Doha. John Herdman was hanged “naked” by a Croatian tabloid.
The captain of the Canadian national team takes revenge before the World Cup meeting.
– My wife wishes she had this man, I have a little more stomach than that, he says.
When Canada lost, somewhat unfairly, their first World Cup match against Belgium (0-1) national team captain John Herdman revealed what he told his players.
– I told them we belong here. And that we should go and “…” Croatia, said the captain of the national team with a smile, obviously adjusting to the last – ugly – word of the TV.
“Do you have bullets?”
The application was not well received in Zagreb. Prior to the meeting, Croatian tabloid 24 sat John Herdman “naked” on its front page. With a large maple leaf for the mouth and a slightly smaller one for the genitals.
“You have a (big) mouth but do you also have balls?” , the headline reads approx.
During Saturday’s press conference, Croatia captain Zlatko Dalic used the word “respect” 13 times in 90 seconds.
Putting the words together in this way is disrespectful, says Dalic According to the Guardian.
The way we play, the way we behave and the way we respect others are reasons why we deserve respect.
“My wife is after you”
Herdman himself takes it all in stride.
“When you get a text from your wife telling you I have to start training before I get home, well, you know something’s going on,” Herdman says.
He then addresses a Croatian journalist directly and concludes:
– My wife is after you guys. She wishes she had this guy, I have a little more guts. I ate a lot.
In Canada, the Toronto Sun responded with the front page: “Our balls are bigger than yours.”