The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at NK Varazdin training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Frane Maglica 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.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at NK Varazdin this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
There were 86 minutes on the clock and Hajduk Split had all but banked the point. Football rarely reads the room, and NK Varazdin did not stop to explain themselves.
“The easiest signature of my career.” Tomislav Duvnjak and NK Varazdin agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at NK Varazdin this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mario Marina, and the manager let it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at NK Varazdin training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Frane Maglica 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.
Petar Bočkaj 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.
Add another name to the list: Lucko have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Ivan Canjuga. The answer from NK Varazdin has not changed — yet.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at NK Varazdin training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Iuri Tavares 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.
Still no offer on the table, and Oliver Zelenika’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Filip Jagarčec has his answer from NK Varazdin; what he does with it is the next window’s story.