Barbarez: These boys are my sons, they love BiH and I want them to enjoy it!

Barbarez said at the start that, due to an injury, he had to make a move that he did not plan.

“Nidal Čelik injured his meniscus two days ago and will have to undergo surgery. Malić came in his place.”

Barbarez then added that the team is ready and looking forward to the start of the World Cup.

“This is the biggest game for me so far and I am happy to be here. Being here and representing my country is a huge thing. Of course we are ready, proud and will show our heart. These are our attributes,” began Barbarez, then added:

“We are a small country and it is normal for us to have the epithet that we are not the favorite. But we often weren’t, so we need to evaluate what we did. We believe in ourselves, we will try to do our best. There is no coach who will say before the first game that he will come and get relegated. We will focus on the result”.

About Edin Džeka and Haris Tabakovic:

“Edin is there and will compete normally for the game, it is still early for Harris. At best, he will be there for the second game.”

“When you play with your heart, it is always fierce. It will be an intense match. We are playing against the hosts, we want to present ourselves to the whole world in the best light. Football is important to us, it brings smiles to the people of our country”.

“The road was not easy, but the idea of ​​what I wanted was clear. The start in the League of Nations was not up to par, but apart from the game against Germany, all the games were fine, we had very difficult opponents. We will try to continue that way, we will be motivated and I can promise that we will be proud to be here tomorrow”.

“A lot of things are new here for us. We have two players who played in the World Cup and 24 who didn’t. The key to my success was that I loved the ball, I pass that on to them as well. We will be cheered on by many fans, that can only be a motive. I don’t let that pressure get to the players, they should enjoy and be happy to be there,” said Barbarez.

“I consider all these guys my sons, I love them regardless of where they were born and for what reason they left Bosnia and Herzegovina. They love her and give their hearts to her.”

“I always prepare special motivational speeches, it has become something of a specialty for me. We have been together for a long time, I want to maintain authenticity when I stand in front of the players. I have a motivational speech, it will be connected to the heart and history,” added the BH. selector.

(Vijesti.ba)