Despite losing 2-0 to Scotland in their final World Cup qualifying match, Croatia still qualified for the play-offs to get to Brazil next year, but that does not seem to be enough for the critics according to coach Igor Stimac. Following the loss to Scotland on Tuesday night, the Croatian coach offered his resignation to the Croatian Football Federation because he is fed-up with the criticism being labelled at him and his team throughout the qualifying campaign. Stimac said he was happy to leave his post if there was someone better to do the job and has left his fate in the federation's hands. "It is a bad defeat. I offered my mandate (resignation) to the president of the Croatian football federation because of the latest results of our team, because everything that surrounds us," said Stimac. "Never mind that we qualified for the play-offs, I want to show some morale, certain responsibility and if there is anyone in the federation that does not believe in my work I want to give them the chance to change. "They will have a meeting to discuss it (my resignation). "It is all about the positiveness surrounding the football in our country. "It seems we are not happy in Croatia to qualify for the play-offs. "We were not happy after the first game even though we beat Macedonia, we were not happy in the second when we drew against Belgium or beating Wales 2-0, they said it was supposed to be 15-0. "After Wales we went to Macedonia and beat them 2-1 and they said that was not good because they were on the up, we beat Serbia 2-0 and they said we barely survived and the goalkeeper saved us. "We beat Wales 2-1 and they said we were lucky. That's how it works in Croatia. "There were a lot of people against me from the beginning."
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Stimac Offers Resignation
Despite losing 2-0 to Scotland in their final World Cup qualifying match, Croatia still qualified for the play-offs to get to Brazil next year, but that does not seem to be enough for the critics according to coach Igor Stimac. Following the loss to Scotland on Tuesday night, the Croatian coach offered his resignation to the Croatian Football Federation because he is fed-up with the criticism being labelled at him and his team throughout the qualifying campaign. Stimac said he was happy to leave his post if there was someone better to do the job and has left his fate in the federation's hands. "It is a bad defeat. I offered my mandate (resignation) to the president of the Croatian football federation because of the latest results of our team, because everything that surrounds us," said Stimac. "Never mind that we qualified for the play-offs, I want to show some morale, certain responsibility and if there is anyone in the federation that does not believe in my work I want to give them the chance to change. "They will have a meeting to discuss it (my resignation). "It is all about the positiveness surrounding the football in our country. "It seems we are not happy in Croatia to qualify for the play-offs. "We were not happy after the first game even though we beat Macedonia, we were not happy in the second when we drew against Belgium or beating Wales 2-0, they said it was supposed to be 15-0. "After Wales we went to Macedonia and beat them 2-1 and they said that was not good because they were on the up, we beat Serbia 2-0 and they said we barely survived and the goalkeeper saved us. "We beat Wales 2-1 and they said we were lucky. That's how it works in Croatia. "There were a lot of people against me from the beginning."
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