Vugrinec: Croatia’s best have not always represented us.

May 11th, 2006 | by: Soze |

“It’s 1998 all over again, when I wasn’t called up by Miroslav Blažević” said Davor Vugrinec upon hearing that he will not be travelling to Germanythis summer. “I deserved the call up then, and I deserve one now”.

Vugrinec has had a fantastic season in Rijeka and most ‘experts’ were in agreement that he needs to have a spot on the NT. “I’m speechless, the main reason I came back to the Croatian league was to prove myself to those who forgot about me. I gave it my all. Everybody expects the call (to the NT), especially on the heels of a great season like I just had. But, as you can see, I can’t influence Cico’s decision”.

“Many injustices have been done over the years, but I still see myself on the roster for Germany. I can’t let myself think otherwise. The NT has to consist of players that deserve to be there, but history shows us that that is not always the case here. The best players have not always played for Croatia.”

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Comments

By Mike | May 12th, 2006 at 9:05 am

So who would the dumb-ass replaced in the mid-field on the ‘98 team? Any bit of sympathy that I had for him has gone down the drain .. it appears as though everything is about him. He tried hard this season so he could be on the NT. He returned to the super-strong Croatian league to be in Cico’s spotlight. Big deal – where has he been for the past two years? His comments are unprofessional – they are those of a spoiled child who didn’t get what he wanted yet the Croatian press give him the time of day. What he, and anybody that thinks that he should be on the NT, fail to realize is that even if he did get called up – the chances of him seeing the pitch are slim to none … he could keep track of the stats from home and leave the playing up to the others. We already have “good-enough” mid-field reserves.

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By mike | May 14th, 2006 at 3:45 pm

I agree with you mike. Thats a poor attitude to have. He played well this year, but if we need to have one striker from the HNL it should be Bosnjak. And even he won’t even have much (if any) playing time. I don’t see Cico changing the starting lineup of Prso and Klasnic up front with Olic as the super sub.

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By Marty | May 15th, 2006 at 4:24 pm

You dont deserve JACK…

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