Balkans | Croatia coach Dalic: The match we will play against Turkey will be a little more difficult

Croatian national team coach Zlatko Dalic said: “The match we will play against Turkey will be a little more difficult. There will be more attacks from both sides. They will attack us to score goals, and we will attack them.” He said.

Zlatko Dalic, coach of the Croatian national team, who will face Turkey in the second match of Group D qualifiers for the UEFA European Championship 2024 (EURO 2024), said, “Tomorrow, the match we will play with Turkey here will be a little more difficult. There will be more attacks from Both sides. They’ll attack us to score goals, and we’ll attack them.” He said.

Zlatko Dalic attended the press conference held at Bursa Municipality Stadium, where the match will be held, along with soccer player Ivan Perisic.

Asked, “Will there be any changes regarding the injured players in the last match*”, Dalic said that two forwards would be replaced. Dalic explained that they will decide who will replace the injured players in the last training session, “Because Turkey just arrived from Armenia. We don’t know how tired they are either. There will be changes for us. After seeing the last training, the names will be revealed.” He said.

Dalic said, “Did you drop after the World Cup? Is the Wales match an indication of that? We don’t see young players in the Croatian national team, will new young players come?” He answered his questions as follows:

“I don’t think we saw a downturn after the World Cup. Only in the World Cup all the players were with us until the last minute. Some of them had problems with their clubs. The energy there will happen here too. It’s very difficult to generate new players. We are a country of 3.5 million people, And with a population of 80 million. It’s easy for you to find new players, but in a country with a population of 3.5 million, it’s a bit more difficult to find good players at any time. We have two defenders that we include in the team. They are young. There are also young actors We are watching them. In this direction, we will gradually renew our team. Bursa is a city with a population of 3 million, and we, as a country with a population of 3.5 million, finished third in the World Cup.

“The Turkish team is really disciplined”

“What do you think of the Turkish national team? Could the German system have reached the Turkish team under Kontz? Dalic told the question that he has been following the Turkish national team for years.

Expressing that they have played many matches for Turkey, Dalic said, “We can evaluate them as a team, not as individuals. The Turkish national team is really disciplined and has strong players who play for many teams in different places. They can use these players well and organize them. They really showed that. When I followed “Armenia match, we saw that they played the same level and they didn’t lose anything in their strength. So we’ll take a look at our own game here. We’ll see what kind of result we get.” Use the phrase.

Dalic said, “You said you were satisfied with the game in Wales. Do you plan to play the same style in the game you will play for the Turkish national team?” He answered the question as follows:

“The Wales game was in a very different mood. I don’t see Wales as a strong opponent like Turkey. We played a one-way game there. The game we play here against Turkey tomorrow will be much more difficult. There will be more attacks from both sides. They will attack us to score goals and we will attack them. We will play.” In front of their fans. So we will show a different style. I hope we win the match.

Dalic, “Have you ever received an offer from Turkey?” “I received friendly offers, talks passed, but they were not official. I am satisfied with my current position. I don’t think there will be any change.” gave the answer.

“We know the challenge we face”

On the other hand, Ivan Perisic stated that tomorrow’s match will be difficult and said, “We know what kind of style Turkey has. We know what challenge we are facing. We will try our best to score 3 points as much as we can.” He said.

Explaining that Turkey has quality players, Perisic said, “Turkey will attack us hard with their fans. We, as Croatia, will show that we are not afraid of anything here to score points.” He said.

The Croatian national team finished its preparations for the match against Turkey

The first 15 minutes of training were held under coach Zlatko Dalic open to the press at the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, where the match will take place. Before the study, Dalic gathered the whole team around him and gave a speech.

Warm-up, running, and pass-through exercises were performed in the outdoor portion of the workout. In the closed part of the training, it was mentioned that the tactical study was conducted for the Turkey match.

The match between Turkey and Croatia at Bursa Municipality Stadium will start at 21:45 CET tomorrow.

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