A series of layoffs among water polo players ahead of the EP. Menu: We also have better, more interested girls

The Croatian women’s national team for Portugal started from Budapest, where they spent the last few days on final preparations with some of the first league clubs there. Croatia is in group C where moreć On January 26, they will play their first match against Italy, and the next day, Croatia will play against Turkey, and then on January 29, they will play against Serbia.

– This is a young national team again, a constant that follows us, but these girls know and want to play water polo – Mia Šimuni, the selector for Portugal, said before the flight.

– I can see that the intensity of their desire for the competition is growing as it approaches. They are in a good mood, they reacted well during the training matches we had in Budapest. Of course, you can see what things we still have to work on, and we will basically have to work on some details and game settings for many more years, but they are progressing.

In relation to the World Cup in Singapore, there is no goalkeeper Medvešek petalscaptain Matej Skelinpa Lare Srhoj, Ana Desnice i Nine Jazvin.

– We will certainly miss our captain Skelin the most, the one who keeps the girls in and out of the pool. Of course, she will be missed the most, and as for the others, we have good replacements, even some better girls, in a better mood, more interested in water polo, etc. So, if I had to single out someone, then I would single out Mateja – she added, referring to the goals.

– Our first goal is to understand the group clearly. Italy is a top national team, they are the favorites for sure. As for Turkey, they have naturalized two or three Russian women, so they are certainly stronger than in previous years. However, Turkey does not belong to the top of European water polo. You can play with them. Compared to Serbia, we are better than them in women’s water polo in all junior ages and competitions. However, in senior water polo, we are always one or two goals apart. Those two games, against Turkey and Serbia, will actually be very demanding, difficult and in agreement with all tactics. Because if that is missing, it won’t be easy,” she said at the end of the menus.

In Funchal, 16 national teams were divided based on the draw into four groups of four teams. In the second part of the competition, the two best-placed national teams will go, with the transfer of points. New groups of four teams each will be formed by groups A and C (group E) or B and D (group F). The two best teams from groups E and F will advance to the semi-finals, while the third and fourth placed teams will compete for the 5th to 8th place.

List of players for the water polo EP in Funchal:

Skunnya A: Francuska, G &ccar; You, Njem&ccar;
Group B: Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Spain
Group C: CROATIA, Italy, Serbia, Turkey
Group D: Israel, Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland

Croatia’s performance schedule in Funchal, group C: