The former Borussia Dortmund coach replaced Ernesto Valverde this summer, taking over from the veteran manager, who guided Athletic across three spells spanning a decade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Athletic have made a positive start to pre-season, winning their opening three warm-up matches against lower-division opponents despite the absence of Spain internationals Nico Williams, Aymeric Laporte and Unai Sim\u00f3n, all of whom played key roles in Spain\u2019s FIFA World Cup triumph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The trio has been given three weeks of vacation before returning to the club, but Terzic insisted there is no rush to bring them back after watching his side register a 2-0 win over fourth-tier side Sestao River.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe hope that in the future we can have more champions. For us as a coaching staff and for the club, it is very important. We\u2019re very proud that these players are part of our group and our dressing room,\u201d Terzic said as quoted by Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Athletic coach added that he has maintained communication with all the club\u2019s players who featured at the World Cup, including Ghana captain and Athletic skipper Inaki Williams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe hope that in the future we can have more champions. For us as a coaching staff and for the club, it is very important. We\u2019re very proud that these players are part of our group and our dressing room,\u201d Terzic said as quoted by Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Terzic also played down speculation linking Laporte with a move to Barcelona. The Spain defender returned to Athletic, where he began his professional career, at the start of last season, while Barcelona have also been linked with Nico Williams over the past two summers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n