"It's very difficult for me. I like the tiki taka style of football. Is it a concept that belongs in history? It's difficult. It's proven that the compact approach and counter attack is very important in football - it brings trophies. Each match is different in football. Tiki Taka has not died out but these are the new trends that will decide matches," he said at the pre-match match press conference ahead of the third place playoff match against Morocco.
On Saturday match opponents, whom they face in the group and were held to a goalless draw by the North African opponents: "We knew before the World Cup that Morocco would be a serious rival. We are fighting for third place because we are faced with a very difficult match. they will do their best and that has been obvious in the tournament. They have good players but I am sure we will analyse them and have a good match."
"When it comes to the change of generations in our team, the old players have shown how much they mean to us and I hope the younger ones will learn from them while they are still here. I really believe they are learning from us and one day a shift will happen," he said about the change of generation in the Croatia team.
