Real nice Nepoznat :thumbsup:

Ofcourse a win here is completely expected. Malta will defend and counter and I guess the game vs Cyprus will help to prepare for this game. Possibly a game where we'll see some of our youngsters get a shot.

 

hvala brate!

and yes this might be Alen's first official cap!

 

qualification doesn't start until October, that's all that's needed to say about this match

 

qualification doesn't start until October, that's all that's needed to say about this match

Not to get too ahead of ourselves, but I would say our first big (and probably only) test is in November and should also give us a good idea of where we could potentially finish in the group :thumbsup:

 

these Euro qualifiers are so watered down, takes a lot of juice out of these games

 

agreed :thmbdown:

 

There will be like 904 people and 500 security guys on this match. Why the hell is this played in Zagreb and not some smaller city?

 

'Kockasti' trenirali pred Maltu: Mandžo zbog ozljede na poštedi

http://www.24sata.hr/nogomet/kockasti-trenirali-pred-maltu-mandzo-zbog-ozljede-na-postedi-383054

 

Possible lineup from SN:

Subašić - Srna, Ćorluka, Lovren, Strinić - Modrić, Brozović - Halilović, Rakitić, Kovačić - Mandžukić

 

Brozovic playing alongside Modric makes sense. :thumbsup: or anyone such as Ademi-Mocinic-Radosevic that can run, and be tough physically without being too slow on the ball(Vukojevic). It's a no brainer. I hope Niko gets it.

 

FYI Ademi will now represent Makedonija not Hrvatska:

http://www.jutarnji.hr/arijan-ademi...i-izabrao-makedoniju--kovacev-popis-za-sp-nije-utjecao-na-moju-odluku-/1192395/

 

Haha Omisalj on the map? Di je Perusic? p

 

Srna: Treba imati strpljenja, to su mladi igrači

http://sport.hrt.hr/srna-treba-imati-strpljenja-to-su-mladi-igraci

 

Ademi still hasn't appeared for Macedonia and he pulled out of their latest squad. So he is still not locked up but I'm guessing its still unlikely he gets called up to Croatia

 

Also I'd start dropping Srna from the RB position. He's terrible offensively. Never takes on anyone wide, always gets into position up front but then can't dribble to save his life and always does a cheap return pass back to the RM or CM which then slows the whole attack-counter attack up. It's horrible to watch. Defensively he's a battler but gets pushed around against stronger opposition. He has no left foot either. His whole forte in his 20's was his amazing will, motor and cross(free kicks too). He's lost all those things with age, and he has nothing to fall back on when he's lost a step because he never had skill. Srna definitely on the bench for me if we want to have a winning team.

 

i agree with you that Srna has lost a step but that's normal for a player in his thirties. He still has a good motor and the lungs to go up and down the wing. His crosses are also not as good and well he never had a left foot neither does Vrsaljko. When i look at Vrsajlko i see a player very similar to Srna although at his peak Srna had better crosses and freekicks then Vrsajlko. I don't think Srna is that big of a problem he can still play. Our biggest problem is leftback and we don't have a natural defensive mid. Putting Vrsajlko for Srna won't make much of a difference in my opinion.

 

Ademi is not good enough for Croatia. I have seen both Radosevic and Ademi play in the hnl and Radosevic is a space shuttle compared to Ademi.

 

Novi trening na Maksimiru - video

http://sport.hrt.hr/novi-trening-na-maksimiru

 

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"There will be like 904 people and 500 security guys on this match. Why the hell is this played in Zagreb and not some smaller city?"

Was going to say the same think gnk dz. Although it might be 500 spectactors and 904 stewards.

Seriously though, which genius chose Maksimir (no answers, please). I know we played in Osijek just before the WC but I'm fairly sure the attendance/capacity ratio would have been higher than tomorrow.

I presume Kantrida would not be approved by UEFA? Rijeka can play EL matches there so why couldn't they play Malta? I mean, are Malta going to bring thousands of ultras with them?

 

Sorry because this must have been covered already but how come Ante Rebic was allowed to play in the U21 match in Latvia? It was an official game.

He's got to learn to cut the "chat" and fouling out of his game. I presume he just doesn't know how to tackle and catches his man late.

This game would have been perfect for him IMO.

 

His senior team red card is not transferable to the U21's, just like missing out an U21 match after a red card in the senior team doesn't cancel the one game ban for the seniors...

They are not interchangable thru different categories.

I love his agression though, but just 10% less would ensure he gets no reds :thumbsup:

 

Thank you, Blast.

Yes, aggression is positive and with ten players closing down a team always stands more chance of winning. More controlled aggression is required though and I hope NK has told him that. He doesn't want to start getting a bad reputation with referees. It's already a non-contact sport now.

 

Controlled aggression is a funny one, some players thrive on their aggression, take that away and they are half the player, maybe he just needs to gain a bit more experience on senior level, but I would like him to stay aggressive in a controlled way, it didn't for example harm Rooney's career ...

 

Kovačevi aduti: Halilović i Kramarić napadaju Maltežane

http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/kovacevi-aduti-halilovic-i-kramaric-napadaju-maltezane/770108.aspx

 

That's not fair, shouldn't Malta field some players too?

 

kakav jebeni Pranjić alm:

 

we'll need his additional "offensive contributions" for this grudge match with Malta :thumbsup:







alm:

 

Vladislav Bezborodov - Referee - Croatia vs. Malta, Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia, 2014-09-09

http://worldreferee.com/site/match.php?refID=2347

 

Jebo ga Pranjić da ga jebo!! alm:

 

:thumbsup:

 

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