He said he would give a chance to those who had to stay behind and train.
"For the players who worked in these four weeks, for sure it is a new start, a fresh start like pre-season."
Argentine Cristian Romero and French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris played every minute of the final and Ivan Perisic appeared for Croatia the day before as they took third place. "On another hand, you have the players who played the World Cup in a different physical condition, but it's okay, football during the Christmas period for sure is fantastic to play.
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