Kulenović: I get goosebumps when I think about playing against Modrić. Vlasic? He is a real leader

Football in Italy is not new for Kulenovi, as he played for “čizma” as a junior, in the jersey of today’s city rival. Juventus. In an interview for Sportklub, he described how everything happened so quickly that he didn’t even manage to say goodbye to his teammate Maksimir.

– Everything happened suddenly. On čThursday nightčI played in Denmark, and on Sunday evening Ić made his debut for Torino without a single training session. I didn’t manage to say goodbye, but that’s football, that’s what we do. I believe that there will be an opportunity to say goodbye to my former teammates and friends, and to all the people with whom I shared the club premises over the years.

Već scored his debut, too Inter in the Cup against a former teammate Petra Sučićabut in the end Torino did not advance. Now he is waiting for a match against the captain of the Croatian national team Luke Blueća.

– Luka Modrić he is the best Croatian football player of all time. Now, when I know that it is getting closer to playing against him in such an iconic stadium, I get goosebumps. I can’t wait for that game. I am looking forward to watching the greatest Croatian football player of all time in action for the first time. I can see what he is doing at the age of 40 in such a physically demanding league, only great masters can do that. How he managed to maintain his physical condition and level of health at such an age and play in such a league, that only speaks of him and his dedication to football.

His captain in Turin is another Croatian representative, Nikola Vlašićwho has grown into one of the team’s best players in this changing season.

– It is much easier when you arrive in an unknown environment, and you have a familiar face with you. Since we played together for the U-21 national team and we know each other from before, that means a lot to me. Especially the first few days, when you arrive as if you fell from Mars and you don’t even know where anything is in the club. In those days, I was probably a bit too hard on him with questions, but he didn’t hold any grudges against me. He’s a really great boy, a great captain, I can freely say a leader. He means a lot to the team on and off the field, so I have nothing but words of praise for him.