Ante Rebić has been on fire for AC Milan this year. Has Wolfsburg’s Josip Brekalo taken notice?
The 21 year-old winger scored an amazing goal against Malmo Thursday night in Europa League action. Running through the box to his left, Brekalo snapped off left footed shot, against the grain, inside the far post – and the goalie didn’t move an inch. Wolfsburg won the first leg 2-1. Brekalo is going to do big things for the Vatreni one day. But it won’t happen at Euro 2020.
Unless Ivan Perišić is unable to go this summer, Brekalo will have to come off the bench for Zlatko Dalić. This is just a taste of what Brekalo can do. Just wait until he he permanently paired with Nikola Vlašić in the Croatian midfield. Soon.
Brekalo strike at 2:10 mark
@Maminjo-Didn’t say that. A goal like that will be very hard to reproduce this summer. Watch that goal again.
1) When Brekalo makes that horrible pass, the defender clears it away like a six yo girl. Wolfsburg/Brekalo is lucky to get the ball back.
2) When Brekalo’s teammate delivers that splendid pass back to him, the final defender is slow as molasses, and gave him way too much space…not gonna lie Brekalo’s finish was sublime.
All I’m saying is it Ain’t gonna be that easy at Euro 2020.
Brekalo is incredible on the ball and will be better for us than he is for Wolfsburg. The talent surrounding him will provide him with adequate space vs most teams (everyone on our team benefits from this, so it is not a knock on Brekalo.)
@Maminjo-…”only bad teams”… No didn’t say that, but I’ll bite, because I can see a troll making the argument successfully.
Brekalo’s measly 2 bundesliga goals this season came against
5th to last place Hertha
Last place Paderborn
His 2 goals at Europa vs
Oleksandria
Malmo
Yikes, He literally has not score vs anybody good this year!
but that’s not all!
His measly 3 goals in the bundesliga last year came against:
Bottom half Dusseldorf
Last place Nurnberg
4th to last place Augsburg, in a meaningless game for Augsburg in which they tanked and lost 8:1 (Brekalo scored the 7th goal)
Yikes that is no goals against a good team in the last 2 seasons!!!
He had 4 measly goals in 17/18, BUT to be fair, one came against a quality team 11/17/2017 vs Borussia Dortmund (to be fair for our Troll’s argument sake, BoDo gibes up goals like crazy)
I hate making an argument against you Maminjo, cause I usually get some major vitriol from some fake accounts afterward. Just like to keep it real though. Civil discourse please.
I can address that “solely” opinion at a later date.
So, Brekalo can only score against crap teams now? Lol
He was solely responsible for our only two decent games at the Nations League against Spain and England.
If he doesn’t score, then other players will score off the insane amount of chances he creates.
If we play him against England again, he would do the same to them as last time.
“Rob says:
I hope Brekalo will score like this at Euro 2020”
Will be hard pressed to find a team as bad as Malmo in Euro 2020. Maybe vs the Serbs.
Oh we will.
But what I’m saying is that we are VERY likely to play them much earlier.
Likely in the quarters or Round of 16.
I didn’t bother looking at the scenarios if we finish third in the group and advance. It would be hilarious if finishing third would give us the easiest path to the final (with this format though, I would not be surprised).
Hvala Maminjo- thank you for explaining- too bad we don’t get a shot at the Frenchies
Budimir Is putting together a solid season, scoring regularly in La Liga. I hope he gets a call up in March. Dose anyone recall him getting a call up before?
@Crotown
Unfortunately, due to this stupid 24-team format, we can’t meet France in the Final.
If we finish first in our group, we play the Runner-up team of the France/Germany/Portugal group in the Round of 16.
If we finish second in our group, we play the winner of the France/Germany/Portugal group in the Quarterfinal.
It’s going to be Euro2016 all over for us again, when we play an elite team early in the knockout rounds.
Rebić , Brekalo , on and on- let’s save some of this great stuff for the summer when we need it
Love to see France VS Croatia final – and we hammer them
Revenge is best served with cevapi – Ajmo decki
Budimir pops in another one.He could be another late bloomer for us.
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My great great great great great great Dida said euro 202 was one hell of an event…balls made out of boulders and evading dinosaur poop on the pitch made things tricky!
I hope Brekalo will score like this at Euro 2020
I hope Brekalo will score like this at Euro 202
The God of Brekalo
Brekalo also just missed on a scissor kick as well.
Brekalo also hit the crossbar in the first half on a rocket shot
Brekalo breakthrough is coming this summer.
Whether he starts or comes off the bench his time is now.
He was dancing through 3-4 English defenders at Wembley.
Forgot about the other two bunker teams we will play.
His dribble attack skills needs to play a part.
Hie is peerless in the Croatian squad when it comes to his quick dribble skills and in the final third.
Vlašić is more power and explosion.