It looks as if the 2016 Croatia kits are here.
Here is a look at a leaked photo which hit the internet March 14th. There’s never a surprise when it comes to the home kits. It’s going to be a red and white checker design. Only question: how big are the checkers going to be?
This design takes a bit of a twist with the checkers at a tipped angle; which I can only assume is to resemble a waving flag.
So what do ya guys think? Good design or not.
(I’m holding my opinion until I see the numbers on it. That’s what’s going to make it or break it for me.)
Has anyone been called up to replace pjaca in the squad? Shame he got injured he was really hitting form…
Maminjo I agree with you on the kit, and on srna
Lol. You guys have been giving me the giggles with this thread. The kit is fine. Who knew Croats were such sissys, and football fans such fashion experts….
Blue Away kit with the red checkered socks would be a great combo!
Away kit >> Home kit
Thats a dope ass kit.
Hate the away kit.Not a single little red check in site.That should ALWAYS be mandatory.
Yugo blue was always more of a Navy blue (similar to the France kit)
Cro blue was always more of a “Jadransko more” blue
@Maminjo……….Srna does one thing better……………diving. Who knows, we might need a dive to win a point or three at the Euros.
On a serious note, if Croatia had laws and rules Srna would have served some jail time a few years back. Can’t believe he wears the captain’s arm band.
Don’t why anyone would think I have a jugo jersey or had a jugo jersey. I live the “za dom…..spremni” lifestyle and defend all that is good.
But, as I have said before. I’ll carry the “kriz”
Pretty messed up that our captain puts himself ahead of the team like this.
The only thing he offers now is tireless running, but Vrsaljko is even better than him in that area as well.
There really is nothing that Srna offers us that Vrsaljko cannot.
Ziva sleeps in a Mihahlovic jersey prolly
u know i remember before cro played cunts in 2014
sinisa actually said – and im serious – he actually said before the match we want to do well for all the serb victims in Vukovar
and it wasnt a joke, it was serious
like, he thought, poor serbs in Vukovar as a serious thing
what a fucking cunt
prolly the biggest cunt the earth has seen tbh with u
If he does have one I bet it has a name on the back. Sniffing those jocks.
MelbCro – u mean Ziva?
🙂
The full blue away kit might be problematic for some fans, they might get confused and accidently pull out that Yugoslavia jersey they’ve been hiding in their closet.
My personal opinion is a QF appearance is good for HRV, any more is exceptional. That’s my view on where we are.
I’m telling you, this was Srna being proactive and doing everything he could to hold on to his starting spot.
A lot harder to bench him now because he is playing the media game.
the funny thing about the srna interview is when he says croatia are one of the 3-4 favorites in the tournament. which really makes you wonder how high in the clouds his mind is
croatia maybe falls into the top 10 of tournament favorites. im guessing 90% of analysts would place germany, spain, italy, england, france, belgium, portugual ahead….the rest of the spots are purely up for debate
i agree with the general concept that srna’s crossing has declined, where it seems like he just lacks the same power he used to have. the most embarassing cross remains the one that nearly gave away the world cup at serbia if not for simunic’s heroics clobbering that guy on the break
meanwhile vrsaljko is 7th in series a in terms of number of cross per game
the home kit does look a bit better with nbrs for sure
but the away is dogshitty.. it’s really dogshitty
i liked every away kit better before this
why can’t we have a cool one like ’08 or ’12 etc.. they were sweet as pie.. this one is gayer than aids
oh well
it is what it is
The away kit is dumb, end of discussion.
I am with you T Bone, the blue looks awful. Home socks are great and I hope there is a place to purchase them.
Both the home and away kits are solid.
The checkered socks look nicer than blue. It looks like the ugly white block that we are forced to have behind our number, is actually less prominent due to the angled design. I hope the back of the kit looks just as good.
Also, I’m digging the checkered blue. We should be checkered, both home and away (checkers are our thing). I like this idea ever since we has that one blue kit that had suttle blue checkers on it. This is more obvious with the checkers being more prominent and visible. Hopefully they wear the checkered socks with these blue kits as well.
This is looking like one of our best ever kits.
Srna wasn’t our worst player at the World Cup (he had a lot of competition), but that doesn’t mean that he deserves to start at these Euros.
He’s been making big time errors during key games (most recently in Norway when he was turned inside out).
He also had a horrible game against Mexico at the last World Cup, but he got away with that handball. He should have been red carded.
But aside from the occasional error, he simply does not put his crosses into the box. I don’t recall one good cross from him in at least two years. Vrsaljko in the World Cup wrong-footed a beautiful cross onto Olić’s head against Brazil (which actually resulted in that called back goal by Perišić) and he barely plays for us.
His poor crosses are likely due to him over exhausting himself on his runs. Doesn’t help that he’s 34. Also, him taking the occasional free kick or corner kick hurts us as well (which takes away from what Modrić and Rakitić provide). I don’t recall the last goal or assist he’s had from a deadball play in years.
Vrsaljko is a fantastic RB who will be playing in a big club after the summer. It’s a damn shame that we lose out on his speed, endurance and technical ability in this tournament to satisfy one person’s farewell.
Man the away Nike kit was unveiled and it looks terrible. It’s the same as the home but all in blue with darker blue checkered squares as seen here : http://www.footyheadlines.com/2016/03/croatia-euro-2016-kit.html
Even a blue and red away shirt would have looked better.
The home socks are the best socks ever though. Buying them for soccer and to lounge in my flip flops on the lazyboy.
@ Faux
You are a good man … But Srna has been laboring for the last two years and regardless if he plays decent, he still crowds our midfield by cutting in all game because he cannot run down the flank.
He can play a part but 90 minutes his not a good look.
Plus, Vrsaljko is ready right now. He was ready in Brazil and provides just the running we need from a wing back.
It is more the negative effect Srna has on the team flow then his individual play.
It seems for Shaktar it is an opposite situation where hard running Ukrainians and world class Brazilian attackers compliment his field leadership.
Also Srna is not the Kobe Bryant of the Repka.
He missed that penal vs Japan in ’06 and has not captained us into knock out rounds ever.
If he were a left back, then I would say we have a need position for him.
But when I see Vrsaljko have to play LB to accommodate Srna on the right, I call Balkan BS.
The same boneheaded thinking that has us look slow and tired.
Then we blame FIFA world team Modric on not “bringing” it to the Repka.
Dani Carvajal or Jordi Alba etc…
Do not get in the way of Modric or Rakitic, actually they proved width and a passing outlet for the creativity.
Full respect to Srna as he will bring his best … But needs to be yanked as soon as he tires.
He starts and gets 45 minutes , then we will see…
Im liking what i see with the numbers. It breaks up that numbing pattern a bit. Also not bad with the blue aways. We wont actually know until we se them on the field.
http://hns-cff.hr/news/13090/nike-predstavio-dres-hrvatske-reprezentacije-za-euro-2016/
@Maminjo:
Srna was not cause of Croatia’s downfall at the last WC,what makes you think this Euro will be much different?
@T-Bone-Ok,you are not a bitch either.I was talking about the other guys.I remember reading that article.Of course our jersey was ranked #1! It is distinctive and classy.
Dont be too surprised to see this one ranked highly by non bitch non Croats .
If this is really the one,I just hope that the checks are not too small.We will see how it all pans out……..FFS-Am I the only one who will back it on this site?
Funny thing is if you look at the Cro Sports Facebook page comments,it seems closer to 50/50 with quite a few positive remarks.Always the negatives hanging around here 😉
@ Ante
The 2014 Croatia World Cup shirt was ranked as 1 at the WC.
see here:
http://www.espnfc.us/blog/world-cup-central/59/post/1849121/rating-world-cup-kits-8-1 (copy and paste link)
I thought the 2014 home kit was a beaut, bought it, but the away I found lacking in imagination.
I might not by either for 2016 as I’m not impressed by the home shirt. Looks exactly like the 2006 WC shirt but with a lame wave pattern.
Glad we will be wearing the away
Bogdanovic with 44, but it doesn’t really count because it came against the 76ers. Stats and results against teams like the 76ers, Suns, etc are meaningless.
I realyl worry that kit is gonna look a lot worse from a distance, like in your usual TV viewing angle.. i think it’s gonna be pretty farken horrendouos tbh with u.. let’s hope they didnt fuckle the blue one up too
Did Cacic have his MO during his past not so good coaching terms in the HNL, though? Cos it seems pretty obvious to me his MO is like Samson’s hair – he needs it to give him strength. So i wouldnt judge a non-mo Cacic against Mucho Cacic, two very different prospects !
I hope Srna making this announcement actually was his way to put pressure on Cacic in cementing himself into the starting lineup.
This gives me faith in Cacic that (despite being a career HNL coach) even he can see the heavily flawed players on this roster that should not be starting ahead of the talent we have on the bench.
Either way, Srna starting in these Euros will be our Achilles heel. I just pray we don’t play against anyone who’s gameplan is to attack our right side.
@ CanadaDarko-Ahh,Darko,you are not one of dem bitches I was making reference to.You make a valid point,the 2014 jersey was ok.Though,to my point,that top was pretty heavily panned also by a great many on this site.People will moan about whatever is done.
I dont really think the 2014 to was twisted too much.This one is a little more.I dont really mind it.At the end of the day,they need to do a little something with it each time. This will always create a ruckus.Again,I will reserve my final judgement till I see players wearing it.Give it a chance!Hey,it does look fast.The rest of you…….You are all bitches 🙂
@Ante I thought the World Cup 2014 kit was a great example of how to do a modern take on our checkered kit. This one looks like a psychology experiment.
Bogdanovic with forty points headed into the fourth….50?
I am glad to hear about Srna’s retirement.
He is getting older, but this will be the impetus to finish up strong.
I know some of you are hard on him, but his flopping has not been issue for quite some time and his work rate can not be questioned.
I hope Jedvaj or Vrsaljko can fill his shoes next year.
Seriously,you bitches are never happy.What is a designer to do? at the end of the day,its a mild tweak from everyones favourite-France 98.
They have to do something with it.Its a bit of a 2016 twist and I actually am pretty positive about it.Its not butchered.I will reserve final judgement till I see actaul players wearing it.Bunch of bitches.
Very disappointing kit, this is the first time it’s looked like a tablecloth at a restaurant.
It’s like a dicky attempt to replicate the “wind-blown flag” look of the ’98 kit. Only that one was awesome and this is whale shit.
But, yes, maybe it is meant to hypnotise the opponents into letting us win, who knows?
@Ziva
You really struck a nerve there with me. I cannot stand those people. Unfortunately that is a lot of people if not a majority of people on social media websites.
Everyone is convinced they are a movie star nowadays.
If it isn’t posted on FB then it never happened, seems to be the mentality.
Anyways, sorry I had to let a off a little steam. The jersey’s are relatively similar, checkers with a little wave circa white/red 98 jerseys.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201306/do-facebook-and-other-social-media-encourage-narcissism
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/social-media-narcissism/
Ziva Istina will put Halilovic on the back of his Croatian jersey.
Good question………thanks for asking.
I would put that one in the self love same category and on par with those people who post photos of themselves or what they are doing on Facebook and other social media outlets. I refer to that as compliment fishing. People post a photo of themselves at dinner or a sporting event or doing something and then keep checking FB to see how many people like their photo or posted a response.
@Ziva
What about wearing a jersey with your own name on the back? Does that count as jock sniffing? or is that more self love?
Which one is worse? or are they equally terrible?
Too many checkers – neukusno.
The smaller the checkers, the more visual noise, not really a fan. I’d like to see a retrospective study done to assess if changing kit designs has a statistically significant effect on fan sales. I’m sure Nike has done it with other countries, doubt they would use the resources to do so with Croatia.
Anyone thinking what I’m thinking………….Srna was proactive in making this announcement so Cacic doesn’t drop him from the starting 11.
Armada I pray to God he doesn’t take the free kicks and Rakitic can take them.
sick!! get that modric!
Satisfied with this kit. At least it isn’t like the US kit. That is hideous.
Remember, wearing the jersey is OK and acceptable. Wearing a jersey with another man’s name on the back is not acceptable.
Just starin’ at the patterns on that Kit gives me headaches! Prolly met to confuse the opposition…heck, we need all the help we can get!
It’s now or never the Srna. He has to replicate his club form, and go out with a BANG!
Well, Christmas has come early.
Darijo Srna has announced he will be retiring from international duty at the end of this Euro.
http://www.jutarnji.hr/nakon-14-godina-darijo-srna-napusta-vatrene–bit-cu-jednako-dobar-trener-kao-sto-sam-igrac–a-na-euru-smo-medu-3-4-najveca-favorita-/1541643/
The only good news about that elephant piss that is that jersey is we’ll prolly end up wearing our away one most games anyway since our opponents are all red or white (czechs, turkey, spain)
This can’t be it !
Is it meant to confuse the opposing team?
Looks like I will be saving some money this Spring.
Maybe the away jersey will be good?
Yeah, nah, fuck offskies
Is there a official source?
I agree about the numbers.
What does the back look like?