The Sun: Kranjcar is a drunk.

It will be great to get ours payback against England if the draw allows it just as we did against Germany in the 90’s
But to keep it in perspective with the past we will be defeating England 5-0

Posted from  Australia

Character assassination by a rag not worth much more than using in an outhouse. The drunk label was employed because there’s nothing else to hang on Zlatko. There’s a huge difference between enjoying a glass of wine and being an alcoholic.

Posted from  United States

Let him drink all he wants. He can drink on the bench for all I care. Look at his record since taking over. Screw that Im goin drink for him right now. Hes not the one playing out there. Let him get hammered.

Posted from  United States

England was never a fan of Croatia, and look to put down the team and country.

They really should look no further to their own national side. Which has been mired in gambling and drinking scandals.

They may ponder, Kranjcar Jr. selection. But as least he has played in the 10 qualifying matches. While an unknown-never played in the premership–Walcott has been included in the national side. Now that’s something they should be scratching their heads about.

Posted from  United States

relax, guys. after all, this is the yellow press über-tabloid “the sun,” you know — they sell their newspaper by writing that way. the good thing is that they don’t discriminate — everyone’s their target, including the overrated english team. we have such crap in croatia as well.

besides, “boozer” is not the same as “drunkard,” if you quote, quote correctly.

Posted from  Germany

Webster’s dictionary definition of boozer-a person that drinks to excess. Drunk or drunkard-an intoxicated person or a person who is frquently drunk. The terms are generally used interchangably to describe a person with a drinking problem. The point being thatthe article smears the image of Zlatko Kranjcar without foundation. The article leaves the impression that Mr. Kranjcar has that problem. The whole tone of the article is to try to portray a negative image of items related to the team. It doesn’t refer to Niko’s success that legitmizes his choice as a player on the team leaving the impression that he is only there through his father. Having this garbage journalism in Croatia or anywhere does not mean that it shouldn’t be pointed out for what it is in an open forum such as this is, and that the article is a hatchet job. The title itself points that out. These rags had started out revealing the personal lives of people and now use their platform to insult and disparage whoever they want for whatever reasons usually without recourse to the person they attack. I believe people are relaxed and comment on what the article dealing with the NT and its coach says because of the negative impression it tries to pedal to the world and shouldn’t that commentary be done? Croatians can now defend themselves in many arenas now that during previous times was not the case and I applaud anyone that uses an opportunity to do that.

Posted from  United States

I believe in both Kranjcars and Niko is big talent which has to be in Croatian first team.

Posted from  Croatia

DOBIT CE ONI PO PICKI… JOJ kako bi volio da se sastanemo na sp-u i da i razbijemo .. gamad engleska

Posted from  United States

Dali su oni nama po p***i na Euru pa bi bilo ljepo da im vratimo.

And I’m with Marty, lets all go get a drink.

Decki, Decki nemoj te zaboraviti Kraljicu. Dajte i njoj po zlatnoj uvali. Soze naruci mi Gin i Tonic. Long live the Queens. Britannia rules the waves.

Posted from  United States

Kapcro,

You make a good legal argument here. Maybe Niko and the HNS can sue the Sun for deformation.

You could be their lawyer Kapcro.

Posted from  Australia

Unfortunately, in many countries persons in the limelight cannot take recourse against this type of publicity. The fact that they are public figures gives the media carte blanche to use them whenever they wish as punching bags as for as the law is concerned. Sadly there is a voracious appetite for scandal, gossip and character assassination out in the world be it true or not. Only in cases where monetary damage or damage of another nature can be proven have courts sided with those injured by personal media attacks and those cases are few.

Posted from  United States

f*** you all tiny english journalists.we are lords of football and mr.kranjcar is master-coach.Proud to be Croat

Posted from  Croatia

Tako je Dino, brate.

Posted from  United States

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Posted from  United States

Nemaju oni sta bolje pricat, ja sam kupila novine i sve sam procitala.Cisto je sranje!!! Walcott niti zna igrat, nema ekskustva nista a oni roncaju na naseg kranjcara. Ja zivim ovdje 10 godina i pravo da vam kazem jedva cekam da se vratim u HR gadi mi se ovo misto.FUJJ! I ove englezi su grozne.

Posted from  United States