The Hajduk player traveled as much as 15,000 km for the national team. In the end, he didn’t even play a minute

Niko Sigur (21) was invited to another gathering of the Canadian national team after he decided to change his national jersey in August. Once a standard representative of the “fiery” young team, he should have been important in the plans of the selectors Jessea Marcha (50), but this time he traveled 7,000 kilometers without appearing in a friendly match against Panama.

Gameč Hajduka made his debut for Canada in September against Mexican when he got a little less than half an hour of play, and his team then played 0-0. He was especially looking forward to the match against Panama because he was playing in Toronto, where he was supposed to be supported by his family and friends. Although Canada won 2-1, Sigur could not be satisfied because he could not show himself in front of his family – he watched the whole game from the bench.

Trender “bilih” Gennaro Gattuso (46) also cannot be satisfied with this outcome of the situation because he has only just started to bring Sigur back to the team after a struggle with injuries. Now it is questionable in what condition he will return to Split after a long trip to Canada. It’s a good thing that Hajduk game on Sunday against Famous Belupso Sigur will have time to adjust to the Croatian time zone again.

Gattuso is still looking for the ideal position for the Canadian. In the past two rounds, he tried it in three positions, that of a wing attack, a midfielder and finally a right winger. Although versatility is useful, Sigur hasn’t imposed himself in any of those positions so far, and trips to Canada are certainly not in his favor because he doesn’t train with the team and doesn’t have the opportunity to impose himself. When we take into account that the next national team break is in a month, and his minutes in Canada are limited, it seems more and more that the decision to play for Canada was wrong.