The Croatian coach points out that “Spain’s style has not changed” with De la Fuente
MADRID, 17 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Croatia coach, Zlatko Dalic, explained that he has studied Spain well and that it continues to be a recognizable team despite the change of coach or the entry of new players, while highlighting the recent successes of his team in search of ” coronation” in the final of the League of Nations.
“The final is 50% complete. Each team will play differently and it’s difficult to talk about favourites. I’ll tell the boys again to have fun and achieve a result through our joy,” he said at a press conference prior to the final. in Rotterdam.
The Croatian coach confessed that winning the UEFA tournament, in its third edition, would be the crowning glory of a team that played in the 2018 World Cup final and finished third in Qatar 2022. “Gold would be Modric’s crowning glory, and for all the older players, for the whole team and the squad, for me, for all our fans”, he stated.
Dalic summed up the success of his team with the following he will have in the stands of the Stadion Feijenoord ‘De Kuip’ in Rotterdam. “That means that this team is valid, that people want it. If you bring 25,000 Croats to Rotterdam, it’s worth it. We had a great World Cup, we played well. During these six months we’ve changed a bit, but almost all of them have stayed “, he commented.
“For the last five years, we have had continuity and we are a force in football. Now we have a lot of players from our league, unlike 2018, which shows the progress of Croatian football. Everyone is healthy, everyone is ready, we can count on everyone in the final. We’ll see if there will be changes”, he added.
On the other hand, Dalic was asked about the wear and tear of extra time against the Netherlands and that knowing how to suffer from his team. “We will try to finish everything in 90 minutes, but we have ready players on the bench who are eager to go in. Of the seven extra time we played, we won six times, which shows our mental strength and character,” he said.
The Croatian coach also pointed out that he has studied Spain well, despite the change in the bench with the arrival of Luis de la Fuente. “We are following the last games with the new coach. The style has not changed, they still have fast players, they play with a lot of ball possession. We know what awaits us, they play technical quality football, they try to take advantage on the wings. We have passed for everything, we have seen it all”, finished.