Croatian national team coach, Zeljko Babic, admitted defeat by a better rival in the semifinals of the European Championship in Poland. In the seventh consecutive semifinals (eight total) of the European Championship, the Croats entered the fifth win (sixth overall):
– The main cause is the lack of energy. It is evident that we have not recovered from the match with Poland. We played well for 20 minutes, followed by two or three dogs on the pivot curve, where we received a counterattack. Then we started to fall and in the defense, even though we know that Aginagalde major player. We knew all this, they had shot outside, but when a player is tired, it is very tough to control – Babic said and commented on the second part, in which Croatia was a Egalite:
– You think you’re close, and it is, but there is simply no energy. In kontraritmu we were. We had problems with Kopljar, who could not play. Šebetić is still young, it’s hard to.
Alilović went before Stevanovic, the hero of the victory against Poland?
– Mirko is our first choice goalkeeper and I have to give him a chance to defend himself. We Mirko needs. The assumption was that Stevanovic hard to defend two match well in continuity. So we evaluate.
Norway for the bronze?
– Super big game. God forbid that we win, will definitely be difficult. The main problem is that the team is exhausted.
