Martinović after the victory: ‘We entered with a different mentality’. Cindrić: ‘Today the team won’

– We had to fix all segments compared to the first match. We entered differently, with a different mentality, we showed unity. This is what we need if we want to beat bigger teams – said Martinovi. for RTL.

Is the 5-1 defense your biggest asset?

– We said in the dressing room that we would relax. There was nervousness that shouldn’t have been there at all, we are like a family and we live together. We still had mistakes today, we didn’t connect in defense, but we were smarter in attack and deservedly won by six points.

From the 50th minute you broke the game.

– The Dutch did not give up, kudos to them for playing all 60 minutes. We fought together, we played as we agreed, now Sweden is waiting for us.

You acted like a captain when it was most difficult.

– It is always a great honor for me to have this responsibility. The whole stožer and the whole team are behind me, but this is a čast.

Sweden follows…

– We continue like we finished and go for the next victory.

He was one of the best Luka Cindrićfor whom he is an expert commentator and legend of Croatian handball The government School said that this was his best game in the national team jersey.

– I appreciate the boys for an excellent match. We expected that the transition would drag on, we had a lot of problems with that, when we scored goals we did not come back well. But that fighting spirit and determination led us to celebrate. From the first minute, we showed that we want more than them, that we are combative. We learned a lesson that we shouldn’t rush and go wild and I think we were successful. We knew that attack was key and that we had to quickly return to defense. That needs to be fixed – said Cindrić and added:

– Thank you to the Government, there were many good and bad things, today the team won. In general, during the tournament, someone always jumps out. I prepared for the match to be intense, I knew that I had to play the team because when fatigue sets in, I would have better visibility. In attack, it worked well today and decided the game.

Sweden?

– We know them well, they play similarly to the Dutch. We have to return better and then we have a chance. We have nothing to fear, we fight with everyone who is in front of us. Thanks to the fans who supported us – he concluded.