Olympic 'general' in Šibenik
We have practically reached the very end of preparations for Paris. More precisely, that's what they, our Barracuda, came up with. In Šibenik, from Wednesday, July 17 until this Friday, the Americans are also working and sparring with our national team members. The US national team in Crnica is also doing its final preparations before going to the Olympic Games.
Friday (July 19) is scheduled for the culmination or final act of the preparations, the official friendly match between Croatia and the USA, starting at 8:30 p.m. at the outdoor pool in Crnica. . It goes without saying that the result is less important, although clearly every victory is good and we will not refuse it.
Injury of Marko Bijač
What is important is that everything goes well in terms of health, without injuries. However, one hopefully minor injury occurred. Our goalkeeper Marko Bijač's back hurts, so he will certainly not play against the Americans
– He stretched his back, the lumbar part. It shouldn't be anything serious, there are still enough days to go to Paris, and then the first match (July 28 against Montenegro). I think everything will be fine, but this kind of injury still requires rest - coach Ivica Tucak says.
For this reason, the goalkeeping tandem for this match will be Toni Popadić and Mate Anić, who also defended at the World Championship in Doha. Anić is not on the list of 13 passengers for Paris, but together with most of the other players who dropped out for that action, he is still at the training of the national team
- I am satisfied with what we did here, I think we did everything necessary, both through conversations, video analysis, and then also through repetitions in the water. We achieved what we wanted, especially in the speed of the attack, the transition of the game, we also tried to play some things with the player more. We will of course continue to do that, we have enough days until the first match in Paris on July 28. I can see most of the contour of the game - continued the manager Tucak.
After this match, the players will get a free weekend, and then there will be a final gathering in Zagreb on Monday, July 22, and two days later a flight to Paris.
Broadcast on MAXSport 1
For all those who are not in Šibenik or cannot come to the stands of the Crnica open pool, you can watch the match Croatia - USA in the broadcast on the MAXSport 1 program.
Reminder that entry to the stand is free for everyone who comes with Croatian fan badges, and if not, the price is 5 euros through the adriaticket.org system
