Earlier in the week, Croatia and Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren, was dropped from the Euro 2016 squad by Croatian manager Ante Čačić after a blowup the two had during the Hungary friendly. Lovren has now publicly stated that “he must start at Euro 2016 or he won’t play at all.”
Lovren is arguably Croatia’s most in-form defender and would be a huge asset in the backline in France this summer.
So how did Lovren answer his biggest critic- Ante Čačić? He scored the game winner against Borussia Dortmund Thursday night in injury time to send Liverpool to the Europa League semifinals. And remember, the Europa League champions now receive an automatic berth to the Champions League group stage the following season.
So how will Ante Čačić respond to this?
Will he let bygones be bygones and makeup with Lovren? Or will the ego war persist?
Stay tuned.
The Europa League semifinal draw is Friday. Liverpool, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sevilla and Villarreal remain.
There were reports late last year that he wanted to leave Napoli and go somewhere that he could get more playing time. Then, around the new year he said he was happy at Napoli… To me this means he was okay with his role of warming the bench. Not a conscious decision to skip the Euros but in effect it’s no different, because how could he possibly play a role this summer with the minutes he’s getting.
Contrast his decision with Kramaric’s. He begged to go out on loan from Leicester so that he could get minutes and possibly make the Euro squad. I know many think he’s not ready/not the real deal… If we all want some passion on the team I think we would see it from Kramaric.
I agree Strinic can’t play a major role, but that’s another defender who, if he were in form and playing, could strengthen out back line (aka Achilles heel).
You don’t know that and you have no idea what their expenses are and what they need to do to survive.
I hardly think any of these guys are on struggle street, Mr Ziva
Maybe Strinic called out Kum Kovac for being a yes man to Mamic. If so, he should be applauded.
Or he was injured and wanted to sane himself for the club season because that is where he gets paid. If so, he should applauded for putting his family first.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDMzaG13pbk
Two cool videos on Dinamo and the Vjecni Derbi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDMzaG13pbk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_wwfrEgzgg&ebc=ANyPxKrjuRrehv5hXwcB1CmQPIuToewgpOwaXtKUiPffRkKwIRPhfwKb2CohfW7-9IJ96FJwFsx9qU57h-4DAjtY4HXLT2cI6A
@jm
It’s hard to make a case for Strinic as he hasn’t played the entire season. He literally played 3 games this year. That’s it. I like him, and I would at least have him on the squad as he’s always been pretty decent for us, but playing regular club football is usually the top requirement to make a NT. If Kramaric wasn’t getting the callup due to being on the bench for Leicester, then you can’t really make an argument for Strinic.
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strinic wants to play as well…he’s said repeatedly in interviews that he wants to be called up again
supposedly he really ticked some people off with his commitment when right before the world cup he came into the coach’s office (kovac) and told them he couldn’t play cause of his injury…which supposedly shocked everyone around (both kovac and the medical staff)…and from that point on kovac crossed him out
perhaps that strike against him is still held against him…perhaps mamic and cacic have nothing to gain from strinic …who knows
i think he’s worth a shot
Lovren might turn into a hero for some of these guys!
On Lovren, it sounds like rumors circulating that he may be out of favor because of his cooperation in the prosecution of Mamic.
On the topic of our defenders being left off the Euro squad, what happened to Strinic? The guy is only 28. I guess the fact that he’s been warming the bench for Napoli is one of the reasons he has not been discussed more. I did notice that he got the start opposite Perisic and Brozovic in Inter’s 2-0 defeat of Napoli… Nice goal by Brozovic in that game btw.
I might be wrong but the Israel match was the first time that Lovren played under Cacic, and he played the full game. The second game he was supposed to come in at the start of the second half, but then something changed! Lovren however sat on the bench with his close friend Srna without a problem, and when Cacic asked him to warm up, he did just that. Lovren went on to complete his warm up and then sat back down, just like he does at Liverpool.
Lovren has never had a problem warming up at Liverpool.
Lovren might be a bit of a meathead and made the mistake of believing that Cacic is as professional as Klopp.
Lovren didn’t know that with Cacic you sit back down when he tells you too, even if you have completed your warm up.
I can only hope that Cacic apologises to Lovren for not explaining to him how he operates.
Fuck me tits.. there are actually some okay goals in the A-League finals .. heh
Hala Madrid!! 😉
As long as Real Madrid don’t take the title boli me kurac
Anyone else enjoying Barca’s slump as much as me?!
That’s POGLAVNIK to you, sister!
Crnkovic,
Use of the term “redneck” gives you away.
Pogovnik,
You agree with Aussie Joe but none of his teammates and no one from the HNS stood up for him. Not a single person backed Joe. If the NDH wasn’t fascist, how would you then classify their reign?
Anyways guys, gonna have to love you and leave you. Late for church. Big hug
@george, lol
@lazio. Ok so let’s talk about Muslim terrorism. Where does it come from? Who funds it and why? Who profits from it? Why wasn’t it going on 100 years ago? What’s changed? Islam? Lol
@melbro. I can tell you’re smart. How did you know I’m a yank?
Lol. Hehe
Here is a simpler way of putting it. Do I love my kids? Yes. Am I proud of my kids? Yes. Am I proud of my kids for picking their nose in public? No. If croatia was taken over by some criminal gang masquerading as a legitimate political leadership, and they decided to invade a neighbouring country for their own personal benefit, would I fight for “croatia” ?? No. If I was forced to pick up a gun, I’d fight for the other side. Because god, justice and humanity come before croatia. Every time. It’s that simple. Think about it
Now Crnkovic if you can read that, you can explain it to me!
@Crnkovic
For you my friend
http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/Germany/mussolini.htm
Amusing seeing someone accuse people of being ‘stupid kids’ while basically making no coherent points and swearing his head off. Have you even hit puberty mate?
IBy the way I know exactly what fascism means, I’ve studied political ideologies afterall. I suggest you read Mussolini’s fascist manifesto, then come back to me you silly yank.
@Crnkovic
Where did I say anything about Yugo?
The point I was making is there is worse things going on in the world than a ZDS chant. For example Muslim terrorism!
Lol. Cultural Marxism. Embarrassing to hear my countrymen talk such bullshit. Adopting the political view point of the hyper capitalist post colonialist lunatic fringe in redneck backwaters like the USA and Australia, and trying to pass it off as croatian pride. Why don’t you take your heritage seriously and do your homework rather than jumping on the imbecile bandwagon. Should the croatia fans be allowed to sing ZDS without people making a stupid fuss yes. Is the Zionist lobby constantly looking for excuses to bang on about anti semitism, yes. Is fascism good? No. Is killing innocent people ok? Never. Did the ustase seek alliance with the nazis and Italian fascists to establish a croatian state yes. Did they murder people because of religion or race? Yes. Am I proud of an independent croatia? Yes. Does that mean I’m proud of the ustase? No. Is there a global leftist conspiracy? No. Is there a global capitalist conspiracy? Yes. Is political correctness used to confuse the issue? Yes. Does that mean it’s better to be a bonehead fake soldier boy? No. Forza roma
@lazio you don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. Like a lot of the people commenting here. You have no idea what is going on in the world. You don’t understand politics, economics, croatian history. Nothing. You just spout some redneck bullshit. No analysis. Nothing. Just zds vs jugo bullshit. Try having a conversation about it and learn something. Melbro you don’t know what you’re talking about either. Perhaps you could explain what fascism means? No didn’t think so. Stupid kids
I agree with what Joe Simunic said
@Funny
I can’t tell that.
I do agree with what Kralj Dmitar Zvonimir said.
@alsofunny
How can you tell that?
three words for you snot nosed punk.
Kralj Dmitar Zvonimir
Good point nitro.
Za Dom Spremni!
i feel like many croats hold onto za spremni so tight b/c it seems like such a cool/bad ass thing to say
for the homeland! ready to die!
sounds like a line right out of the movie 300
although the point is fair, that most who say it, have no interest whatsoever in dying over the homeland
Guys, i just wanted to update you all on something i know you have been hanging out for: good news ! I have slightly less blood-soaked underwear today than yesterday! Great, hey? I think my hemorrhoids are settling down, phew. I know you were all keen for up-to-date info ! 🙂
@Melbro
well done brother, well done, you explained it perfectly, an idiot like Iggy fails to understand the bs that someone like Brkic spins
brkic reminds me of jovanovic
@ Iggy
“And to the others, just cos the guy questions the use of ZDS it doesnt make him jugo”
Being anti ZDS is a specific political position taken by the jugo nostalgics. He uses the same language as they do and the same arguments. Reality is when you take a stance on ZDS, you are making a clear statement. So I’m not interested in people like Brkic who use PR type tactics to spin their bullshit pretending they are a political centrist. There is no grey area on this issue.
“I’m not saying the majority of people participating in the chants are racist or fascist, but at minimum, the fascists stole the chant and you can’t just take it back ”
You think the Ustasa is fascist? Says it all mate. The right is a diverse political spectrum, its the dim-witted who paint everything in broad strokes labelling anything they see as fascist. Its silly because its not grounded on ideological facts. When you use such words so loosely and frequently they lose meaning and becomes just a cheap tactic for attacking people.
You got something to say, say it.
Otherwise shut up idiot.
Smh. Embarrassing
@Ziva
And who are the left wing liberal apologists trying to appease?
@Funny
I don’t see you signing up for the Croatian military or reserve.
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/patrick-strickland/will-israel-be-kicked-out-fifa-abusing-palestinian-players
I’d love to see Israel back in Asia qualifying for soccer tournaments, playing against their Palestinian friends, so we can talk to them about their fan behaviour problem!
Probably be a lot worse than some people chanting Za Dom Spremni.
A wise man once said, “what is the point of building up somebody else’s house and pulling down your own.”
Sure… Everyone is just picking on us for no reason. Maybe you should make up some t-shirts with a target on it. Who sounds like the Yugo now?
@lazio…….its not the Israelis who are paying attention to what our fans do at national team games. Its the left wing, liberal apologists within Croatia who make the world aware of what is taking place (our buddy in Rijeka is an example). Then outside media, including Jewish media, pick up on it.
Keep at it diapora hrvati…….nothing better than diaspora hrvati getting at it about the Ustase. Remember, if you live the “za dom….spremni” lifestyle, you are all good.
Funny thing is, none of you clowns preaching za dom spremni lifestyle are actually spremni to defend the dom. Snot nosed kids to busy in moms basement worrying about Lovren.
I dont see any of you signing up for the Croatian Military or reserve.
Just chirpers really.
Brkic is a yugoslavian…if za dom spremni bothers him he is not a Hrvat!
Armenia,Cambodia,Rwanda,Bosna,Darfur,Native Americans… all suffered terrible genocides or holocaust. You never hear them complain every two minutes. My buddy is Armenian they lost millions of Christian Armenians.
Brkic you are not croatian. You cry for your old jugo. Ummm
@Iggy — I do agree about them looking out for anything possible to shoot us down or call us nazi killers on youtube. In all fairness though there is equally just as much hate from us on youtube vids too. 90% of it is keyboard warrior kids taking on hate stories from their parents/grandparents with nothing good going on in their lives.
They’re like Serbs. They’re infatuated with us. It’s like an ex-partner who is obsessed and keeps stalking you and keeps u under surveillance 100% of the time. Any little thing they will complain about. Dodig’s shirt has a “U” on it.. shit better report him to the ATP etc..
You see it on YouTube all the time, even on my own pro-Hrvatska vids, there are many serb hate comments. Go look at serb vids and it isn’t the same, cos we just dont give a shit about them. But they seem to be obsessed with us.
I am surprised that the Israelies watch the Croatian NT so much, whenever there’s a ZDS chant they’re right on top of it, they’re always the first ones to let the world know about those nasty Croatians! Someone should tell those Israelies to shut the fuck up and to keep their noses clean, also they should worry about their own back yard in Asia while they’re qualifying for soccer tournaments in Europe.
I am surprised anyone cares about the ZDS chant, but there is no outrage when some mental midget throws a flare on the field. I despise how dumb that makes us look. In light of the recent bombings, I would hope any flare throwers get locked up.
Come for the footy, stay for the hemorrhoid advice!
I thought you guys might like to know 🙂
@Brkic:
Nazis drank milk and breathed air. Perhaps we should abandon those practices too.
^ ^
Apparently you can thank your mom and dad for that.
It’s hereditary.
That’s what my doctor told me anyway.
Getting to know each other a little better all the time here!
@Nitro
Yeah that was a terrible movie all round, terrible terrible movie that puts Croats in the worst light possible pretty much. I realise there is prolly a grain of truth in there but it’s just a horrible representation of the country and people. I regret watching it tbh.
I kinda like the ZDS chant but i understand where you are coming from Brkic.
And to the others, just cos the guy questions the use of ZDS it doesnt make him jugo.. good ppl (as in croaties!) can have differing opinions on things, no big deal, not the end of the world.
I have hemerrhoids atm. It’s really uncomfortable and i am sitting on a cushion. My advice to all is dont drink too much !
Sorry to disappoint you Mishko, Lika Joey and gt1, but I’m Croatian.
It is a bit ironic that you try to argue that Israelis should not be offended by the chant while making/agreeing with the comment that Jewish people are whiners and liars… But, you probably don’t comprehend that.
I’m not saying the majority of people participating in the chants are racist or fascist, but at minimum, the fascists stole the chant and you can’t just take it back and expect the rest of the world to forget the association. I question that the chant was used in its current form prior to ww2 because I have read all the “evidence” and it’s pretty thin.
nothing wrong with zds chant…something quite wrong with it coupled with a nazi salute
rakitic back in 2008 threw a big hissy fit when he didn’t start the first game of the euros…and i believe he was a 19 year old at that time…granted i think he had been promised that to come over to croatia from switzerland
lol @ diamonds
haha armada one of your posts said lovren likes to show guys his dick
then your very next post said i hope his flopping is on form in summer
i seriously thought u were talking about lovren flopping his dick around in front of the other players, then i remember Srna is the floppy one
haha
i watched this movie not long ago
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1433816/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
it didnt have a good depiction of ZDS chant, that’s for sure, they were doing it with the heil hitler salute to black guys playing at dinamo !
And Nives is definitely hot.. stop pretending you’re above every woman on the planet ziva
Lovren is decent defender, good enough to play in first 11, but no one, who is not ready to sit on the bench should play for NT. I cant imagine Modric or Rakitic making statements like Lovren (and they are in my eyes class above him), let alone flashing his arse while with NT.
Checkers? You mean the diamonds!
@Lika Joey, you’re not being fair. Lovren has what a 20 million dollar contract with Liverpool those get up and sit back downs cost money. LMAO. In all fairness, none of us know the man, I think he probably has a lot of heart but is like that one friend we all have that just makes poor decisions and this is one of them. My gut tells me, he’ll apologize and get it worked out.
Dam phone…be
Has
Enough with Lovren already…his heart isn’t big enough for the checkers period!! The guy have 4 good games and scores a goal and people want him to there kum.
Lovren warmed up, warm up finished, sit back down, just like he does at Liverpool, no problems at Liverpool.
Nives is hot????????? Really, you find that whore to be hot?
seems brkic and black zodiac are your two jugos on this site, her comes the tito and jugo talk from them
Lol lol. I forgot about Nieves, Armada I just Googled her getting old but still ok for a slam.
This is an ignorant statement. “I just think it’s a shame and that Cacic created the initial bust up.”
As Cacic pointed out no player is above country or the team. Good for Cacic to call out Lovren as he did.
LOL. Nieves Celzijus.
A lot of mileage on that odometer….
Mateo Kovacic has a hot wife. Luka Modric doesn’t. Dino Drpic had the hottest one Nives Celzijus.
@Lika Joey thanks brother. I still don’t understand how 500 years of history gets trumped by 10 years of propaganda? It’s ok for the Mexicans to chat the goalie is GAY and for home be ready is racists? Oh yeah, the globalists hate nationalism and love DIEverSHITY, multiculturalism and Cultural Marxism. Some of you should understand what Cultural Marxism is, and this is for you. Wake up and educate what’s going around you. This is happening within Europe and ALL white western nations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYu6qhd88_M
Brkic if you don’t like the chant find a yugoslavian website to go on. Get over world War 2 facism….they will cry over this shit for a thousand years. Genocides have happened to many other races.
Mishko isn’t racist! The man is making a valid point.
Money laundering….fashion line nothing wrong with that! Stripping naked with a bunch of dudes pool side is a fucking no no!
@Mishko
I’m not Jewish, but also not ignorant nor racist like your comment.
@Blatobran
I agree. I just think it’s a shame and that Cacic created the initial bust up.
Not one players is above the NT or country.
Stay home you ego maniac.
Plus, how about you earn your position instead of acting like the rest of his generation where “they” are all entitled to something. Prove you got what it takes to start.
Otherwise, stay home and tweet people
@Brkic, are you jewish? You sure as fuck whine like one and LIE like one.
On being our most in-form defender… No, not based on one game. Based on his defending, clean sheets (including vs. Israel) and record since the new year. The goal was really just icing on the cake of an amazing turnaround.
I don’t know what everyone is referring to with the pool party/his sexual orientation, but maybe you should explore why you spent time looking that up if you’re one of the ones that did.
Kudos to Srna, but Shakhtar better honor the guy. He spent the best years of his career (in the past by the way) in a one team league and stuck around during the war of the last few years.
…and in an effort to unseat Ziva as most hated on this site, I don’t blame the Israelis for complaining about the Za Dom Spremni chants. Seeing as how they often coincide with heil salutes, it’s a pretty thin argument that it’s not related to WW2 facism… and yes, I have read all the pre-WW2 references to its use which honestly is not very convincing.
You never make ultimatums, fuck him. Country comes first, end of story. BTW the jews are pushing hard over our Za Dom Spremi during the friendly.
Yawn. So repetitive.
Hey, wait a minute here……..Some of you people are now critical of Lovren’s lifestyle all of a sudden. But, when I mentioned it well over a year ago I was verbally attacked.
Well, well……..see what happens when you allow time to bring the truth to the front.
As I have said before, I will carry the “kriz” (that means “cross” for some of you diaspora hrvati – not all of you, just those of you who have parents that have failed you) on this site.
I take back what I said in an earlier thread.
Lovren > maldini / nesta / silva / beckenbauer / puyol / cannavaro combined IMO
Needs to be in the squad summer. He will lead us to glory.
I also remember some homosex scandal with Lovern.
BTW LET’S GO ISLANDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bravo, kapetane!
I hope his flopping skills are on point this summer, maybe he can win us a timely PK or freekick.
This is the dude that started a fashion brand and likes to show people his dick, pool side.
Needless to say, not the ZDS way of life.
Wasn’t this the guy that got the pool party started?
Nejboj se Sukerman drzi Cacica za jaja i ovaj vikend ce ga malo golicati…sve ce biti ok izmedu Lovrena i cetvrta liga Cacic!
you mentioned Srna………..don’t forget, he should be charged in a money laundering scheme.
awww SHIT yeah.. Lovro-bot is the BEST defender in the WHOLE WORLD, no Question about that ! He fucking BETTER start for us at euro !!
he denies that she is related to him or that she was killed?
he denies that he is related to him or that she was killed?
other articles say he denies it…
http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/luka-modrics-cousin-kidnapped-killed-el-salvador-found-boot-car-sport/
crazy
The ball hits Lovren in the head one time and he’s all of a sudden our most in-form defender – let me borrow one from my kids, ready? SMH
He will never accomplish what Dario Srna did last night. He broke the Shakhtar Donetsk record for most appearances, 13 years after he left Hajduk.
The fans unraveled a huge banner with his jersey on it – respect
Maybe Klopp can lend a hand and help diffuse the situation between Cacic and Lovren. Cacic was wrong for calling out Lovren through the media without communicating with the player. Lovren was wrong to make ultimatums about playing time. Both should put Country first and get over their bs egos.
Lovren has really been a key part of Liverpool’s late season brightness and with that goal today he completed the comeback of the year. As Ante says, he’s arguably our most in-form defender.
I have no problem with not bringing him on vs. Hungary. Once they drew level I think Cacic changed plans and no longer wanted to make a defensive sub. The problem is that Cacic had few other options because he didn’t select enough players. They needed some fresh legs and it would have been the perfect time to give some younger players some minutes.