The Croatia Zmijavci Post
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Roko Mavra, 20, steals the show — 7.78
Marked 7.78 at 20, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Market14 Sep 2026
Joseph Iyendjock hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Croatia Zmijavci can pretend not to have heard.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Croatia Zmijavci training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Bruno Brajković is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
Door shut on Kryštof Judas
Croatia Zmijavci asked and Tatran Prešov said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Croatia Zmijavci are still strangers to each other
16 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
Match12 Sep 2026
Honours even between Croatia Zmijavci and Rudes
1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Luka Tadic was not hiding it after 1‑1, and nobody in the Croatia Zmijavci dressing room was either.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Duje Ušalj knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Croatia Zmijavci, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Roko Mavra finally opens his account
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Croatia Zmijavci have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
In brief
- The dugout Duje Ušalj does not fit this one
- Player ratings Ivan Krolo beats them one at a time
- Squad The dressing room has a star in it