The head coach of the football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sergej Barbarez, announced a friendly match against Panama in St. He revealed to Louis that Edin Dzeko will most likely not be in the squad.
On the eve of the meeting with PanamaBarbarez said that the national team is ready and eager for the match, especially against an opponent that does not come from Europe.
Thank you for coming to America and traveling such a long way to report. Of course we are ready. We have been training and we are eager for matches, especially against a team that is not from Europe, to feel those things, the mentality and everything that goes with teams from other parts of the world.
Dzeko, most likely out of the frame
The most important information before the match is about the captain of the national team Only to Jackwho has injury problems.
Barbarez confirmed that Dzeko will most likely not be in the squad for the match against Panama, because the coaching staff wants to spare him and guide him towards the next match.
As for Edin, most likely he won’t be in the squad tomorrow at all. He still has a bit of an injury problem. And today we decided that he will be spared, we want to take him out of the training process for a few days in order to focus on the game in Canada.
He added that he Ivan Šunjić still out of the training process together with Dzeko, but that in his case he does not expect major problems.
I don’t think there will be any problem there. He is almost at the level to start training with us.
Panama as a different challenge
Speaking about the expectations from Panama, Barbarez emphasized that the desire was to play a match against a national team outside of European football.
The championship wish was to play against a selection that is not from Europe. These are challenges that are important to me, as a coach, to see how we can deal with national teams of such caliber.
He also referred to the Panama coach Thomas Christiansenagainst whom he played during his playing career.
I played against Christiansen once upon a time. He was a good striker. I am glad to meet him tomorrow and we will share a few words from the old time.
Diaspora support and adaptation to conditions
Barbarez pointed out that he is delighted with the support that the national team has in the United States of America.
I sure am delighted with the support which we have here. It’s our job to be patient for the autograph and photo. After all, that’s our job.
Speaking about the adaptation to the conditions in America, he stated that the beginning of the gathering brought some fatigue among the players, primarily due to the time difference and the change in rhythm.
In the beginning he was part of acclimatizationnot only to the temperature but also to the time difference. We didn’t have problems with sleep so much as with rhythm. In the first two days, some players were tired.
He added that the situation is better now and that the coaching staff will take care of the freshness of the players.
Since yesterday everything seemed normal and everything will be fine. We will look in the direction of the team that will start, but for the sake of freshness we will keep some players.
A message to talents from the diaspora
When asked about children from the diaspora who were not born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and could play for the national team in the future, Barbarez said that the coaching staff wants to monitor all players who have quality and desire, reports N1.
That’s our dream. I don’t divide it into yours and ours, it’s all our dream. Everything changes quickly in sports. There are so many good children around the world who they want to be noticed.
He pointed out that the first step is often on the parents, but also that the national team will monitor all potential players.
The negative side of national football is that almost every child in the world can play for several national teams. The first step must be done by their parents. Every child who has quality and desire will be our focus.
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