Canada coach Herdman disputes Croatian counterpart’s handshake take
Canada coach John Herdman is disputing his Croatian counterpart’s account of why there was no handshake after their World Cup sport.
Herdman had antagonized the Croatian camp with a heated post-game message to his gamers after Canada’s opening 1-0 loss to Belgium on the soccer showcase. Asked in a pitch-side interview what he had mentioned in a post-game huddle to his gamers, Herdman replied: “I told them they belong here and we’re going to go and eff— Croatia. That’s as simple as it gets.”
That prompted a stern lecture from Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic on the necessity for respect. And after Croatia beat the Canadians 4-1 Sunday, Dalic was requested if he had an opportunity to shake palms with Herdman following the ultimate whistle.
“I did not see the other head coach after the match,” he mentioned by an interpreter. “When I lose … I always congratulate the winner. He was not there and that’s his way of doing things. He’s obviously mad. He is a good coach. He is a high-quality professional. But it will take some time for him to learn some things.”
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Herdman, whose post-game news convention preceded Dalic’s on Sunday, disputed that account Wednesday when requested about it.
“Look, we shook hands before the game. So that happened,” he mentioned. “At the top of the sport, the standard course of — no completely different than (with Belgium coach) Roberto Martinez. You shake palms with the coach, then you definately go shake palms with the referee.
“When I turned spherical, (Dalic) was already off down the touchline, which is his proper to do. He’s celebrating. He’s simply crushed Canada. It was a giant celebration for him. He was off and I couldn’t get to shake his hand. I went into the sphere, shook the ref’s hand, shook gamers’ palms. And didn’t get to see him.
“That moment’s gone. We’re into process now — team huddle, see your fans, flash interviews, calm yourself down so you don’t say anything and move on.”
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