World Cup: Croatia's self-made manager likes to do it the hard way

Like the Croatian team at the World Cup in Russia, their manager Zlatko Dalic took the long, hard road to the top, and now he is at the pinnacle of the sport he is advocating for change at home.The 51-year-old has been in charge of Croatia for less than a year. He took over a squad struggling to qualify for the World Cup, meeting the players for the first time at the airport as they departed for a do-or-die match against Ukraine in Kiev.Since getting that 2-0 win last October to ensure Croatia reached the playoffs, where they beat Greece 4-1 on aggregate, Dalic has overseen 12 matches -- ni…READ FULL ARTICLE