I assume they will be able to sing “where were you when you were shit” in English?they've got a vocal ultras support. It's only the matter of how much it would cost to reach Manchester. They'll bring few hundreds probably.
Think they are called the "Bad Blue Boys" they can be crazy .
Croats got a reputation for far right affinity. Bad Blue Boys. Not sure how true that it is. I don't even know if I have the right club.
Zagreb 92 points from 36 games to win their national championship last season. That is our standard of winning points. Won I think it was by 28 points over 2nd place.
Can’t afford to take this game lightly unless you are a fan, but I don’t think Pep will, he will know Zagreb are no mugs.
I am not sure if that applies to Dinamo fans?
When Croatia had a far-right president, Franjo Tuđman, he forced the club to change its name to Croatia Zagreb. This was because Dinamo was associated with the Soviet and Titoist era. The fans never accepted the name and in 2000 it reverted back to Dinamo.
Think they are called the "Bad Blue Boys" they can be crazy .
In the last 5 games they've lost, one was against Hadjuk who are top having played a game more, and the other was to the team second from bottom...so a bit like us! I'd like to think Pep wants us to wrap up this group quickly so we can concentrate on the league, so expect us to come out all guns blazing.
Which of Mahrez or Bernardo would play on the left? Thats probably the team I would go with but the issue of who deputises for Sterling while Sane is injured could be a problemAgree - only the second game and first home game. Pep will go strongest team with maybe a touch of rotation just to keep it fresh. I think that will include Mahrez as he has been looking good all season. Something like:
Ederson
Walker
Otamendi
Fernandinho
Mendy
Rodrigo
D.Silva
KDB
Mahrez
B.Silva
Aguero
In the last 5 games they've lost, one was against Hadjuk who are top having played a game more, and the other was to the team second from bottom...so a bit like us! I'd like to think Pep wants us to wrap up this group quickly so we can concentrate on the league, so expect us to come out all guns blazing.
Probably the one that scored a hatrick there :DWhich of Mahrez or Bernardo would play on the left? Thats probably the team I would go with but the issue of who deputises for Sterling while Sane is injured could be a problem
Good, i prefer a team actually coming to play. Teams like Lyon and Monaco have had good results with doing that, but then on the flip side you have teams like Shakhtar who have got pumped. I think Dinamo are a bit better balanced so this should make for a good game.They are by far the best team in Croatia and will win the league easily. Hajduk game is special one, it's the biggest derby and rivalry is tense. They were better in that game too but the fans carried Hajduk to win it. In other one, they played with only 2 players who won vs Atalanta and the manager went ballistic about those that got a chance and didn't use it. They usually play with second team against lower teams in the league but he said he won't rotate much until 2nd half of the season to teach those that think Croatian league is below them. Their manager is cocky one and trying to copy that on their players. This morning he said they are coming to Manchester to win the game.