Vuskovic makes a promise: "We'll play well" | OneFootball

Luka Vuskovic spent time with the Croatian national team. During this period, he also spoke about his first weeks at HSV and expressed himself in an extremely positive manner.

“I know it’s only the beginning, but I believe that by moving to HSV, we made the right decision,” said the central defender in an interview with the Croatian sports newspaper ‘Sportske novosti’. “I feel the trust and support within the club, which is very important for a young player, and my teammates have welcomed me very well,” he continued.

Luka Vuskovic completed pre-season preparations with Tottenham Hotspur, even though he had already reached an agreement with the Hanseatic club for some time. However, the Spurs only loaned him out at the end of pre-season. As a result, the 18-year-old brother of Mario Vuskovic, who remains closely connected to HSV after his doping ban, had very little time to adapt. In his debut against FC Bayern, he – like the entire team – paid a lot of tuition, but then improved impressively in the following matches.

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The Croatian national coach Zlatko Dalic also took note of his strong performances and called up Vuskovic for the World Cup qualifying matches against the Czech Republic (0:0) and Gibraltar (3:0). Although he did not feature, especially considering today’s U21 European Championship qualifier against Ukraine, just being named to the squad of the 2022 World Cup third-place team underlines the quality the young defender already possesses. At HSV, he immediately took on a leadership role as the central man in the back three and played a significant part in the team conceding only one goal in the last three matches.

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Despite his rapid progress, Vuskovic emphasized that “the main goal is to finish the season peacefully.” He believes this is possible given the squad, which was strengthened in the summer with twelve new signings: “I like the team, many of the players are in their prime.” He even went so far as to make a promise: “We will play well this season.” His teammates and Vuskovic himself will have to be measured by this as the season progresses.

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