Hajduk Coach Warns Against Complacency Before Rudeš Match and Assesses New Signings

Hajduk Split coach Gonzalo Garcia wants no let-up from his team when it faces Rudeš in Velika Gorica on Sunday. Hajduk enters the sixth-round SuperSport HNL match on a run of three consecutive league victories, but Garcia said Rudeš deserves a serious approach.

“Rudeš is improving, and they need time after coming up from the second division,” Garcia said. The club has already beaten Lokomotiva, he noted, meaning Hajduk must do its job, take the match seriously and pursue three points.

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Rudeš is improving, and they need time after coming up from the second division. They beat Lokomotiva, so we must do our job, take this match seriously and get three points.

Garcia described his squad as energetic and in a good psychological moment. The goal, he said, is to keep improving and remain competitive while maintaining the same rhythm.

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The team has energy and is in a good psychological moment. We need to keep improving and remain competitive.

The final days of the transfer window brought three additions: Khalil Fayad, Leander Dendoncker and Carlos Martín. Garcia acknowledged that the period had been “a little chaotic,” but said the players were expected to strengthen a squad affected by the departure of important players.

Martín can play in several attacking positions and is ready to feature. Fayad, a midfielder whom Garcia praised for his ability on the ball, is training with the team but lacks match fitness. Dendoncker brings experience and a major career behind him, but Hajduk will have to wait a little longer because he is in the final phase of his recovery.

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It was a little chaotic in the final days of the transfer window.