Tomáš Souček (left) and Ondřej Kúdela in veils bring the national team to training …
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The Great Czech Secret still has no official solution. On Sunday, defender Ondřej Kúdela, whose start in Cardiff is uncertain, also trained with the national team in Prague-Žižkov.
Slavia announced on Thursday through a hired law firm that it will not release its defender to a match in Wales after an agreement with the national team management due to the events from the rematch of the eighth finals of the European League in Glasgow last week. The people of Prague said that they were worried about the player’s safety on the islands.
Ondřej Kúdela got punched in the face, says Slavia’s boss Jaroslav Tvrdík
Last Thursday, at the end of the match in Glasgow, Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara accused Kudela of racist insult, but the Czech player strongly rejected the accusation, as did the Vršovice club. The domestic midfielder attacked in a tunnel into the cabins in the tunnel after the match, according to Slavia, the incident is recorded in the report of the UEFA delegate.
The national team coach confirmed: Kúdela will probably not go to Wales with us
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The management of the national team stated that they understood the fears of the people of Prague, but coach Jaroslav Šilhavý did not confirm Kúdel’s absence for sure. He said that the situation would be resolved after Saturday’s match. The experienced quarterback, who started in the basic line-up against Belgium in the opening qualifying duel on neutral soil against Estonia on Wednesday, was also present at Sunday’s post-match training of the national team.
“The management of the Football Association of the Czech Republic and the management of Slavia Prague are currently still acting together, in accordance with the interests of player Ondřej Kúdely,” said Michal Jurman, FACR spokesman, on Sunday evening.
I am proud of my team, said Jaroslav Šilhavý after the draw with Belgium
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Monday 11:00 was set as the departure time to Wales. And it’s still not official, with or without Kúdela …
Whoever waits, will see
“As we announced, we will comment on the topic of Ondřej Kúdel at the afternoon press conference,” replied the national team’s spokesman Petr Šedivý just before the start.
The press conference will start at 18:15 Czech time …
According to behind-the-scenes information, Kúdel will finally arrive in Cardiff, but official confirmation is missing.
The coaches told me to shoot more in the matches, so I listened to them, Lukáš Provod laughed
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At the very least, it is certain that four Bundesliga players will join the team right at the venue of the match. Goalkeeper Jiří Pavlenka, defender Pavel Kadeřábek, midfielder Vladimír Darida and forward Patrik Schick against Belgium were missing due to travel coronavirus restrictions. Although Germany eased the measures on Friday and after returning from the Czech Republic, mandatory quarantine will no longer be necessary, but the change did not take effect until Sunday.
After arriving in Cardiff, the representatives will have a traditional pre-match training on Monday evening. The match in Wales kicks off at 20:45.
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