Coach Zlatko Dalic was confident Croatia would make an impact at Euro 2020 despite a lacklustre performance in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat by Belgium in their final warm-up for the June 11-July 11 tournament featuring 24 nations. Dalic was nevertheless adamant that his side would be ready for their opening Group ‘D’ clash with England at Wembley on Sunday. We didn’t create enough chances but we’ve made progress as the side looked much more compact than they did in recent games. Dalic acknowledged the Croatians still had work to do in order to be on top of their game against England. “We need more vertical passes, shots on goal and players making runs into the penalty area,” he said.

Source: The Star June 07, 2021 09:22 UTC