Croatia is preparing for the meeting with Albania in Hamburg, valid for the European groups, more precisely Group B.
The Croatian coach, Zlatko Dalic, said that his team deserves respect, as it is the most successful European team after France.
“We knew this game would be important before the tournament, we want to get through the group, we are not discouraged after Spain. We know we have to be better than in the first game, we are happy with everything, we prepared, we did what we had to do. You know that Vlasic abandoned the gathering, another problem happened to him”, said the Croatia coach first.
“Albania is not a rival with the same quality as Spain, but it deserves a lot of respect. They are motivated and organized, we have to be patient and careful. We know our goal is to win, we will be more attacking, we want to do better. Against Spain we also had the ball, we had more chances, but now we have to be even better. There will be changes in the composition, we will decide later”.
“It wasn’t nice to lose the first game, it wasn’t a nice feeling. We were always underestimated, nobody believed in us and we won three medals. And we are the most successful after France”.
“Croatia deserves greater respect and honor. Three medals, England won one in 58 years. They are golden, and we are worthless. We are young and brave, this is proven by the presence of 100 thousand Croatians in Berlin, our results show that we are better than we look”.
“I know that after the defeat there is a lot of pessimism, but I hope that we will be real again, as we are, we are looking forward to this. And we don’t care what others say.”
“We achieved everything because of hierarchy and unity. The first is quality, the second is that order, that hierarchy. This is very important for me and for older players. It is important for all of us”, further stressed Dalic at the press conference. /TCH/
