Interviews and photos with several Croatian players in Medugorje, West Herzegovina. http://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/nogome...grace-u-nesto-drukcijem-izdanju---288747.html Players spend their time at Krizevac Hill above Medugorje. Several other footballers visited Medugorje already: Lionel Messi, Gianluigi Buffon, Roberto Mancini, etc. http://hercegovina.info/vijesti/hercegovina/medjugorje/buffon-na-molitvi-na-brdu-ukazanja-i-krizevcu
Croatia national team visited city of Mostar, they organized training there, 7 000 Croatian fans visited the stadium. Croats from Bosnia and Herzegovina support Croatia. There is no alternative. Training was postponed for 20 minutes because Croatian fans wanted to take signatures and some photos. Two young players of HSK Zrinjski Mostar also participated in their training. Maybe they will play for Croatia national team some day if they keep their discipline and quality. Training was held at the stadium of HSK Zrinjski Mostar, stadium: Bijeli Brijeg or Bili Brig in West Herzegovina dialect (eng. The White Hill). City of Mostar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostar Stadium: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijeli_Brijeg_Stadium Croatian club HSK Zrinjski Mostar is the oldest club in Bosnia and Herzegovina. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HŠK_Zrinjski_Mostar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Croatia "In Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian club Zrinjski Mostar is the oldest in the country and it was founded in 1905." Founders tried to found in 1896 club Croatian Hawk, but it wasn't allowed. This club could be older 9 years. West Herzegovina preparations (it looks more like one vacation) will end soon and team will travel in Zagreb. These moments remind on those days from early 90's when Croatia national team visited Croatian community in Australia in several main Australian cities where they played several friendly matches with Australian national team. After the city of Mostar, Croatia national team will visit another Croatian city of Siroki Brijeg and they will organize training for Croatian community. Široki Brijeg, West Herzegovina, 01. June (Saturday) - Stadium Pecara, 6PM. Siroki Brijeg (Siroki Brig): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Široki_Brijeg NK Siroki Brijeg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NK_Široki_Brijeg Photos (5) http://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/nogome...atrenih-u-mostaru-7000-navijaca---288903.html
Football "training" in Capljina, West Herzegovina. Footballers: Nikica Jelavic (born in Capljina), Ivica Olic, coach Igor Stimac and singers Marko Perkovic and Mate Bulic. Lets hope that we won't see injuries here and that Scottish players use the same training pattern and postulates with Belhaven, McEwan's or Tennent's. Plenty of orange juice bottles here. Around 10 bottles. Football and beer go together. They drink Croatian beer in West Herzegovina, Ozujsko, one of the sponsors of Croatia national team: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ožujsko City of Capljina: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Čapljina Photos from Mostar training, FOTOGALERIJA included, right arrow after: http://sportski.net.hr/nogomet/reprezentacija/kakva-ludnica-u-mostaru-ivica-olic-zaradio-ovacije
Croatian ladies football: Croatian ladies goalkeeper Doris Bacic will probably continue her career in Arsenal. She is from the city of Neum, West Herzegovina. http://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/hnl/hr...is-nasljednica-sukera-i-eduarda---289085.html Arsenal L.F.C: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_L.F.C. Meadow Park Stadium: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadow_Park_(Borehamwood) City of Neum (West Herzegovina), Croatian majority: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neum Photos: https://www.google.hr/search?q=neum...f74QTshYGgBw&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=799 After Davor Suker (West Herzegovina) and Eduardo da Silva, Doris Bacic will be a third Croatian player in Arsenal. Croat Boro Primorac (West Herzegovina) is the First coach in Arsenal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boro_Primorac Croatia national team ended their preparations (vacation) in West Herzegovina. The chosen ones made their last training in Siroki Brig infront of thousands of Croatian fans who live in Siroki Brig. Photos: http://gol.dnevnik.hr/clanak/nogome...ljubav-ovih-navijaca-je-posebna---288999.html Igor Stimac: "I expected best conditions for our team, but we got much more. Love from our fans is really unique in West Herzegovina, these fans will always be with us". Final list of players for Scotland made by ?Igor Stimac? 1. Dario KREŠIĆ FC Lokomotiv Moscow 2. Stipe PLETIKOSA FC Rostov 3. Danijel SUBAŠIĆ AS Monaco 4. Domagoj VIDA FC Dynamo Kijev 5. Hrvoje MILIĆ NK Istra 1961 6. Darijo SRNA FC Šahtar Donetsk 7. Josip ŠIMUNIĆ GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8. Ivan STRINIĆ FC Dnipro 9. Gordon SCHILDENFELD PAOK FC 10. Ivan RAKITIĆ Sevilla FC 11. Niko KRANJČAR FC Dynamo Kijev 12. Mateo KOVAČIĆ FC Internazionale 13. Milan BADELJ Hamburger SV 14. Arijan ADEMI GNK Dinamo Zagreb 15. Ognjen VUKOJEVIĆ FC Spartak Moscow 16. Ivo ILIČEVIĆ Hamburger SV 17. Alen HALILOVIĆ GNK Dinamo Zagreb 18. Ivan PERIŠIĆ Vfl Wolfsburg 19. Jorge SAMMIR CRUZ CAMPOS GNK Dinamo Zagreb 20. Mario MANDŽUKIĆ FC Bayern München 21. Ivica OLIĆ Vfl Wolfsburg 22. Eduardo DA SILVA FC Šahtar Donetsk 23. Nikica JELAVIĆ Everton FC 24. Nikola KALINIĆ FC Dnipro There are several surprises. These players are not included at all in this match: Sime Vrsaljko, Dejan Lovren, Mateo Pavlovic, Tin Jedvaj, Lovro Kalinic, Mario Maloca and Marin Tomasov. Dejan Lovren is probably the biggest surprise. He will make experiments here. Statements of Scottish coach Gordon Strachan. "We play against Croatia which has 19 year old Mateo Kovacic who was sold in Inter Milano for 13 millions of euros, so we can't wait our players until they turn 22,23 years. In Croatia national team exists strong working ethics and desire. Croats have characteristic pride. Their players always accept invitations, they understand that national team is one obligation for them, they have unique way of thinkng: we don't drink, we don't play golf, we care only about football. Croatia national team is like a club and we want to achieve this in the future". Post #53 really shows that they don't drink. It would be bad to use 4-4-2 formation, it would be good to see 3-5-2. Their plan is probably this 4-4-2: Stipe Pletikosa - Ivan Strinic - Gordon Schildenfeld - Josip Simunic - Domagoj Vida - Darijo Srna; Ivan Perisic - Niko Kranjcar - Mateo Kovacic - Ivan Rakitic; Mario Mandzukic - Ivica Olic. Luka Modric and Vedran Corluka are injured. Defense seems strange without Dejan Lovren. I don't know is Domagoj Vida in good shape. Defender Gordon Schildenfeld scored the last goal on this video for his club PAOK:
Photos from Mostar, West Herzegovina Meetings with Croatian population: Youth selection of Croatian football club HŠK Zrinjski Mostar with Igor Stimac and Miso Krsticevic (ex-Hajduk Split coach). Older youth selection of Croatian football club HSK Zrinjski Mostar Croatia national team with Croatian football club HŠK Zrinjski Mostar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HŠK_Zrinjski_Mostar Igor Stimac, Ivica Olic, Domagoj Vida, Ognjen Vukojevic, Eduardo da Silva, Niko Kranjcar with Croatian children in Mostar
Medugorje, West Herzegovina, 30. May 2013, Open Training with Crotian community. O Niko Kranjcar during the action with Alen Boksic who is observing his performance Eduardo da Silva during the action, Alen Boksic observed again Mateo Pavlovic?, Ivica Olic, Joseph Simunic, Dejan Lovren and Alen Halilovic working on team spirit
Sunny day in Medugorje Best thing is watching others while they work. One of the postulates in West Herzegovina. Meeting with the Saint Francis of Assisi order Alen Boksic Igor Stimac with the Irish pilgrim Igor Stimac with Croatian football club HŠK Mostar Zrinjski management at diner in Villa Regina http://www.hotel-villaregina.com/index.php/en/
Mateo Kovacic controlling the ball. Alen Hallovic observing Marin Tomasov and Domagoj Vida while they molest each other Press conference Time for always strict journalists - happy faces Old habits retrospective "Miso, this is not good" "I couldn't agree more Igor"
Children in West Herzegovina like Croatia national team, Barcelona, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Milan, Arsenal...vox populi. Igor Stimac with the singers Marko Perkovic and Mate Bulic (The King of Diaspora) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marko_Perković http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_Bulić Activities with the fan group Always Faithful (Semper fidelis) in the city of Capljina
Always Faithful (cro. Uvijek Vjerni) in the city of Capljina Luka Modric, Vedran Corluka and Dejan Lovren have yellow card accumulation. That's why they won't play. Several Scottish fan groups came in Zagreb Flag of Croatian fans from Posusje (West Herzegovina) at EURO 2012
Flags of Croatian fans from Bosnian city of Vitez and West Herzegovina city of Siroki Brijeg City of Vitez: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitez Igor Stimac and Nicholas Anelka
Jorge Sammir Cruz Campos Ivica Olic and Ronaldo The Barber of Seville Ivan Rakitic Croatian fa organization Always Faithful (Uvijek Vjerni) City of Osijek fan group Jurica Radosevic and Eden Hazard
Always Faithful (Uvijek Vjerni) Tatoo Dejan Lovren Croatian fan group from the Bosnian city of Vitez (eng. Knight) Marko Livaja Eduardo da Silva Alen Halilovic
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk and Mario Mandzukic with Bayern Munchen trophies Croatian fan groups from Bosnia and Herzegovina cities: Busovaca, Livno and Mostar Busovaca: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BusovačaLivno: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LivnoMostar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostar Dejan Lovren in Medugorje Text: Europe is conquered, it's time for Brazil Ronaldo and Mladen Petric
Mario Mandzukic - lucky football shoes for the Champions League final match against Borussia Dortmund Luka Modric European champion with Bayern Munchen
NK Hajduk Split has won the Croatian Cup Text: It doesn't matter that I am so little, when I have a big heart Text: Croatia - proud and beautiful Mateo Kovacic and Andrea Pirlo
Mario Mandzukic with Bundesliga trophy Alen Halilovic Croatia national team prearations, Medugorje, West Herzegovina Marko Livaja Alen Halilovic
Ivan Turina (GNK Dinamo Zagreb, AIK player): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Turina
Croatian Cup Trophy Zvonimir Boban, 13. May 1990. Josip Simunic Davor Suker Niko Kovac Portugal - Croatia, 10. June 2013, Geneva, Switzerland
Croatian fans from West Herzegovina city of Ljubuski Ljubuski: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubuški Fan Creativity Eduardo da Silva and Domagoj Vida Mario Mandzukic and Gianluigi Buffon This Time For Africa... Good Night Sleep
Kroz vrimena gruba i kroz ljute boje branili smo casno mi ognjisce svoje.Čuvaše name pređi ovu rodnu grudu, nisu zbog slobode ginuli za ludu.Tu na nasoj zemlji, nas se barjak vije, crven, bijeli, plavi vise se ne krije. Stadium of NK Hajduk Split Text: With Fire In Our Hearts Wales Stadium of GNK Dinamo Zagreb
100 Matches For Croatia National Team: Josip Simunic, Stipe Pletikosa and Darijo Srna Wrong Parking Space Donna Vekic, Croatian Tennis Player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Vekić