Zlatko Dalić revealed the composition of Croatia against Slovenia in Doha
March 25, 2022 – Zlatko Dalić revealed tomorrow’s match of Croatia against Slovenia, which starts the friendly tournament in Doha.
The Croatian national football team will play a friendly match against Slovenia on Saturday at 3 pm in Doha, which will be a great opportunity for coach Zlatko Dalić to test the new system.
“I expect the players to show what we did these two days, and we had great training in those two days. I can tell you right away which 11 will start tomorrow. Livaković will be at the door, the last three will be On the wings will be Ćaleta Car , Gvardiol, Pongračić, Perišić and Juranović, three in the middle of the field are Jakić, Modrić and Kovačić, the attack is led by Kramarić and Budimir.
The decision to play here is one hundred percent correct; we are here to get acquainted with the conditions that await us at the World Cup. I have to point out that it’s great that we’ve already qualified so that we can play more relaxed. “
Croatia has not yet secured a place in the second round of the World Cup group draw:
“There is no relaxation and we have to play to win, we have two good opponents and we have to play at the highest level.”
Joško Guardiola is one of the best Croatian new players.
“It all depends on Joško, he showed his potential, he has to work every day and prove himself again, that’s the most important thing. Nevertheless, we got a great player for the national team.”
Dalić spoke about their decision to come to Doha for these friendly matches:
“I worked hard to come here to see the conditions; I wanted to feel this place as a team. We wanted to play against Qatar, but I understand that their coach wants easier opponents. I wish Qatar good luck, they said in a lot of effort. and I have many fond memories here. “
Slovenian journalists were interested in how seriously Croatia is preparing for Slovenia:
“We come here with full respect to Slovenia and Bulgaria, Slovenia has a great coach in Kek, we will have a worthy opponent tomorrow. We were preparing for the match, they beat us once, so we know how dangerous they are. I was one of those who he invited Slovenia to this tournament. “
Guardiol was also present at the press conference, commenting on the new system:
“Playing three behind is not unknown to me, as we have been practicing this with Leipzig for half a year. The problem of the national team is that we don’t have much time to adjust, but the last two trainings, we were focused on that and we will try to transfer it to the game.”
source: HNZ
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