It turns out that Dinamo also has serious problems in the domestic championship and that the team has lost stability and strength from last season, especially in defense.
Their biggest problem is the owner of the team who wants to control everything, especially the flow of money.
It's a pity, because with Bjelica they made a huge step forward in Europe and now they play much weaker with almost the same players.
Other clubs from the region, Serbian, Slovenian, Bosnian etc. are also not convincing and it is possible that no club will be able to enter the group stage of European competition this season.
Great performances of Dinamo, Zvezda or Partizan in the group stages of the Champions League and European League in recent seasons may become just nice memories for all these clubs.
It seems to me that the biggest problem is the lack of vision and long-term planning in these clubs which is unsustainable in the long run.
Well we will surely have one team in the Europa league since Dinamo Zagreb got really lucky in the draw and got an opponent he should dispatch honestly, but I'm hoping they won't think the way I do and get so cocky and somehow fail to pass.Everything is possible though.
As for others I would give best chances to Rijeka, Lokomotiva is too weak after so many changes in their squad and Hajduk has too difficult draw.
Now watch Osijek after Bjelica (previous Dinamo Zagreb coach) came. They will give headaches to Dinamo now in Croatian league and fight for the title.I'm rooting for them now and hoping he can prove to Dinamo white collars how much wrong they were when they sacked him.
Don't know the team in question but I can certainly understand this sentiment and have seen it many times myself. People really forget how important a coach is to a team of 11 players, and a wider squad of 25-30 players, each with their insecurities, and mentalities. That's really what sets a coach apart from others, not simply tactics but the mentality they imbue in squads. Turning scared little shits into fearless mfkrs is no easy feat.
I know you love HNK Gorica and that you check the results, but if you also watch a match or two you can also maybe watch the match when they will be playing against Osijek
I saw some matches of Osijek and the improvement in players approach and mentality is already visible. Bjelica is turning them into angry, hungry mother..s already
We can bet on it, to make it more fun, what do you say?
It seems to me that Dinamo is currently in a great mental crisis and regardless of the relative luck in the draw, it is still a possible surprise that they do not enter the group stage of the European League.
As for other Croatian clubs, it seems to me that only Rijeka has some real chances to go further in the European League competition.
Bjelica did not have enough time to prepare Osijek for the match with Basel in the European League, but next season Osijek will be much stronger and more ready.
Gorica is a nice and pleasant surprise for me and I believe that they will play in the European league next year.
As for other clubs from the region, only Partizan and Zvezda have some chances to reach the group stage of the European League, but that will depend a lot on the luck in the draw.
It seems to me that all the clubs in this region are in a certain decline and can't financially and logistically follow the clubs from Western Europe and Russia any more.
