Dragan Skočić Appreciation Thread!

[Nokhodi]

Some online sight you can translate Croatian to English (Limit on # of characters): https://www.translate.com/croatian-english

Just use google translate.

[Hamid05]

Skocic gives an interview to a Croatian publication about what happened in Iran:
https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/nogo...ednik-15265636

Some online sight you can translate Croatian to English (Limit on # of characters): https://www.translate.com/croatian-english

[armen]

Skocic gives an interview to a Croatian publication about what happened in Iran:

https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/nogomet/nogomet-medjunarodni/nevjerojatna-smjena-hrvatskog-strucnjaka-smjestili-su-mi-novi-predsjednik-neki-igraci-i-moj-nasljednik-15265636

[Keshwardoost]

Coach Dragan Skocic could be a candidate to replace Park Hang-seo


NGUYEN DANG - Thursday, 20/10/2022 20:23 (GMT+7)

Dragan Skocic is considered a good candidate to replace Park Hang-seo to lead the Vietnamese team. Mr. Dragan Skovic may become a good candidate to replace Park Hang-seo to lead the Vietnamese team. Photo: Twitter
Philippe Troussier, Kiatisak or Gong Oh-kyun are considered candidates to replace Park Hang-seo to lead the Vietnamese team, when the contract between the Korean strategist and VFF ends on 31.1.2023. However, Dragan Skocic promises to be considered by the VFF, as this strategist owns an impressive record and, importantly, the salary is not too high.

Dragan Skocic has led Iran since February 2020. At that time, the West Asian team was in crisis, in danger of bouncing off the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. But under his leadership, Iran won 15 of its 18 games.

Iran is the first Asian team to win tickets to the 2022 World Cup.

In the final qualifying stage, Team Melli (nickname of Iran) won 25/30 maximum points. Skocic's winning percentage with the team at this stage is up to 80%.

Under the original agreement, Skocic will lead Iran with a 3-year contract. However, after helping the team to the 2022 World Cup, the Croatian strategist came into conflict with the Iranian Football Federation.

In addition, during the qualifying phase, Iranian media revealed that there was a conflict between him and star Mehdi Taremi. With that said, the Iranian Football Federation fired him this past September, to appoint his former boss Carlos Queiroz.

Currently, Dragan Skocic is unemployed and interested in working in Vietnam. With more than 17 years of talent and experience, especially in Asia, this strategist is capable of shouldering the responsibilities of Mr. Park Hang-seo.

Another problem that gives Skocic an advantage is that the salary is not too high. Iranian media revealed that Dragan Skocic only receives $ 400,000 a year at the Iranian team and he is subject to income tax. This is much lower than the salary of $ 600,000 / year (after tax) that Mr. Park received when re-signing with VFF from the end of 2019.

The VFF has begun searching for candidates after finalizing its future with Park. Vietnam's new coach will be awarded a two-year initial contract and will lead the team at the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar.

Coach Dragan Skocic could be a candidate to replace Park Hang-seo (laodong.vn)

[Scooter]

He doesn't give a Sh*t about iranian people! End OFF! When girls got sprayed and beaten by police forces he didn't give a toss but now all of a sudden he cares about iranian people!
Na amo joon he is buthurt and angry at the people that kicked his @ss out, the same people that beat and pepper sprayed girls.
He is posting it to create hashieh for team melli.
This is coming from the guy who supported him (my national team melli coach) all the way. But now i don't buy this BS from him.

Look, we all agree those events were horrific, but your logic is ridiculous.
1) It's not "the same people". Neither Skocic nor IFF are the morality police, or the individuals who beat and pepper-sprayed women. GTFO with that noise.
2) You want Iran's manager to speak out against the regime, while he is in the job?? Again.. GTFO. Iran is not a Westernized nation with freedom of speech with little-to-no consequence for criticizing the government.

[Keshwardoost]

Same. I feel bad for calling him Sgoh. 😭

yes, specially when he has the coolest most creative name ever given to a coach: aka Armani Bademjan

it may be tomato, but heey who doesnt like tomato, armani or bademjan

[Leicester City]

Wow damesh garm. Won’t call him dallal again.

Same. I feel bad for calling him Sgoh. 😭

Hopefully we make RO16 so we can give him his cut!

[milad_b]

CQ and TM aside they have to focus on football. Why you bashing Skocic. Not like the events he commented on happened during his time as coach? I'm confused by your post. If he had done something like as coach I bet those against him would have had an even bigger excuse to remove him.

He doesn't give a Sh*t about iranian people! End OFF! When girls got sprayed and beaten by police forces he didn't give a toss but now all of a sudden he cares about iranian people!

Na amo joon he is buthurt and angry at the people that kicked his @ss out, the same people that beat and pepper sprayed girls.

He is posting it to create hashieh for team melli.

This is coming from the guy who supported him (my national team melli coach) all the way. But now i don't buy this BS from him.

[Karimi 8]

Lol I can't believe we are heading into the WC with a divided team, one friendly loss to Algeria's B team, and a useless coach. This has to be the biggest shitshow in so long

What a difference a few months can make. I am much more hopeful now. I also shouldn't have called him useless.

We should stop the Skocic bashing (myself included). At the end of the day he took a job nobody wanted, and dragged us out of a humiliating and difficult position and took us to the WC on top of our group. He had the opportunity of coaching a team in the WC taken away from him after 2 years of hard work after a friendly loss. Lets thank him, wish him the best, and all unite to support TM in the WC!

[O-ZoNe]

I'm sorry but too late Mr skocic. Should've done this at the start of your job. Then you probably had a good chance to stay as people would've backed you up. Now that you're gone and have no responsibility over team melli this message is nothing but just a way to create hashieh for team melli and relief your Oghdeh!

Now that CQ is in charge and he can't talk this would create, well already has created hashieh for CQ. People are hating on CQ and team melli because they didn't send any message for the iranian people fighting in the streets.

Mehdi Taremi celebrated after he scored ! What a F*kin Twat!

CQ and TM aside they have to focus on football. Why you bashing Skocic. Not like the events he commented on happened during his time as coach? I'm confused by your post. If he had done something like as coach I bet those against him would have had an even bigger excuse to remove him.

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[milad_b]

I'm sorry but too late Mr skocic. Should've done this at the start of your job. Then you probably had a good chance to stay as people would've backed you up. Now that you're gone and have no responsibility over team melli this message is nothing but just a way to create hashieh for team melli and relief your Oghdeh!

Now that CQ is in charge and he can't talk this would create, well already has created hashieh for CQ. People are hating on CQ and team melli because they didn't send any message for the iranian people fighting in the streets.

Mehdi Taremi celebrated after he scored ! What a F*kin Twat!

[tooleh khers]

Thank you Skocic. Today's win was as much yours as it was the players'.

[Futbaldoost]

^ Skocic is a person of character. I wish him great success in his future endeavors and I am always grateful for what he did for TM at one of it's worst periods in recent history.

Go TM!

[peiman92]

Wow damesh garm. Won’t call him dallal again.

[Leicester City]