Terzic: No team wants to face Italy in World Cup quarter-finals or semi-finals

Hupu News November 18th Former Dortmund head coach Terzic accepted an exclusive interview with Gazzetta dello Sport and revealed that some Serie A clubs had invited him to coach.

You have been idle at home for 18 months. What are you doing now? Are you waiting for an opportunity?

"I am not waiting, but preparing. There is a huge difference between the two. A coach cannot wait in his career, he must be ready at any time."

So how to prepare to return to the coaching bench? By watching the game?

"I've watched a lot of games, but there's more to see. I've met with 60 people in the past few months just to improve myself and figure out who would be better suited to work with me when the time comes."

How many people have passed your interviews?

"It can be said that there are about ten to fifteen people on my list. There are data analysts, psychological coaches, set-piece experts. What I need are people who are better than me in their respective fields. Of course, I have also done other things in the past few months: becoming a father, As a husband, as a brother, as a friend. I went on vacation with my children for six weeks. I hardly saw them before, and I even celebrated their birthdays."

There is news recently that you have received attention from Milan, Juventus, and especially Roma. What is the truth?

"Respect is the most important thing for me as a coach, and respect for those current coaches. What I can say is that there are indeed some Italian clubs interested in me, but I won't say who."

Inter Milan reached the Champions League final last year, just like Dortmund, and also lost. How big of a blow is this? Do you think they can make another final?

"Yes, of course. We entered the Champions League final after experiencing the most painful year, because we failed to win the Bundesliga title due to goal difference. And that year we sold Bellingham, and then met him as an opponent in the most important game. Last year's Inter Milan also left a deep impression on me..."

Why?

"Conceding just one goal in eight games in the Champions League group stage is not a normal thing. I also looked at the way they defended crosses and it was outstanding. There is a lot of 'copy and paste' in modern football, but I think it is important not to blindly copy: you You have to know what suits you and your team, and you can even just learn from a certain coach the way he communicates in press conferences, not necessarily the technical aspects. "

In what other ways have you been influenced by Italian football?

"When I was a kid, Serie A was the best league. Klinsmann, Voller, all the great German players came to you, Baggio and Del Piero had a great influence on me."

The hottest topic in Italy right now is about the national team: Do you think they will make it to the World Cup?

"In Italy, you always think that you don't have top players, but that doesn't mean that there won't be one next June. Italy is famous for developing players. I met Gattuso when I was in Valencia and Hajduk, and I am sure Gennaro has enough time to build a strong team. And I can tell you: no team wants to meet Italy in the World Cup quarter-finals or semi-finals."

So, how to identify which players are suitable for a strong team?

"I think there are four types of players: There are survival types, who just want to make it to the weekend and the end of the season. There are entertainment types, who are happy if they have money and social media followers, not just because they win. There are winners, who will constantly improve themselves to win. And there are leaders, who are happy because they win. They have all the qualities of a winner, but they want to have an impact on the whole team. It's easy to tell, if you say to a survival player, 'You're off this Sunday,' he'll say, 'Okay. ' But if you say that to a winning player, he'll look right at you and say, 'Why give me a break?source:7m cn sports