EPT2014 - 2015 Football Thread - Page 213
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
On September 15 2014 18:47 Kotreb wrote: Well developing young players is the only way our clubs can survive. We're miles away from a decent league or smtgh like that so clubs are forced to sell their yougsters as soon as possible. Two most famous croatian schools of football would be the ones in Zagreb /Dinamo zagreb) and in Split (Hajduk split), but Osijek also has some really good talents (unfortunately due to the money situation they're always forced to sell their young players to Dinamo). Luckily for Croatia, every couple of years some hot young prospect turns up so we're able to have dreams about doing smtgh in the international scene. Also. luckily for other clubs, our new stars are cheap (unless you buy from Dinamo) so they're getting "future star" for pennies. Some of the new players who are expected to break out soon are Halilović (he's in Barca atm), Kovačić, Tin Jedvaj (in Leverkusen, scored a great goal last weekend), Andrej Kramarić (he's still in croatian league-Rijeka, but he has the potential to do some nice things and probably will be bought soon). Jedvaj is great. He's naturally a center back (I think, he's 188cm) but he's already made the right back spot his own and scored in each of the last two games. It's a shame he wasted last season at Roma on the bench. | ||
Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
We got him from Dinamo Zagreb in the summer. Also talks of him being a huge prospect. Second biggest behind Halilovic? | ||
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warding
Portugal2394 Posts
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lprk
Poland2249 Posts
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Mensol
14536 Posts
That midfield is no joke, they can challenge Spain and Germany easily. | ||
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warding
Portugal2394 Posts
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two_sheds
Croatia104 Posts
 (shame, because its such a great sport)We prefer team sports in Croatia much more than individual ones, the difference in media exposure and overall interest is really huge. It's ironic really, because in all of those sports we rely on talent and quality of an individual player rather than good team-work. I guess because the strength of an individual is so much appreciated here, all the young players want to play the key role in team, which translates into everyone wants to be no.10 when it comes to football (at least in Croatia). Today we have maybe 10 or so young, technically great creative midfield players, which will most likely make a good or even great international career. (if you want names, i can write them here with a little description). At the same time we have very few young players that are being profiled as a defensive midfielders. This is of course reflected on our senior team, as it is always unbalanced with the lack of players that can make good defensive role, both in midfield and in the back line. (most recent example of this imbalance is our poor performance of in Brazil, although out manager played a big role there - instead of hiding our weakness, he actually exposed it even more with poor choice of tactic and formation). @ Twisted: I would say like this: Kovačić and Halilović > Čorić (17 yo from Dinamo) and Vlašić (16 yo from Hajduk) > than a group of maybe 10 young players with Murić amongst them as far as perceived talent and career expectations go. Here is a BR link and their predictions about some of our young players: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2158032-five-hottest-teenage-prospects-from-croatia | ||
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Kotreb
Croatia1392 Posts
@warding: sorry for your experience. These things happen mostly in major tourist cities, but if you visit smaller ones everyone is usually nice and helpful (especially to strangers). Where did you go if i may ask? | ||
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
So much talent it would of had! | ||
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Kotreb
Croatia1392 Posts
On September 16 2014 00:10 Pandemona wrote: Just imagine how good Yugoslavia would of been if it was still one gigantic country ;o So much talent it would of had! lol. imagine Đeko, Jovetić, Mandžukić as a front line, Rakitić, Modrić, Matić in midfield and Srna, Nastasić and other players in the backline. That would rip everyone apart  | ||
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28739 Posts
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warding
Portugal2394 Posts
On September 16 2014 00:04 Kotreb wrote: Murić's growth has been stumped a bit due to him not playing for almost a year (he didn't want to sign an extensive contract with Dinamo so they kept him on the bleachers), but he could very well become great player. @warding: sorry for your experience. These things happen mostly in major tourist cities, but if you visit smaller ones everyone is usually nice and helpful (especially to strangers). Where did you go if i may ask? The usual - Zagreb, Plitvice, Split, Vis, Hvar, Dubrovnik. It didn't ruin my experience at all, it was just amusing. I had a great time overall. I enjoyed seeing the fervor for Hadjuk Split, with their logo painted pretty much everywhere. | ||
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Mensol
14536 Posts
On September 16 2014 00:22 Liquid`Drone wrote: obviously Yugoslavia would be awesome but it's not like germany or spain are any less stacked.. ;p Ottoman would've been favorite to win tournaments along with Spain and Germany | ||
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warding
Portugal2394 Posts
On September 16 2014 00:30 Mensol wrote: Ottoman would've been favorite to win tournaments along with Spain and Germany The Portuguese empire would own the Ottoman. | ||
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Craze
United States561 Posts
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warding
Portugal2394 Posts
On September 16 2014 00:42 Craze wrote: I think the Roman Empire might have this one locked up guys. That would be a fun international match: Romans vs Barbarians. | ||
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Ysellian
Netherlands9029 Posts
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Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
On September 16 2014 01:23 Ysellian wrote: Meanwhile the British empire would rule cricket and rugby, but still suck in football Lol t.t | ||
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