Croatia's first match of 2012 and also their first test in preparation for EUROs, and likely the only "strong" opponent they will face prior to EUROs with Norway already booked and possibly another home match with Estonia in May.
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov), Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Ivan Kelava (Dinamo)
Defenders: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vedran Corluka (Bayer Leverkusen), Josip Simunic (Dinamo Zagreb), Gordon Schildenfeld (Eintracht Frankfurt), Domagoj Vida (Dinamo Zagreb, Danijel Pranjic (Bayern Munich), Sime Vrsaljko (Dinamo Zagreb)
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Tottenham), Niko Kranjcar (Tottenham), Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla), Ognjne Vukojevic (Dynamo Kiev), Tomislav Dujmovic (Real Zaragoza), Ivan Perisic (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards: Ivica Olic (Bayern Munich), Eduardo (Shakhtar Donetsk), Mario Mandzukic (Wolfsburg), Nikica Jelavic (Everton)
Dejan Lovren will miss out due to injury while other key absenses are Ivan Strinic, Nikola Kalinic and Mladen Petric. Strinic will still be considered but he must play better at Dnipro while Corluka is another option at LB along with Pranjic.Bilic called up a smaller squad because there won't be much time to prepare for this match being a midweek one and he will attempt to give as many players as possible a run. Bilic says Sweden will be a good test for what will await for them in Poznan against Ireland, a strong team who are very fit. He is happy about the playing time of all players selected except for Pranjic.
There will be scouts at all three Euro opponent's friendly matches: Spain will play Venezuela at home and Goran Vucevic will scout them, Italy play USA at home and Kruno Jurcic will scout , Ireland play Czech Republic at home and Goran Cipric will scout.
The rest of the conference was about Sinovcic's attack on Bilic saying Mamic helps Bilic select NT players which he denies of course and he says he will not leave before Euro (has "interest" from Dnipro and Tottenham...:howler
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov), Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Ivan Kelava (Dinamo)
Defenders: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Vedran Corluka (Bayer Leverkusen), Josip Simunic (Dinamo Zagreb), Gordon Schildenfeld (Eintracht Frankfurt), Domagoj Vida (Dinamo Zagreb, Danijel Pranjic (Bayern Munich), Sime Vrsaljko (Dinamo Zagreb)
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Tottenham), Niko Kranjcar (Tottenham), Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla), Ognjne Vukojevic (Dynamo Kiev), Tomislav Dujmovic (Real Zaragoza), Ivan Perisic (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards: Ivica Olic (Bayern Munich), Eduardo (Shakhtar Donetsk), Mario Mandzukic (Wolfsburg), Nikica Jelavic (Everton)
Dejan Lovren will miss out due to injury while other key absenses are Ivan Strinic, Nikola Kalinic and Mladen Petric. Strinic will still be considered but he must play better at Dnipro while Corluka is another option at LB along with Pranjic.Bilic called up a smaller squad because there won't be much time to prepare for this match being a midweek one and he will attempt to give as many players as possible a run. Bilic says Sweden will be a good test for what will await for them in Poznan against Ireland, a strong team who are very fit. He is happy about the playing time of all players selected except for Pranjic.
There will be scouts at all three Euro opponent's friendly matches: Spain will play Venezuela at home and Goran Vucevic will scout them, Italy play USA at home and Kruno Jurcic will scout , Ireland play Czech Republic at home and Goran Cipric will scout.
The rest of the conference was about Sinovcic's attack on Bilic saying Mamic helps Bilic select NT players which he denies of course and he says he will not leave before Euro (has "interest" from Dnipro and Tottenham...:howler