DOHA: Croatia trainer Zlatko Dalic referred to as Brazil‘s squad “scary” however says his group don’t seem to be giant underdogs in Friday’s quarter-final towards the World Cup favourites.
Dalic’s facet, runners-up on the 2018 World Cup, beat Japan on consequences on Monday to ensure no less than their 3rd best possible end on the event.
The trainer stated on Tuesday he used to be happy with his group for appearing the nature and mentality to get this a long way in Qatar, however is aware of that Brazil can be a complete other proposition.
“Brazil has (over) 200 million people, we only have four million, so we’re a bit like the suburb of a city in Brazil,” Dalic stated.
“It will be a different game than against anyone we have played so far because Brazil likes to play football.
“If we are having a look at it realistically, Brazil is the most efficient group on the event, they have got a super number of gamers, a super squad, it is frightening, so it is a nice take a look at for us.”
Dalic said “it does not recover” than playing Brazil at a World Cup.
“Maybe we might quite it used to be within the last than the quarter-final despite the fact that,” he added.
“We wish to give most effort — we may not give up earlier than the sport. We wish to counter Brazil’s high quality with our personal and we wish to play soccer towards them.”
Croatia have refreshed their squad in the four years since the last World Cup, with only a handful of veterans remaining, including captain Luka Modric and winger Ivan Perisic,
Dalic said this generation should not be compared to the team beaten by France in the final in Russia because they largely included players sprinkled across elite club sides.
“We have already earned a ancient end result once you have silver in 2018 and bronze in 1998, that is our 3rd best possible Croatian end result at a World Cup,” said Dalic.
“I would not draw comparisons to the group from 2018, while you have a look at our gamers then, they performed for golf equipment like Barcelona, Inter (Milan), Juventus, Liverpool, Real Madrid in fact.
“When you compare it to today, we have six players from the Croatian first division, it’s a different team.
“But I take my hat off to this era, as a result of they’re enjoying nice.”
Brazil thrashed South Korea 4-1 on Monday with one of the best performances of the tournament so far, but Dalic thinks his team can fight their corner against the five-time World Cup winners.
“Brazil are favourites, you’ll be able to inform they have got a super surroundings within the group, they have got best world-class gamers, Neymar is again from harm,” added Dalic.
“We must be highly intelligent in our manner. We cannot open up an excessive amount of towards Brazil, however we additionally cannot sit down again.
“It’s not 50-50, but we are not some big underdogs.”
Dalic’s facet, runners-up on the 2018 World Cup, beat Japan on consequences on Monday to ensure no less than their 3rd best possible end on the event.
The trainer stated on Tuesday he used to be happy with his group for appearing the nature and mentality to get this a long way in Qatar, however is aware of that Brazil can be a complete other proposition.
“Brazil has (over) 200 million people, we only have four million, so we’re a bit like the suburb of a city in Brazil,” Dalic stated.
“It will be a different game than against anyone we have played so far because Brazil likes to play football.
“If we are having a look at it realistically, Brazil is the most efficient group on the event, they have got a super number of gamers, a super squad, it is frightening, so it is a nice take a look at for us.”
Dalic said “it does not recover” than playing Brazil at a World Cup.
“Maybe we might quite it used to be within the last than the quarter-final despite the fact that,” he added.
“We wish to give most effort — we may not give up earlier than the sport. We wish to counter Brazil’s high quality with our personal and we wish to play soccer towards them.”
Croatia have refreshed their squad in the four years since the last World Cup, with only a handful of veterans remaining, including captain Luka Modric and winger Ivan Perisic,
Dalic said this generation should not be compared to the team beaten by France in the final in Russia because they largely included players sprinkled across elite club sides.
“We have already earned a ancient end result once you have silver in 2018 and bronze in 1998, that is our 3rd best possible Croatian end result at a World Cup,” said Dalic.
“I would not draw comparisons to the group from 2018, while you have a look at our gamers then, they performed for golf equipment like Barcelona, Inter (Milan), Juventus, Liverpool, Real Madrid in fact.
“When you compare it to today, we have six players from the Croatian first division, it’s a different team.
“But I take my hat off to this era, as a result of they’re enjoying nice.”
Brazil thrashed South Korea 4-1 on Monday with one of the best performances of the tournament so far, but Dalic thinks his team can fight their corner against the five-time World Cup winners.
“Brazil are favourites, you’ll be able to inform they have got a super surroundings within the group, they have got best world-class gamers, Neymar is again from harm,” added Dalic.
“We must be highly intelligent in our manner. We cannot open up an excessive amount of towards Brazil, however we additionally cannot sit down again.
“It’s not 50-50, but we are not some big underdogs.”