czech U21 Coach Bรญlek Laments Missed Draw After Bulgaria Defeat
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Czech Republicโ Under-21 coach Jaroslav Bรญlek expressed regret โfollowing a qualifying defeat โคto Bulgaria, stating, โฃ”Ifโข you score a goal, โyou have to keep โคit.” โThe match underscoredโฃ the challenges facing the Czechs in their โquest โคto reach the 2027 European Championship.
Theโ loss in bulgaria highlights โคthe competitive balance โwithin โฃthe โขqualifying group, where even perceived frontrunners can stumble. The result leaves the czech team needing toโค maximizeโค points โin upcoming matches, notably against group favorite portugal, to โฃmaintain realisticโฃ qualification hopes. The November fixtureโค against Serbia offers โคa crucial prospect โfor planning ahead โofโ that pivotalโ clash.
Despite the โdefeat, an experienced coach acknowledged his team earned at least a point.โฃ “Every loss hurts โin the qualification. I thinkโข we had to tie here,”โข he added.Statistics from the match reveal a dominant performance by Bulgaria, outshooting the Czechs 9-3 โคin โtotal attempts and controllingโ possession and corner kicks.
Lookingโฃ ahead, the Czechs willโ host โขPortugal at the โคMalลกovice Arena in Hradec Krรกlovรฉ. Coach Koutnรฝ โขemphasized the need for focused preparation,โฃ stating, “We have to workโ and manage both matches.”
Bรญlek also noted the wider context of the group,pointing to Scotland’s surprising draw in Azerbaijan and Portugal’s dominant 11-0โค victory over Gibraltar as evidence of the competition’s unpredictability. “It just shows โฃhow balanced the wholeโค group is. Portuguese we have to prepare for,” he concluded.
