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Croatia, national team training center.

Bilic, then the national team coach, was constantly looking at the video of Russia's match against Croatia in the first round of the European Cup qualifying round.

Although this game ended in a draw.

However, there were many problems with the overall tactical arrangements and on-the-spot command.

Especially during the substitutions in the second half, he was tricked by Hiddink and almost lost the game.

Although Croatia's lineup is obviously more advantageous, he failed to arrange the most reasonable lineup, which is also a key problem.

One general is incompetent and the three armies are exhausted!

Bilic is under a lot of pressure.

From being the head coach of the Croatian U21 adult national team, Bilic must have great aspirations and ambitions.

But his current abilities don't match those things.

He needs constant learning, constant correction, and constant enrichment of experience.

At the very least, he can't make the same mistakes as he did in the last game.

The Croatian national team has a strong lineup.

Especially after Su Ke, Modric and others join, the overall strength must be more outstanding.

But the problem is that he, the coach, cannot take full advantage of these advantages.

This is a problem.

The European Cup qualifiers are coming again.

The competition will be more intense by then.

The game against Andorra is just like that, just win!

But after that, he needs to think carefully in the key game against England.

This was still their home game, and he couldn't afford to lose the game at home.

Bilic needs more advice, professional advice.

And who knows these young people best, the answer is obvious.

Bilic immediately took out his phone and called.

The call was answered quickly.

"Dude! Looks like you're in some trouble."

Dawo Suk's voice came from the phone.

Bilic rubbed his brows and said, "I really need some discussions. Can you contact Besic for me?"

Besic, the coach of Dinamo Zagreb, is undoubtedly the coach who knows Suker and others best.

"Besic is still having conflicts with me, but if it is your request, I can help you contact him."

"Okay, thank you, Davo!"

Bilic hung up the phone.

Five minutes later, Dawo Suk called back.

"This petty bastard, this guy has shit in his head. You don't have to look for him. I can help you. I can help you contact an experienced coach."

Bilic frowned: "He doesn't agree?"

"No!" Dawo Suk sighed: "Wait for me."

After some time, Dawo Suk sent him a text message.

[Besic will call you in five minutes. 】

Bilic breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this text message.

Besic is very punctual, five minutes is five minutes.

"Hello, Mr. Bilic!"

Although Besic and Bilic have met several times, their relationship is not particularly close, so they need Davor Suker's introduction.

When the two were still players.

Besic plays for Dinamo Zagreb and is a substitute.

Bilic plays for Hajduk.

"Just call me Bilic. I want to discuss something with you. I want to discuss it in person. When do you have time?"

Besic was silent for a moment: "The league ends this week, let's find a place at night."

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements!"

Bilic breathed a sigh of relief.

On September 17, Bilic appeared at the Maximir Stadium.

Despite the agreed evening time, he still arrived early.

For one thing, there hasn't been any progress in his work lately.

On the other hand, he also wants to watch Rakitic and others perform at Dinamo Zagreb.

In this match, Dinamo Zagreb plays against Hajduk.

Rakitic, Subasic, Joel Luka and others performed very well.

There were also players who stood out to him.

That is Hajduk’s No. 19.

Bilic flipped through the player manual and saw the player's name was Ivan Perisic.

But the age seems a bit too young.

The 90-minute game ended quickly.

Dinamo Salegb's dominance in the Croatian League is still very powerful.

Although Hajduk worked very hard to win, he finally got the goal thanks to Jelavic's header.

In the end, they won 2:1.

Bilic also patted his butt and stood up.

In the evening, in a private room of a small bar along the street from President Square in Zagreb.

Bilic and Besic successfully met.

“The environment here is really nice.”

Besic looked at the surrounding decorations and said with a smile.

Bilic smiled: "We used to come here to drink."

"Drinking during active service?" Besic said with a smile.

Bilic shrugged: "At that time, we were not as strict as we are now."

Besic couldn't help but laugh.

The two of them ordered dark beers and each took a sip from the glass.

Bilic then said: "This time, I am here to learn."

He kept his posture very low and showed his sincerity at the same time.

He hoped that Besic would also take out what was at the bottom of the box.

Besic looked at Bilic and smiled: "There's no need for this. We are all Croatians. The only thing we can do is football. No one wants her to be bad."

"Players such as Suker, Modric, Mandzukic, and Rakitic were all trained by me. I know their situation very well. If you have any questions, you can ask me." Besic is quite sincere.

However, when talking about this, a look of pride could not help but appear on his face.

If this Croatian player succeeds, Besic will definitely enter the history of Croatian football and have a significant mark.

Seeing the other party's attitude, Bilic also breathed a sigh of relief.

"When we played against Russia in the last round, I felt that there were some problems with the tactical arrangement." Bilic looked at Besic.

"Do you also think that my tactical arrangement is wrong?"

Besic was silent for a moment and said:

"Since the creation of the Croatian national team, we have been in a state of strong defense and weak attack. This will inevitably lead to a more defensive strategy. Positional warfare based on defensive counterattacks is Croatia's core tactic."

"Baric did this, old Kranica did this, so many people will subconsciously choose this tactic, thinking it is the most suitable tactic for us."

Bilic nodded slightly, which was also the reason why he chose positional warfare.

At this moment, Besic changed the subject.

"But I think times are improving, and tactics are also improving. Croatia is no longer the Croatia it was before. The lineup is different, and tactical choices naturally need to change."

"In the past, we didn't have many options on the front line, and we didn't have enough midfield capabilities, so we could only play defensive counterattacks!"

"But now we have Suker and Mandzukic at the front, Modric, Rakitic and Vukojevic in the midfield. We don't necessarily have to follow tradition!"

At this point, Besic's meaning is already very clear.

"Bilic, they never played positional warfare at Dinamo Salargb. If you plan to build the national team with this, then you should choose rebuilding tactics, just like you rebuild the national team, I think you Have the courage!”

Bilic thought silently.

In fact, he also thought about this problem.

Run the game, strengthen the midfield and frontcourt, focus more on midfield control, etc.

But the problem is that he has been playing positional warfare since his debut, and it makes him uncomfortable to suddenly switch tactics and try other styles.

Whether it can be played well or not is one thing.

How to structure tactics is also one aspect.

Bilic suddenly said: "Besic, you come to the national team as an assistant coach!"

puff!

Besic spat out a mouthful of beer.

The main reason was that Bilic's ideas were too unreasonable and scared him.

"Sorry! Sorry!" Besic quickly wiped the table and scratched his cheek awkwardly and said, "There is no need for the national team. I have no idea of ​​being an assistant coach."

Hey~~~~~

Bilic sighed.

Sure enough, it still doesn't work.

"But I can give you an idea!"

Besic said suddenly.

"I'll recommend you a person. He has great ideas in this area and is currently unemployed. He should be very suitable for you!"

Bilic looked over curiously.

Besic smiled and said: "Van Steyak, he coached Suker and Modric during the Zlinijski period in Mostar. He is very good at this kind of running battle and high-position pressing." He has some insights. He was dismissed by the club last season and is now idle at home. I originally wanted to recruit him to join the coaching staff of Dinamo Zagreb, but now it should be more suitable for you!"

Bilic nodded.

Besic thought for a moment and suddenly said, "I'll give you another suggestion!"

"What?"

Besic; "Recruit Duimovic into the national team."

"Tommy?" Bilic frowned.

Is Duimovic's performance really suitable for the national team?

Besic smiled and said: "Duimovic is a special player. He may not make a difference for 90 minutes, but suddenly he will give you a big surprise at a certain moment!"

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