Until the last moment, they played for second place behind Belgium to reach the pre-draw. It did not happen, the second Wales was also beyond the power of the quarterfinalists of this year’s EURO.
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The Czech national team is, of course, still in the game. The playoff will begin in Sweden, and if successful, it would then head to either Russia or Poland.
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Czech footballers will not be used in the playoffs. They may come across Italy, Wales or ScotlandVideo: Sport.cz, FAČR
However, tangible suffocation occurred during the evaluation of her performance in the group. While assistant Jiří Chytrý described the third place as a success and fulfillment of the goal, the head of the association Petr Fousek did not hide his disappointment that the team did not finish second. Head coach Jaroslav Šilhavý then described his words as a sign of distrust and called for the position of coaches to be clarified before the March relegation.
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“Belgium’s first place was clear in our group. So the goal remained to take second place ahead of Wales. It did not turn out, but there is still hope for progress, even though a difficult barrage awaits us, “concludes the head of Strahov.
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According to him, he tried to calm the atmosphere.
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“It simply came to our notice then. Everyone has their point of view, maybe even the coaches know what I wanted. Also because they have a contract with an option. If the team succeeds, they will lead him to the championship in Qatar. Now we all just stick to the barracks, “says Fousek.
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He himself recently mentioned that, for example, the Serbs hired a group of psychologists before the climax. All reasonable steps to achieve a goal can be good.
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“We are not dealing with any psychologist, we are not planning to expand the implementation team. However, we are discussing any step that could be beneficial, “notes the chairman.
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Šilhavý will evaluate in January and April
Of course, the question arises as to what would have happened if the representation had not gone through the pitfalls of the play. Former chairman of the union František Chvalovský released speculation that the new leadership of the FACR could entrust the national team to Ivan Hašek, and the international Vladimír Šmicer should also take care of the representation.
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“It simply came to our notice then. An overall qualification assessment will take place in April. Coach Šilhavý is then invited to the January executive committee to evaluate the group. We will sit down in April and say to each other – then we will make a conclusion, “advises Fousek.
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I believe that we will not only be there in numbers, says coach Jaroslav Šilhavý about the lottery of the League of NationsVideo: Sport.cz, FAČR
The head of the national team, Tomáš Pešír, who caused the critics of the national team as a television expert, also caused a stir.
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“It simply came to our notice then. It was not appropriate to criticize Láda Vízek, so we said so. We have taken internal measures, so it is closed so far, “says Fousek.
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However, he considers the performance of the national team since his summer inauguration to be successful.
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“Everywhere we envy the European Quarterfinals. The bonus is the League of Nations with Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. A beautiful and attractive lot with Cristian Ronald … A difficult group, nevertheless I believe that it also gives us the opportunity to hold on and offer fans such matches repeatedly, “Fousek hopes.
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