Dalic predicts a bright future for Croatia after third-place finish
Zlatko Dalic hails Croatia’s consistency in the past two World Cups and predicts a bright future for the Chequered Ones
Croatia managed to defeat Morocco 2-1 in a thrilling match that once again saw Zlatko Dalic and Croatia prove the doubters wrong. The 56-year-old claim that this wasn’t an end of an era for Croatia as he had “nothing to fear” about the future.
"Yes, this is the last World Cup for some of my players today, due to their age and some other aspects,"
Dalic said.
"But we have young players too, there's a hopeful Croatia: Orsic, Stanisic, Sutalo."
In fact, it was
Orsicwho scored Croatia’s winner on Saturday. Youngsters like
Gvardiolalso played a huge part on Croatia’s campaign as well. Dalic talked about his young players, saying:
"We have many of those players on the bench, but they'd not be able to have good performance without the older ones.
"The older players instill confidence, they allow them to grow and mature. We have a great football school for the future. Croatia has nothing to fear for its national team.
"Is this the end of an era or a generation? I think not. We have the Nations League and qualification for the Euros in 2024, that is what awaits us, but we have great talents.
"There are four players from the Croatian league in the team today and I believe Croatia has a fascinating future."
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