Zlatko "Cico" Kranjčar (Croatian pronunciation: [zlâtko tsǐːtso krâɲtʃaːr];[1] 15 November 1956 – 1 March 2021) was a Croatian professional football manager and player. (wikipedia)
We are a completely different team put together especially for this tournament. I cant blame the players because we were not really ready for these matches.
The group is very strong, but so was the one in qualifications for 2006 World Cup but we still got first place. I am convinced we will qualify for Euro 2008.
I was very happy, it was a very good game. I congratulate Argentina, who showed what a good team they are.
We want to be first. We are masters of our own destiny and we want to arrive in Germany unbeaten.
He decided himself to leave the squad. If we called him back, we would lose authority without any guarantees that he would not repeat such an act.
Even though we're up against a fantastic team, a positive result is a priority and we will try to remain unbeaten.