Croatia’s chances of advancing in the European Championship hinge on two things — firing up a struggling front line and containing Czech Republic forward Patrik Schick.
Under pressure to deliver at Euro 2020 after reaching the World Cup final three years ago, Croatia was stifled against England in the first group match and lost 1-0.
Croatia assistant coach Vedran Ćorluka called on the team to be “more dangerous” and “attack-minded” in the Group D game against Czech Republic at Hampden Park on Friday.
“We know that our problem lately has been our finishing,” Ćorluka said. “We are working to fix that for the next game. I am certain we will much better and more dangerous.”
But Ćorluka knows Croatia’s next opponents very well and how tricky they can be. He played in central defense when Croatia threw away a two-goal lead against the Czechs in a group match at Euro 2016 that finished 2-2.