The player’s behavior before the meeting with Finland is at the origin of the federation’s decision.
A great character from Bosnia and Herzegovina, alongside Dzeko, Miralem Pjanic starred in an episode of indiscipline and ended up being pushed out of the national team focus. The Barcelona player, on loan to Besiktas, was drinking and smoking before the match against Finland, to qualify for the World Cup, and the federation ended up taking drastic measures.
Pjanic played 66 minutes in that match, losing 1-3 at home, but he is no longer present in the duel with Ukraine, a selection of Yarchuk who won 2-0 and went to the play-off, like Portugal.
“We must not forget the wonderful matches that Pjanic played in the national team shirt. His actions, however inappropriate for a player of this reputation, or for the patriotism that everyone who wears the national shirt must feel, must be understood as a result and the federation wrote that psychological recovery is not enough.” .
Bosnia finished fourth in Group D of the European qualifiers with seven points from eight matches.
