Croatia was a disappointment, failed and lost semi-finals and seen chances in the match with the Danes first came to fight for the gold after Athens 2004. Generation with Domagoj Duvnjak in the lead role will have to wait Tokyo 2020 with or without Zeljko Babic, who took responsibility for the defeat of the Polish.
– Tactical preparation was not in question, but mentally I made a mistake somewhere. We were relaxed, we were slow as mud, slow and predictable movements, and there’s my fault as a coach. They are favorites in this match, we were in great shape that can not go away for a day and a half. Simply, I was not able to relax in this quarterfinal, maybe I’m supposed to laugh more, I really do not know. If professional services Alliance estimates that a lot wrong, I’ll go, but I think that the selector does not change after one poor competition – has accepted responsibility Babic, adding that and it is surprising that in the first half Croatian defense was porous:
– How is it possible that we have received 18 goals in the first half? I’m wondering that myself. Believe me, I’m the hardest, this is my defeat. Not so much for the team, because we have to win this tournament and France and Denmark, and we have shown good game – said Babic.
Slovenia is the second time the Olympic Games stopped in the quarterfinals. After Sydney 2000 Slovenes are once again fallen in the fight for the semi-finals, although under great preliminary phase, expected a step further. To do this simply was not the day. Danes celebrated 37:30.
Our team was not real, but the body language of the warming, the beginning of the match, and contacts, were far from what would be a team should have. The Danes, who in all segments were better, they gave us 37 goals, which is as much as we have so far received a total of two matches. We could not easily compile and do not know which is the reason we have been quite different than the previous five games. Obviously a blockage occurred, which I hope will overcome the young guys in the upcoming tournaments – said selector Slovenes, Veselin Vujovic, and added:
For greater results need more time, and I had it. We can not put your head down after these Olympic Games, we are shamed, we still have much work to keep up with the winning major competitions back – said Vujovic.
