The coach of Czech footballers Jaroslav Šilhavý considers Belgium to be the biggest favorite not only in qualifying, but perhaps also the entire world championship.
In order for the Czech national team to succeed in the fight for the championship in Qatar in Saturday’s second match of the group, they must give an extraordinary performance in Eden at the limit, according to him.
“Belgium is probably the biggest favorite of our group, but also of the whole World Championship. We have an extremely difficult opponent ahead of us, who is at the top of the FIFA rankings. We welcome it. We have advanced from the League of Nations, where we also face matches with this elite,” at the online press conference Šilhavý.
“A recipe for such a team? Every player has to give an extraordinary performance and do their best. Don’t make mistakes and be concentrated in the whole match. Belgium is a great team both individually and as a team. The boys have already tried such a tough opponent in the form of England and Brazil, so I believe that they will not be intimidated and we will argue for the result, “Šilhavý reminded him of the previous year’s victory from Eden 2: 1 over England.
The Belgians won bronze at the last world championship and lost only one of the past 19 matches. “The Belgian team has grown up, the golden youth, as they said. They have huge individualities, but they are also advanced from a tactical point of view. The biggest star is definitely De Bruyne, Lukak’s biggest danger. very strong and we have to be careful about that, “said Šilhavý.
Both opponents will be missing four players from the German Bundesliga due to travel measures against coronavirus and the threat of subsequent quarantine. “It’s difficult for both teams. The players of the basic team dropped out, we’ll be the same. I don’t want to judge if those who dropped out to the Belgians are weaker than ours,” Šilhavý mused.
He, like the national team management, has not yet definitively confirmed that he will miss the Slavic quarterback Ondřej Kúdela in Tuesday’s final March match in Wales. Praguers, through a hired law firm, said on Thursday that the defenders did not want to let the match go because of last week’s incident in retaliation for the eighth finals of the European League in Glasgow and concerns about the player’s safety. Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara accused the court in Scotland of racism at the end of the duel, which the Slavist refused.
“Not only for me, but for the whole team, it’s an unpleasant affair. Especially now that we’re preparing for Belgium. What happens next? It probably looks like Ondra won’t come with us, but we won’t deal with it until tomorrow’s match,” said Šilhavý.
The match with Belgium will be led by Scottish referees led by William Collum, while there has been a rift between Slavia and Rangers since last week. “I don’t want the time to come that we will be afraid of the referees. I think they are professionals, experienced referees. Although the incident that happened in Glasgow resonates, I am convinced that the referees can handle it. We, both teams, to we will help that, “said Šilhavý.
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