Dalic: "This generation will end its journey at EURO 2024"

MADRID, 14 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Croatian coach, Zlatko Dalic, acknowledged after Tuesday's defeat against Argentina in the World Cup semifinals in Qatar that it may have meant the end for the current generation when it comes to World Cups, but that he will still "finish his route in the Eurocup of 2024", in which he hopes to continue in his position.

"Perhaps this is the end of this generation in the World Cups, a couple have already reached an age and we have to see what happens in 2026. We have had a great team and this generation will end its journey in Euro 2024. We also have the League of Nations and an excellent generation that reached two semifinals", Dalic said after the game, confirming that he will "continue" in his position because he has a contract until the next Eurocup and wants to "classify" the team.

The coach indicated that now they need to recover "and try to win the game for third place." "I told my players that we have to keep our heads up because we can be proud of what they have achieved. They are sad because they feel they could have done more," he stressed.

Regarding the semifinal, he believes that they had "good control for 30 minutes" and was critical of the penalty that made it 1-0 and which he described as "a bit controversial", but also with the 2-0 that he saw as "too easy". for his opponent. "Afterward, it was already done for Argentina," he said.

Finally, Dalic praised Leo Messi. "He is the best player in the world, he is dangerous and has quality, he was the true Messi we expected to see. Argentina has an excellent team and Messi, being a player of such quality and with thousands of fans behind him, they play as they see fit. They had four midfielders and we tried to play aggressive, but he can make a move and make the difference like at 3-0."