Krovinović: Although they told us that the training sessions would be easy, they weren’t! Gattuso: We tested the fitness

Hajduk on Friday at 11 a.m. he had a roll call before the start of preparations for the second part of the season. In front of the coach Gennarom Gattusom 34 players appeared, and the Italian added five juniors to the first team. On Monday, the people of Split will head to Spain, where they will do a key part of the preparations. At the beginning, coach Gattuso expressed his satisfaction with the state in which the players arrived at Poljud.

– I am very satisfied. The boys worked at home during the ten-day vacation. Today we did the first training. We did a fitness test and went out on the field. We are satisfied – he said and added:

– Now we have three weeks of preparation for the first league match on January 25. against Belup. Let’s move forward.

‘All players will get a chance’

Difficult conditions prevailed in Poljud today due to the relentless rain.

– We cannot influence that. We cannot control whether it will rain or not. Momčad has to work. Of course, the conditions today on the first day of training were challenging. The boys did the important tests and the first training session, and we are satisfied.

Gattuso explained why they chose the training camp in Alicante and announced three preparatory matches with Osnabrück, By the way i Elfborgom.

– Let’s go there to play three games and work. Ž we want to repeat the preparations we did this summer. In the first game, we will give each player 45 minutes, and in the second two games, 14-15 players will get 70-75 or 90 minutes each. That’s why we set up two games one after the other. We are going to a place with nice grounds and good infrastructure. We hope to fill our legs with gas there.

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Gattuso believes that 20 days will be enough to prepare for the continuation of the championship.

– Yes, because we are going to a place where quality work can be done. We will be in Alicante for 10 days, we will work seriously and well. We are aware of how demanding this championship is. We start the preparations with great desire, and at the end we will see how far we can go.

In the end, Gattuso wished the fans a happy new year and good health, concluding with “Forza Hajduk”. Midfielder Filip Krovinović he also sent good wishes at the beginning of the conversation and reflected on the first training session of the new year.

– We are back and we are happy. We worked during the break and enjoyed when we could. The first training session was immediately intense, as was the first day of summer training. But we are used to it. More training awaits us tomorrow!

‘We trained individually, it was not easy’

During the ten-day break, the players had special tasks in order to maintain their form and get involved in the preparations more easily.

– We got a quality program, everyone did it, every step. It wasn’t easy, even though we were told it wouldn’t be difficult, ha ha. All this is for our good, and now we are ready for new victories.

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In the end, the Krovinović referred to the preparatory games.

– The opponents are according to our standards. We are looking forward to Spain, nice weather and excellent fields. We know why we are going there – to progress, improve our game and prepare for the most important part of the championship – concluded the midfielder.