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year and were turfed out in the quarter-finals by South Korea, prompting the resignation of Jalal Talebi who led the side in France.
Blazevic said he did not want to point to any failures by the team.
"I want to support my players and show them that I trust them, so I prefer to speak about their qualities.
" "Ifl mention four names for the squad, the fifth player will feel left out.
I don't want to discourage anyone.
" Nevertheless he said Hertha Berlin's stylish striker Ali Daei was at the center of his plans.
"I am very happy to have him in the team, he is a world-class player," said Blazevic.
"I hope he will help me instill spirit into the team and lift the players around him.
They need a leader.
" Blazevic stepped down from the Croatia job last October after fierce public criticism sparked by a spate of bad results and a political gaffe.
A supporter of Croatia's Late President Franjo Tudjman, Blazevic was widely seen as overstepping his powers when he encouraged players to sign a petition, backed by militant far-right groups, slamming the country's center-left government.
(Reuter, January 22, 2001)