
"It's going to be very difficult now but we have to keep our heads up.
"But if we play with such a starting formation against Argentina in our next match, we stand no chance. That's not only my opinion, but also of several other players."
Former Chelsea striker Kezman, now at Atletico Madrid, was also furious as Petkovic took him out of the game in the 67th minute and questioned why a forward was being replaced when the team was losing.
"Petkovic made the decision and it is his right," Kezman said. "But changing a striker when the team was down is a bit strange."
The coach admitted he got his tactics wrong against the Dutch but insisted: "We'll start more offensively the next game - we now have no alternative."
