Back from his experience at the World Cup with Croatia, Petar Sucic has joined his teammates who left for the Summer Tour in Australia. The midfielder did not take the field in the friendly against Manchester City, but he is ready for the upcoming challenges scheduled in Perth, where the Nerazzurri team arrived on Sunday morning.
Sucic looked back on the past twelve months: “Last year was fantastic. I think not only for me, but for everyone in the club and the team. We achieved our goals, we won trophies and, of course, on a personal level I played in two World Cups: it was an incredible experience and I think it can only make me a better player. I’m really excited to start a new season, I can’t wait.”
On the possibility of facing top-level teams in friendlies, the Croatian said: “They are friendly matches, but it’s always nice to play against the best teams in the world. We are one of them and facing these teams is always a pleasure, also to naturally understand where we are at this moment. I think the most important thing is to be ready when the season starts. Friendlies, of course, you always want to win them, but the result is not the most important thing.”
On the eve of the derby scheduled for Wednesday against Milan, Sucic emphasized the special nature of the match: “We’re playing against our great rivals and it will be a Milan derby, so it will definitely be a special match, even if it’s a friendly and in preseason. It will be an intense game. We are training very hard and maybe the result is not the most important thing, but obviously you always want to win the match.”
The midfielder then spoke about Luka Modrić, his national teammate whom he will face on Wednesday: “Everyone knows he has been one of the best players in the world over the last 20 years and he also won the Ballon d’Or: for us Croatians it’s the greatest achievement possible. He is our idol and we admire him a lot, but now we are opponents and I will try to beat him.”
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