narduch Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 An injury could make him miss the international window too ahmedou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 5 hours ago, narduch said: How many RBs do you think a manager should call in for a 23 man squad? Besides if Sigur does switch to us I really hope he can be developed as a CM instead 2 rights backs is good.... in a perfect world. We would have loved to have sigur instead of hiebert at copa for when davies went down. So if you include laryea as a winger, or leftback coverage, than we only have AJ. If we assume that we have adekugbe back to 100% or ali can be a solid leftback coverage and that we have adequate winger depth and that marsch will play 2 proper wingers and not laryea at wing for his 2 way ability, then we have enough coverage in this perfect scenario. One injury derails our depth. Sigur as a bench player gives extra coverage at LB, RB, Winger and CM richies versatility as richie can also provide depth. Sigur would make our squad as a cm as well. In rough order I would say the depth chart is staq, kone, oso, choiniere sigur, piette, fraser/paton/MAK/loturi etc. ahmedou, Corazon and nolando 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Pretty tough he's dealing with a back issue now. I guess we have to see day-to-day what happens, but it doesn't sound like he's going to go from being suddenly dropped to now flying across the Atlantic to compete with Canada in a few weeks. What I could see is him flying over to continue his recovery with our group, so that he can possibly train and check out the environment, but that would be off the table if he's nowhere near fit. ahmedou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to70 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Great that the Croatian forum readers are following this forum. Pretty sure that they're quoting from here. Kanađani i njihovi insajderi spekuliraju da Niko Sigur prelazi u njihovu reprezentaciju... Mi ne znamo je li izostavljen s popisa zbog toga ili ozljede ali je već prošli tjedan počeo pratiti profile njihovog saveza Šteta za nas ali proveo je 18 od 20 godina života u Kanadi, ako nije mogao s 20 godina čekati još malo na poziv neka igra za Kanadu, bit će jedan od bitnijih igrača na Svjetskom u Sj. Americi ahmedou and YorkRegionFan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 6 hours ago, narduch said: Was never making that squad regardless Exactly. That list is here: https://hns.team/vijesti/28191/dalic-objavio-popis-igraca-za-pocetak-lige-nacija/ --- 6 hours ago, phresh said: He's not on the Croatia U21 roster for their upcoming Euro qualifiers. That list is here: https://hns.team/vijesti/28195/olic-objavio-popis-igraca-za-nastavak-kvalifikacija-za-europsko-prvenstvo/ The U21s have a new coach: https://hns.team/en/news/28084/ivica-olic-is-the-new-coach-of-the-u-21-croatia-national-team/ But he is injured anyways, so not being on the U21 list is no longer an indication. blueseeka, Obinna, narduch and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 4 hours ago, to70 said: Great that the Croatian forum readers are following this forum. Pretty sure that they're quoting from here. Kanađani i njihovi insajderi spekuliraju da Niko Sigur prelazi u njihovu reprezentaciju... Mi ne znamo je li izostavljen s popisa zbog toga ili ozljede ali je već prošli tjedan počeo pratiti profile njihovog saveza Šteta za nas ali proveo je 18 od 20 godina života u Kanadi, ako nije mogao s 20 godina čekati još malo na poziv neka igra za Kanadu, bit će jedan od bitnijih igrača na Svjetskom u Sj. Americi For those that don’t speak Croatian: The Canadians and their insiders speculate that Niko Sigur is moving to their national team... We don't know if he was left off the list because of that or because of an injury, but he already started following the profiles of their association last week It's a pity for us, but he spent 18 out of 20 years of his life in Canada, if he couldn't wait a little longer at the age of 20 for the call to play for Canada, he will be one of the most important players at the World Cup in Sj. America GasPed, Nello, ahmedou and 8 others 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Not about Sigur specifically, but the thing that sticks out to me about that Croatia roster is how old and experienced it is for nations league. They have a couple up and coming guys, two midfielders from Dinamo Zagreb, but on surface level, most guys are in the back half of their 20s, or older. That team is going to go through quite a shock in about 2 years. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) 7 hours ago, InglewoodJack said: Not about Sigur specifically, but the thing that sticks out to me about that Croatia roster is how old and experienced it is for nations league. They have a couple up and coming guys, two midfielders from Dinamo Zagreb, but on surface level, most guys are in the back half of their 20s, or older. That team is going to go through quite a shock in about 2 years. The roster isn't actually that old aside from Modric and their attack. They should be fine but will definitely need some improvement up top. It looks like CM Baturina (2003) continues to get called up and earn caps with the senior team. The other 2003 callup is defensive midfielder Petar Sucic who will be earning his first caps after switching from the Bosnia & Herzogovina youth setup. A like for like midfielder to Sigur that I had suggested earlier this year would drop Sigur down the depth chart of their midfield. Could be another reason why Sigur does not see a future with Croatia. Edit: Both Sucic & Baturina started in the midfield for Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League Qualifier against Qarabag. Baturina provided an assist and both were very highly rated in a 3-0 victory. At CM, Modric (Real Madrid, 38) just recently stated that he wants to play in the 2026 World Cup. In addition to Modric, there is Kovacic (Manchester City 30), Pasalic (Atalanta, 29), Jakic (Augsburg, 27) Majer (Wolfsburg, 26), Ivanusec (Feyernoord, 25), Sucic (Real Sociedad, 21). Others not on the current roster, Vlasic (Torino, 26), Moro (Bologna, 26), Ljubicic (AEK Athens, 25). Add in the two essential midfielders for the u21 program (Hodza & Vidovic) and another kid that is 2 years younger at Bayern. Edited August 20 by Corazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOcanadafan Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Stanisic got injured yesterday... does that mess things up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 1 hour ago, TOcanadafan said: Stanisic got injured yesterday... does that mess things up? I wouldn’t think so if Sigur is currently injured as well and Stanisic shouldn’t be sidelined too long. TOcanadafan and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 It's a great news that Croatian fans rate him well. He plays at Hajduk Split one of the best team of Croatia. He wears #8 an important number in Croatia. Corazon and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) The 20-year-old right-back Hajduk, Niko Kristian Sigur, has decided to change his football citizenship and represent Canada in the future. Based on dual citizenship, Sigur had the opportunity to play for Croatia or Canada and last year chose to represent Croatia, for which he played in the youth team jersey with which he was at the European Championships in Romania. However, Sigur decided to perform in the future for the national team of Canada, the country where he was born and spent his entire childhood. "It was an honor to represent Croatia, which is a football superpower and what is my family's homeland, but with the time I felt that I wanted to represent the country where I grew up and started my football career, Canada. I appreciate the open communication and understanding of this decision by the HNS and I thank the coaches and teammates in the national team for the pleasant time I spent as a young Croatian national team player. I will always be a big fan of Croatia to whom I wish the best of luck and success," said Niko Kristian Sigur. Technical director Stipe Pletikosa and Croatian A national team coach Zlatko Dalić discussed this decision with Sigur. "We are sorry for this outcome because we believe in Nika's potential and we have seen him as a player who is a candidate for the A national team. Of course, we understand that a young person can come to such a change in thinking and respect what he has admitted on time to both himself and us that he wants to represent Canada in which he grew up. Thank him for his contribution to the young national team and of course we wish him the best of luck and success in the continuation of his football career," said the technical director of the A and U-21 national team Stipe Pletikosa https://hns.team/vijesti/28196/sigur-odlucio-promijeniti-nogometno-drzavljanstvo/ Looks like it is official now. This article is translated through firefox. Amazing news Edited August 21 by blueseeka Corazon, aredding77, Dominic94 and 37 others 33 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotCanadian Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Take care of Niko. He was a class act throughout these NT switches. p.s. as a Hajduk hater, he's the only player that I actually rate gator, costarg, Jack1997 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borjans Sweatpants Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 2 hours ago, blueseeka said: The 20-year-old right-back Hajduk, Niko Kristian Sigur, has decided to change his football citizenship and represent Canada in the future. Based on dual citizenship, Sigur had the opportunity to play for Croatia or Canada and last year chose to represent Croatia, for which he played in the youth team jersey with which he was at the European Championships in Romania. However, Sigur decided to perform in the future for the national team of Canada, the country where he was born and spent his entire childhood. "It was an honor to represent Croatia, which is a football superpower and what is my family's homeland, but with the time I felt that I wanted to represent the country where I grew up and started my football career, Canada. I appreciate the open communication and understanding of this decision by the HNS and I thank the coaches and teammates in the national team for the pleasant time I spent as a young Croatian national team player. I will always be a big fan of Croatia to whom I wish the best of luck and success," said Niko Kristian Sigur. Technical director Stipe Pletikosa and Croatian A national team coach Zlatko Dalić discussed this decision with Sigur. "We are sorry for this outcome because we believe in Nika's potential and we have seen him as a player who is a candidate for the A national team. Of course, we understand that a young person can come to such a change in thinking and respect what he has admitted on time to both himself and us that he wants to represent Canada in which he grew up. Thank him for his contribution to the young national team and of course we wish him the best of luck and success in the continuation of his football career," said the technical director of the A and U-21 national team Stipe Pletikosa https://hns.team/vijesti/28196/sigur-odlucio-promijeniti-nogometno-drzavljanstvo/ Looks like it is official now. This article is translated through firefox. Amazing news Wow, what a pleasant surprise. Few weeks ago didn’t think there was a world he would be coming. Very exciting P-O, ahmedou, The Real Marc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullback Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Amazing news to wake up to! Now we can cheer for his potential to be as high as possible. Great work from Marsch. An Observer, Obinna, AnonymousInsider and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Wow that’s huge. Welcome home P-O, Corazon, Club Linesman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 'Dual national' kid born and raised and trained in Canada decides to play for Canada? We are making progress!!! 😀 gator, johnyb, Shway and 12 others 11 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) One time switch filed Edited August 21 by Dominic94 johnyb, PastPros, toontownman and 8 others 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 The good news is that Croatian fans seem to be relatively upset about this. Not that they see it as a catastrophic loss, but most are talking about him as a talent that at least could provide good depth to the squad. Canuckia, DeRo_Is_King, Jack1997 and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 2 minutes ago, Floortom said: The good news is that Croatian fans seem to be relatively upset about this. Not that they see it as a catastrophic loss, but most are talking about him as a talent that at least could provide good depth to the squad. Have to wonder if it will become a problem at his club now The Real Marc, DeRo_Is_King, ahmedou and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to70 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 11 minutes ago, narduch said: Have to wonder if it will become a problem at his club now Shouldn't be a problem. I don't think Gattuso cares what nationality a player is. Saying that Niko and the American Rokas Pukstas are most likely to be sold as they are Hajduk's most marketable assets and Hajduk lives from transfer fees since they don't usually last long in the European competions. Their other source is the membership fees from their fans. ahmedou, narduch, Obinna and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 What a gift to wake up to! Welcome aboard, Niko. Classy response from both player and Croatia as well. ahmedou, Ottawafan, costarg and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal333 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 5 minutes ago, Obinna said: What a gift to wake up to! Welcome aboard, Niko. Classy response from both player and Croatia as well. This worries me. Eustaquio, Niko, Jebbison, etc. What if this is all a lucid dream and we wake up to a national team trying to convince Ali Gerba to suit up? DeRo_Is_King, Vasi, Canuckia and 9 others 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-O Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 What a midfield trio we will have. Kone-Sigur-Eustachio Canuckia, Obinna, Corazon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Just now, P-O said: What a midfield trio we will have. Kone-Sigur-Eustachio with choiniere pushing whike playing for grasshopper.. and just like that, our midfield has more european flavour costarg, Ottawafan, Canuckia and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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