(From the journalist of Sport.cz in Switzerland) – “I can’t answer, the line-up is still secret. In any case we have excellent strikers”, Rodriguez replied. “Who would you line up?”, Immediately challenged the youngest participant in a press conference. “I would put Embola on the tip,” said the boy. “Good choice,” coach Yakin replied with a smile.
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His team has grown considerably after three initial losses. After the Portuguese, they also defeated Spain on Saturday. A draw is enough for the Swiss in Tuesday’s duel to survive in the League of Nations elite. “The first three games did not go well, but we learned. We had a lot of absences, some players were tired. Now we are better, we want to win at home,” said Yakin.
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“After two victories we are confident, we are favorites. But you too can stumble. I hope it does not happen to us and we remain in the group”, added Rodriguez, for whom the match against the Czech Republic will be the hundredth jubilee duel for the national team. He will only become the eighth Swiss in history to reach this milestone.
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“” Ricardo can be proud of himself. He loves football, he is irreplaceable for us on the left side of the defense. I hope that the 100th match will be successful for him, that is, victorious. But even if we lost, there would be no shame. After all, for example, England is retreating from the League of Nations, “Yakin said.
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“I am happy to be in the national team for so long. I have experienced so many positive things, I have played in the World Cup and in the European Championships,” exclaimed the 30-year-old defender, who can meet FC Torino teammate David Zima on the Kybunpark lawn. . “We are not in contact now. David is also calm, quiet the boy who speaks little, he is an excellent player”, concluded Rodriguez.
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