jambovambo Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/Heart39s-Laszlo-I-won39t-spy.4457487.jp Cool ... "Heart's Laszlo: I won't spy on Scotland LOYALTY: Csaba Laszlo By BARRY ANDERSON CSABA LASZLO has been asked to provide Macedonia players with information on Scotland ahead of this weekend's World Cup qualifier ? but the Hearts manager refused because he now considers himself Scottish. Aleksandar Bajevski, the Macedonian forward, played under Laszlo at Ferencvaros and sent his former coach a text message asking about Scotland. Bajevski will not feature on Saturday due to a niggling injury but Laszlo is concerned that any information given out would be filtered through to Srecko Katanec, the Macedonian coach, and his squad. For fear of supplying details which may undermine the efforts of George Burley, Laszlo is refusing to reply to Bajevski until after the match, stressing he already feels Scottish and will not attempt to sabotage the nation's World Cup hopes. "Bajevski sent me a text a few days ago but I am a Scottish guy now and I don't answer it. I will answer it after the game because it is not good to give information," said Laszlo. "Bajevski was my player at Ferencvaros. He is a very dangerous player, especially with finishing but I don't think he will play. This can be good for Scotland. "I have a lot of experience of international football, with Hungary and Uganda. The gaps between the smaller countries and the bigger countries is getting closer so this will be a difficult match for Scotland. Macedonia has a lot of players playing outside the country in good clubs throughout Europe. They have the advantage as the home team, it is their stadium and their fans." Laszlo pointed out the need for Scotland to combat their opponents' technical threat in order to secure a result. "Any team from the former Yugoslavia plays a similar game," he continued. "They are good technically, they play short passes and tactically they are very able. Most of those countries play 4-4-2. "Sometimes the discipline of these teams is dangerous for themselves. If they lose discipline, this can be a good thing for Scotland because Scotland is a very disciplined team. If the Macedonia team begins to think later on, 'oh it's 0-0, we cannot score' then they can completely lose their discipline. As long as it's 0-0, Scotland can win the game with one counter-attack and this is what makes it interesting." Temperatures in Skopje are likely to exceed 35 degrees by mid-afternoon on Saturday as the game kicks off. "The temperature is another thing," said Laszlo. "I had the same problem in Uganda, where it was normally 27 or 28 degrees. The temperature and altitude can be a danger but I'm sure the Scottish coaches, doctors and physios will know what to expect. "I know it's a very important match for Scottish football because the national team is the most important team for everyone. The country needs a national team which can go to big tournaments like the World Cup. I wish them all the best." " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennygarland1 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/Heart39s-Laszlo-I-won39t-spy.4457487.jp Cool ... "Heart's Laszlo: I won't spy on Scotland LOYALTY: Csaba Laszlo By BARRY ANDERSON CSABA LASZLO has been asked to provide Macedonia players with information on Scotland ahead of this weekend's World Cup qualifier ? but the Hearts manager refused because he now considers himself Scottish. Aleksandar Bajevski, the Macedonian forward, played under Laszlo at Ferencvaros and sent his former coach a text message asking about Scotland. Bajevski will not feature on Saturday due to a niggling injury but Laszlo is concerned that any information given out would be filtered through to Srecko Katanec, the Macedonian coach, and his squad. For fear of supplying details which may undermine the efforts of George Burley, Laszlo is refusing to reply to Bajevski until after the match, stressing he already feels Scottish and will not attempt to sabotage the nation's World Cup hopes. "Bajevski sent me a text a few days ago but I am a Scottish guy now and I don't answer it. I will answer it after the game because it is not good to give information," said Laszlo. "Bajevski was my player at Ferencvaros. He is a very dangerous player, especially with finishing but I don't think he will play. This can be good for Scotland. "I have a lot of experience of international football, with Hungary and Uganda. The gaps between the smaller countries and the bigger countries is getting closer so this will be a difficult match for Scotland. Macedonia has a lot of players playing outside the country in good clubs throughout Europe. They have the advantage as the home team, it is their stadium and their fans." Laszlo pointed out the need for Scotland to combat their opponents' technical threat in order to secure a result. "Any team from the former Yugoslavia plays a similar game," he continued. "They are good technically, they play short passes and tactically they are very able. Most of those countries play 4-4-2. "Sometimes the discipline of these teams is dangerous for themselves. If they lose discipline, this can be a good thing for Scotland because Scotland is a very disciplined team. If the Macedonia team begins to think later on, 'oh it's 0-0, we cannot score' then they can completely lose their discipline. As long as it's 0-0, Scotland can win the game with one counter-attack and this is what makes it interesting." Temperatures in Skopje are likely to exceed 35 degrees by mid-afternoon on Saturday as the game kicks off. "The temperature is another thing," said Laszlo. "I had the same problem in Uganda, where it was normally 27 or 28 degrees. The temperature and altitude can be a danger but I'm sure the Scottish coaches, doctors and physios will know what to expect. "I know it's a very important match for Scottish football because the national team is the most important team for everyone. The country needs a national team which can go to big tournaments like the World Cup. I wish them all the best." " I somehow doubt he considers himself scottish and i for one would have a lot more respect for the guy if he had'nt come out with that line. Makes you wonder what lengths he will go to just to please the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I somehow doubt he considers himself scottish and i for one would have a lot more respect for the guy if he had'nt come out with that line. Makes you wonder what lengths he will go to just to please the fans. Harsh You dont s**t on your own doorstep. There is an element of crowd pleasing going on, but I actually believe that Csaba genuinely feels more of a bond with Scotland than Macedonia, dont you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JamboRobbo Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 As usual, well down Csaba. Excellet way to handle the questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bistokid Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I somehow doubt he considers himself scottish and i for one would have a lot more respect for the guy if he had'nt come out with that line. Makes you wonder what lengths he will go to just to please the fans. I very much doubt he considers himself Scottish either but in the context of the question he is, not literally and it is not intended to be taken as such. Its very possible that he feels an affinity to his adopted country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbump Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Is there a cringe smilie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieholt Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I get the impression that, having travelled extensively, Csaba is the kind of guy who feels at home wherever he happens to be. So, to that extent, he probably does feel 'Scottish'. Nothing wrong with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennygarland1 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I get the impression that, having travelled extensively, Csaba is the kind of guy who feels at home wherever he happens to be. So, to that extent, he probably does feel 'Scottish'. Nothing wrong with that Well in that case " come on ma bonnie wee laddie" and get yer kilt on fir saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraggle Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I very much doubt he considers himself Scottish either but in the context of the question he is, not literally and it is not intended to be taken as such. Its very possible that he feels an affinity to his adopted country. Agreed. I also think this is Csaba playing the media to an extent, and playing them very well. Dont think I've seen a bad press report about Csaba (yet). The guy is a PR genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambovambo Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 I get the impression that, having travelled extensively, Csaba is the kind of guy who feels at home wherever he happens to be. So, to that extent, he probably does feel 'Scottish'. Nothing wrong with that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIPpA5BqWpE Wherever he lays his hat, that's his home ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sconnie Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 He's already said he considers himself to be Hungarian, Romanian, German and Ugandan...so he probably does consider himself to be Scottish. What a guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambovambo Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 He's already said he considers himself to be Hungarian, Romanian, German and Ugandan...so he probably does consider himself to be Scottish. What a guy. As long as he doesn't say the Scotland result is the first one he looks for on a Saturday night ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Quagmire Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Shabba is just watching out for his Players and of course the country he is managing in. He is a very intelligent and respectful man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Csaba plays the media in the way Yehudi Menuin(excuse the spelling) plays the violin. Beautifully. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysthereinspirit Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I somehow doubt he considers himself scottish and i for one would have a lot more respect for the guy if he had'nt come out with that line. Makes you wonder what lengths he will go to just to please the fans. Shut up. FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennygarland1 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Shut up. FFS. I'm sorry if i upset you o mighty one:hobofish: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysthereinspirit Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I'm sorry if i upset you o mighty one:hobofish: I'm not upset. Just about up to my f@#$%^g ears with all the negativity on this board for 90% of the posts posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son Of Anarchy Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I'm not upset. Just about up to my f@#$%^g ears with all the negativity on this board for 90% of the posts posted. AGREED, the negativity is friggin pathetic on here. WELL DONE CSABA, Like has already been said, a PR genius and a gent aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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