The Croatia Zmijavci Post
Player ratings24 Jul 2028
Both of them Duje Korač's — 8.44
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.44, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
The dugout24 Jul 2028
Damjan Đoković keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Croatia Zmijavci may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom24 Jul 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Croatia Zmijavci
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad24 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Croatia Zmijavci
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Tomislav Gudelj was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
Door shut on Marek Lašák
Croatia Zmijavci asked and Jihlava said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match22 Jul 2028
Croatia Zmijavci leaking at the back
4 matches, two or more conceded in every one of them. Sides that create as much as this can live with it for a while. Nobody lives with it forever.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Tempers go at Croatia Zmijavci
Vanja Vukmanović was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The terraces24 Jul 2028
Croatia Zmijavci supporters have found a favourite in Duje Korač
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Duje Korač has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market24 Jul 2028
One of our own: Nikola Stanisic joins the Croatia Zmijavci first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nikola Stanisic is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
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