TEAM CSR would like to thank the 20 Croatian fans that came out to Alpine Village Wednesday afternoon for the Croatia-Ireland friendly. It was a great showing for a midweek game and we hope to continue our presence at the Torrance, Ca-based German restaurant and bar.
We have guys that are going to fill his spot, and do the job. That's all that matters.
@Allen19………how do you know if Pranjic has an attitude. Based on what, seeing him on your comuter screen? This was totally out of character for Pranjic, but he deserves to go.
@JerseyCro….I am pretty sure those guys were drunk after we were eliminated. Not the greatest thing to see, but its not like they had a game the following day. As for Srna, Bilic has already suspended him once. So I thinkl that throws your logic out the window.
@Franjo….it was in the locker room, its not like this was on the field right after the game. There was a slight bust up with Pranjic in the dressing room/coaches office. Bilic and the other coaches speak briefly with each player after the game, mostly the substitutes or the guys who did not play, and they discuss why they were not used and what the coaches are looking from each player for the next time they are together. Some guys know going into a game if they will be used. Maybe Pranjic was under the assumption he would play, who knows?
Why are they shaking hands with the substitutes after the game? Something is missing from this story.
A bit of an over-reaction from Bilic, especially considering in the last campaign there were guys coming into the team hotel dead drunk and they received ZERO punishment. Would he do the same if Srna bitched? hmmm
NICE, good Pranjic always resembled like a prick to me. He is still a major liability at left back and seems to have an attitude too. Good, you won't be missed prick never really cared for him. Strinic is much better suited and I hope Sime's potential rises. Very interesting story to say the least, but hey I am happy it's not one of my favorites. Now all we need is good ol Olic to do that!!
BTW I agree 100% with Hamilcar. But this site is about soccer.
WOW.
Bundesliga – Croatia drop unruly Pranjic
Fri, 12 Aug 14:37:00 2011
Croatia manager Slaven Bilic has said he will drop Bayern Munich winger Danijel Pranjic because he refused to shake hands with the coaching staff after Wednesday's friendly against Ireland, state news agency Hina said on Friday.
Bundesliga – Croats drop unruly Pranjic
"After the match, Pranjic showed discontent with his status in an inappropriate manner. He refused to shake hands with the coaches. We will no longer count on him," Hina quoted Bilic as saying.
Pranjic was named in the squad but did not play in the friendly in Dublin, which ended in a disappointing goalless draw.
Bilic expels Pranjic from the national team….. more to follow tomorrow morning… I'm off to bed..
Anywayyssss…..
That is simply idiotic. I don't know if youv'e been to the U.S, but there are plenty of minorities and people get along just fine. Also, I guess Eduardo can only play in away games.
KLASNIC, KLASNIC, KLASNIC.
That's all I got.
Just imagine if this shit was going in Cro. Fricken left-wing media would be all over our ass complaining how we don't meet the requirements to get into the EU and other lies…..
Tottenham – Everton game cancelled on Sunday. Aint "multiculturalism" grand?!
Modric interview about the game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfWJKuiiLjU&feature=channel_video_title
And Kalinic officially is going to join strinic at Dnipro
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/942569/nikola-kalinic-completes-move-from-blackburn-to-dnipro?cc=5901
Good stuff today boys…unfortunately the company was much more enjoyable than the match. Not that its unusual that this happens but these friendly matches suck. Its more fun when players are physical with each other, it brings out the intensity in the match and the fans. I think the highlight of my day was blue oyster cult and my brat! Thanks CSR.
Haha. Yeah. My Irish cousins always remind me that I'm "Irish, not some Polish or Russian" person and my Croatian grandmother told me my name is too Irish and wanted to name me Staš… I was also wearing my Croatian jersey over my Ireland shirt today and my dad asked me why and reminded me I'm an O'Hara. It's all in good fun.
@ TheNatrix,
Yes, that's the new logo. The wording will always be interchangable with CSR and CroatianSports but we love the guy waving the checkers. I think it can definitely stick for a few years if not more.
@ Colin,
No problem man. Sean is a good friend of mine. But I don't let him claim Croatian because he's never been there and his Irish cousins don't let him claim Ireland. In the end he's just a Yank. Any of those problems with you?
Maybe I should watch the videos before I leave my comments. Thanks for the shout out, Ante!
Oh, and I wear my CroatianSports.com shirt all the time, Denis. I wear it proud. Thanks!
As a half Irish, half Croatian myself, I was pleased with the outcome. Would have liked to see some of the Croatian players pick up a bit and get ready for a real match. Looked good over all though.
@Natrix,
Shirts are coming up. First we need to have CroatianSports.com up and running. Dr. O'Harovic got a shirt after a great interview with the great Ivan Klasnic.
@Allen19,
For some reason I said "Corluka" instead of Simunic. Corluka has a lot more in the tank at only 25 years of age. 🙂 Even if Simunic rides the bench at Hoffenheim, I think he is Bilic' man for the upcoming four qualifiers.
The only answer I got from today's game is that Ivica Olic is not near his old self. Israel is less than a month away, so we shall see how Olic progresses through the Bundesliga season.
Also, Vukojevic is useless.(sorry Kristina 🙂 ) Ognjen can hang against these mediocre teams, maybe even against the Greeks. Lets face it, our group is a cakewalk. No excuses for not topping this group. Dujmo is my guy, from what we have available at CDM.
This is honestly the highlight of my day. Great video guys, always enjoy your analysis. Denis you bring up an awesome point that I didn't consider. The friendly was right before some player's season started and started right when players started. It's still a bit of a concern, but will see in September. I have no expectations for this team, they simply need new coaching. Just make Euro 2012, let me drink a lot hopefully celebrate a bit off a win, and I'm happy. This team just clearly lacks direction and it's sad.
Is that CSR logo at the beginning of the vid new? Looks good, sign me up for the t-shirt.