Igor Stimuc supports Josko Jelicic and says he would not tolerate the behavior of Gennar Gattuso after TV Rowo

Former Croatian coach Igor Smac says that the behavior of Gennaro Gattusoa is in his public spit with television analyst Josko Jelicica “He did not respond to the coach of Hajduk Split”.

Gattuso took Umbege in Jelicin’s criticism for him and his team After Hajduk’s defeat of 3-0 from the Rival Rivan title on Sunday, refusing to squeeze his hand or talk to him during the interview after the match.

Things warmed up between Josko Jelicic and Gennar Gattuso after the match. pic.twitter.com/nzed6qe04x

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Stimuc side with the best man Jelic

Stimac, who won the Croatian title with Hajduk as a player and coach, was impressed, even though he admitted that he had a strong relationship with Jelica.

He said www.sportske.jutarna.hr Website: “Although I was the best man of Josko at his wedding and we are very good friends, I have no reason to be subjective.

“What Gattuso did does not suit him, as a world champion, does not respond to him as Hajduk coach, and does not respond to him as a stranger in this country, not to respect those who comment on the matches.

“Regardless of Josko’s certain cynicism, with which he knows how to spice up his comment, which is flawless, we can analyze everything he said, and there is not a little lies there.

“So, he strikes exactly where he needs, analyzes the match and gives his comment with which 99 percent of people agree. Some are against his style, but it obviously suits TV. It may sometimes go a little too far, but he does his job.”

Stimuc suggests that Gattuso would be discharged to be a Croat

Sunday defeat saw that Hajduk had slipped second to the table, Rijeka and Smac questioned Gattus’s influence in Split since he took over in June last year.

“What did he bring to Hajduk?” He added. “I believe that as long as Hajduk, Dinamo (Zagreb), Osijek and Rijeka insist on the results and on (quality) games, our football and league will not go in the right direction.

“And that must be a priority for every coach, because clubs pay them very well.

“I ask a logical question. How many Hrats Hajduk would have released us if our team had played like Gattuso?

“Once you shoot a goal, you give absolutely nothing, your team has no standards, you don’t have coordination, you don’t have connected movements, you have no combination, you have nothing.

“Several players have continuously played in the wrong positions, and you still dare after such a game, after a 3-0 defeat to come to the studio and threaten.”

He was lucky that I wasn’t there …

Stimac was an infinite center in a playing career that included points in West Ham and Derby and is not sure he could face the way Jelicic did in Gattus’ hostility.

“He was lucky I’m not there,” he said. “It wouldn’t be good. I wouldn’t stand it, all the merits of Jelic.”