zlatko daliccoach of the Croatian national team, considered Brazilhis rival next Friday, in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, “the strongest and best team in the tournament” and puts the strategy of Switzerlandin the group stage match, as an example to follow.
As usual, Dalic spoke the next day after a match at Qatar 2022, after losing Japanese from the penalty spot (1-1, 1-3) and reached the quarterfinals.
Croatia live on the edge again. Since Euro 2008, they have gone through every tie in extra time or on penalties. He also emerged unscathed from the clash against the Japanese team, one of the revelations of the World Cup, which was defeated. Germany Y Spain in the group stage. Now the world runner-up awaits Brazil.
“We have nothing to fear”
“Brazil is the strongest and best team in the tournament. If you look at the players, it’s scary. We have a big test ahead, a team that competes and has a lot of good players and we have to start the game well. We don’t have should be afraid, “We have to go into the game with a lot of faith and look for an opportunity. We want to enjoy ourselves, we’re playing against Brazil in the World Cup. Of course, we won’t give up, we’ll try to rest and prepare, give our best”, he commented Dalic.
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“Brazil are favourites, they have confidence, a good atmosphere and top players. Neymar is back. But I think we can handle them. I don’t think it’s smart to play one-on-one and it will also give them a lot space. We will study the situation. The options They are not 50 percent for each, but that is not unusual for us”, added the Croatian coach.
“The best thing is to emulate Switzerland”
Dalic the team that played the best match has been featured Brazil this is Switzerland. “I saw it in all the matches. Switzerland played the best against them. Serbia was good in the first half, but fell after the goal. The Swiss fought better. It is true that Cameroon lost to them but Brazil played in a different way. line-up. For us, it is best to emulate Switzerland in preparation”.
The Balkan team came out on top again on penalties. “Happiness is important to everyone, but you can’t be happy and be second in the world. The mental strength, determination and courage of the players are important. Vlasic said that he was the first to shoot and everyone was ready to -shoot. Modric, Brozovic and Kovačić are up front. The day before we practiced penalties in training and Livakovic saved four or five and showed great form. He is very confident. There is also a little luck, but other factors such as character and courage play a much more important role,” he analyzed.
“We live like one big family”
Dalic He emphasized that in his team there is a great “family atmosphere and camaraderie. Croatia is one of the most organized national teams in everything. There are no fights, no incidents, everyone respects everyone and works .” “I want to thank especially the players who did not play a minute. We live like a big family, all the problems are no longer with us; the real team remains and they know how to behave and this is their reward,” he added.
Dalic He calmly assessed the situation in Croatia. A day had passed since the match and he thought about his team’s World Cup situation. “We are among the eight best in the world deserved and we won a difficult game. We celebrated for a while at the hotel but I didn’t watch it again. No special analysis is needed, we played well, as we should have. In the first half , we imposed our style of play in the first half hour and then became unnecessarily nervous with some mistakes”, said the coach who late in the game removed the veteran players from the field as Modric, Ivan Perisic either Matthew Kovacic.
“Modric and Kovacic had a lot of breakdowns”
“This is what was planned and we talked about it from the bench because we saw where the game was going. We were looking for smart solutions, we had to save energy. Modric and Kovacic had a lot of breakdowns, like Perisic and we trusted the players on the bench,” he revealed. Dalicwho went to the field for Budimir at game time and then took him back again, in overtime.
“Budimir came in after Petkovic because we had to be careful about rejections. He played well. I didn’t replace him because he was bad; we wanted to try Marko Livaja. Everything we did was good. We ran more kilometers than to our rival. again, we are powerful and strong”, indicated the coach of the runner-up in the world.
Croatia the match ended earlier Japanese with six footballers coming off the bench who did not appear in the starting eleven. “During the conversation I said to everyone that this is a great opportunity for them to make history. Compared to Russia there are eighteen new players, a nine generation of Croatian football. You don’t have to compare generations but the The best moment for these footballers is yet to come.”
“The match against Japan is a good test for them. They are all working well and giving their best in training. They deserve a chance and a chance to do more. They have already made history. This is the third best result in history but we are still in the tournament and we can do more. The players deserve it. Four years ago the players were in the best teams in Europe. Now there are six in the Croatian League “, vs Dalic.
Doubts about the choice of Croatia They were, throughout the competition, at the point of attack. Dalic He did not repeat the attack list in his matches played. “Everyone has a chance. We don’t have a number one striker, we don’t have a striker who played for Atlético or Juventus like Mandzkic. Now we have strikers from Dinamo, Hajduk and Osasuna. In any case, they have quality and we will find the best solution.”
Historical Perisic
Perisic, however, he became the Croatian with the most goals in major competitions. “It’s often said that Perisic is still expected but he’s always there. He always scores crucial goals and the most important ones. When we don’t seem to score a goal or the game is at a standstill, he comes out. Against England , against France. .. “He scored an important goal against Japan. It is very important for us and I am glad that he has become the top scorer in major competitions. He’s doing his job, and Perisic and Kramaric scored the most important goals in my selection time.”
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Dalic looks normal in extreme situations. In the penalty shootout against Japan he gave a natural feel at all times. “We always show character and we have to come back. Coming back with a score against. Playing for a good club is a matter of contracts and prestige, but with the national team it’s a matter of emotion and pride. Against England, four years ago, we showed quality and character, also against Japan. In eleven World Cup games we only lost the final against France”.
Croatia living in the last days of a great generation. This could be the last World Cup for many players. “We have a new generation that still needs to do something. It’s good that they grew up with experienced players like Modric, Perisic, Kovacic and Brozovic. We’ve always had good players, I’m not afraid for the future, but they will It takes time to mature. The Russian generation played together for ten years and had ups and downs,” he recalled.
“I will not talk about Gvardiol”
One of the most important players in recent times has been the center back Josko Guardiol. “I’m not going to talk about Gvardiol now. I don’t want to talk individually about the players. Josko is 20 years old, he’s the best defense in the world. I want him to continue like this, he’s very smart, he’s smart think and he needs to continue like this,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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