Gattus’s mysterious message: ‘Do I stay? It’s not a moment for that. I will carry the players forever in my heart ‘

Did you hear with Cannavar, did he wish you to win the first place when he couldn’t with Dinamo?

– I called him immediately, yes. That’s part of our job. We know that the coach is the one who first pays for the result. He is sorry that it ended, but he didn’t want anything else to me.

What locomotive do you expect?

– The same match as against Slavs, we have to play without fear. Belupo opened and had the quality forward, a tough match awaits us. We have removed with them once, we need intensity and courage if we mean to win. We won’t succeed if we play with half strength.

Does the additional pressure of the fact that almost all tickets to home games have been sold out by the end of the season sold out?

– I wouldn’t say. It should be an incentive, people from all over Dalmatia believe in us. Fans push us and motivate us. The pressure is there, it is up to us to control it, it is the skill of a coach. I have been constantly in pressure since the age of 18.

Is the coach remains?

– It’s not a moment to talk about it. We aim to push this season to the end, I believe in our dreams and the future of Hajduk is more important than Gattus. It will be time to talk about it.

Nazarius Rusin is a discovery in the attack with Liva, seems like a good move?

– You know what options we had to bring in players, the club is in financial problems. We were looking for an attacker who manages well in the space to relieve Mark and midfield. He needed to be played because he had been without a pace of training for four, five months. We got used to the ambience, trying to figure out what we wanted from him, and now he is of great help to us.

How do you see the best player of Lokos Robert Mudraži?

– Not only Robert is important, but their whole team. They create pressure, they go forward with good quality. They are fast in transition and we have to prevent it.

How much did you talk to the players in terms of yellow cards?

– No, it’s on the players to play, I don’t like hand brakes. I can’t tell the players to be patient and do not get cards, without that there is no football. But it is important that they do not get them for complaints, and if it is a smart foul, that’s fine. It is not my philosophy, but to win points. The intensity and will to fight, as well as patience, is essential.

What is the situation with Lovro Kalinic and Michael Zapor?

– Lovre will not return yet, he did four training sessions this week, he is four months without a game, but he will not be in this game, as well as Zaper, who returns and I am pleased with his progress. There will be no Stipe Biuka to us, ”Gattuso said, and continued:

– We need to be careful with Lokomotiv, my players know and better than me, they beat us that 2-1 last year when Livaja missed the penalty. They know better than me what a locomotive is, it is up to them to run and pedal and look forward.

Michele Sego appeared on the screen, is it a sign that he is returning to the first composition?

– He must stay calm. When he came, he played two or three games in high intensity, so he got into small crises. But we play such football that players play a maximum of 55-60 minutes for us, so it’s time for others. He still played at the beginning or later, it is important to play well in continuity. He was not at the best level in the last four to five games, but it is a boy from Split who returned and believe in his qualities.

How satisfied are you with the state of the team in general?

– As soon as we are here and as soon as we play an important role in the championship, it is all their merit and speaks of their quality, I owe them a lot. I will wear every player in my heart, from the first to the last, and I will never forget them, but I hope we will reach the goal together. I am looking for a lot from the first day, but they give even more. I will never be able to forget them, they believed in what the headquarters and I were saying, I hope that they would be able to gain what they had shone for years.

What is the message to the fans in front of Flower Sunday and on the eve of Easter?

– What to say about Easter, he lives outside football. I feel Split and Dalmatia, this is a land of believers, I am from the south, my mother goes to church three or four times a day. I’m glad I can touch it by hand and live every day. Many of the players are believers, they go to Mass every day, it makes me happy. I wish all people joy and peace. We live in time of wars, many young people die, and they don’t have to. I want joy and peace and that all the works stop.

Simon Hrgovic is a discovery on the right side, do you expect a reward if you are being sold?

– I hope Simon will make a good transfer, that’s good for him and a club. I’m not looking for any gifts, my biggest gift is if Simon brings me in my heart and occasionally turns my cell phone number and asks me how I am. Not even a cell phone, I can buy what I want. It is important to help him grow, I am glad to grow as a man and a football player. Not only Simon matters, but all young players. There are also Roko, Safe and Putak who often doesn’t play from the first minute. All that happens to them is very important is their merit. Sometimes they are unjustly omitted from the first teams, and we sometimes make mistakes in the headquarters, but let’s move on. And if I want to go to church, I need to confess well, you know that I fly a curse on the bench. But please every night, in privacy I pray. I’m not very regular in the church, I have some strange tradition of belief, but I ask God every night to help me.