Nomination Q&A: Kral is on the edge, Kufarah and Kuchta are held back by the team

What is the national team’s plan before the European Cup starts?

”2. In June we will fly to Salzburg, from there we will go to Schladming, the first flight will be waiting for us on June 7th Friendly match with Malta In Grödig. On June 9th we will go to Pardubice and on June 10th we will play North Macedonia in front of a packed stadium. Then we have two days off and on June 13th we move to Hamburg and then on June 18th we open the Czech Republic. European Championships against Portugal,” said Erich Brabec, technical director of the Czech Football Association. The Czechs will then face Turkey and Georgia in their group.

Does the national team want to show its cards in the preliminaries?

“Should we show how we are going to start in the starting lineup? We deal with it every day, we prepare more in training and we will only show something in the game. But certainly not everything,” revealed the coach Ivan Hasek.

What would an analysis of the upcoming Euro rivals look like?

“From the beginning, we have had followers for each opponent we played in the group. Today we worked out the logistics of how to watch the European Championship and possibly later games. We will plan well for our opponents. We have seen a full analysis of the opponents we play against. Portugal is the favorite Georgia And Turkey are rivals and we also have a lot of information about them. They are demanding opponents and we have to be ready. It will be 50 vs 50 and no one will be the favorite. They have players in their center who play at big clubs. It will be a battle, “declared the national team coach.

Is this already the final Euro nomination?

“This is the nomination before the final. It mainly depends on health. I believe that everyone who participates in this training camp will stay healthy so that they can participate in the European Cup,” Hasek revealed.

Didn’t you consider getting more players involved before the European Cup?

“We don’t think about it. It’s already difficult to deal with 23 players on the field. Everyone goes their own way, some go 29, some less. I believe in these guys and I think they have the ability to fight for our success,” the coach said.

Why were they nominated? Belmond Sinner Jan Kuchta and Vladimir Kufael?

“Even if we think it was inevitable, it would not be appropriate to return to it too much. It happened and we don’t want it to happen again. I am happy that the new implementation team is very disciplined. Ivan Hašek has put in place some rules and, since I had the opportunity to observe the process in Norway and in the match against Armenia, the players are humble enough to respect it. We gave the coach confidence and we want to achieve it by participating in the Euros, where our goal is to qualify from the group. We want to give the coach a free hand so that we can send the strongest coach we have at hand,” said FAČR president Petr Fousek, who was also supplemented by Hašek.

“I took them to the first meeting not for the opportunity to talk to the players so that integrity and team spirit would not be undermined. They all shook hands and there was no reason to refuse. Then I looked at the performance point of view. I decided to go with these two (Kuchta and Coufala). One of the most difficult decisions was not to name Brabec. We did not look back at Belmondo, but saw several interesting players who had grown in this position and we gave priority to them,” explained the Czech national team captain.

Which players were not nominated due to health reasons?

“You don’t see Jemelka, you don’t see Kopis and Kavankala, they have certain health issues, that’s why we didn’t include them in the wider nomination. These are the three,” Hasek revealed.

How is the communication with the contestants who were not shortlisted?

“We talked to some players and they didn’t get there. Of course, it’s harder than saying you can get there. I’m particularly happy that most of the players confirmed that they are ready and they want to play for the national team. Another one we thought of and who deserves to have in the future is Filip Panák. He’s been consistent, got out of difficult situations and set an example for other players. He could be here in the future,” outlined the national team coach.

Which other players are close to being nominated?

“They are Petr Sevcik, Jada Zeleny, Alex Klaar and two or three options in goal. We communicate every day and then it’s decided. They are the closest players, the others are reliable future players. There will be more games in the autumn and it will happen soon. It is necessary to have a wider squad ready,” the coach explained.

Why did he get this position alone? Lucas Cherff?

“The recent performances and how he fits into the Plzen team and the way he plays are decisive. He is an emotional, determined and tough player on the pitch. In the final we decided between him and Sevchik, although they each belong to different categories. We gave priority to Worms,” ​​Hasek explained.

Why was Václav Jurečka, the Fortune League top scorer, not nominated?

“He was very close to being nominated. He is a striker who has scored an incredible number of goals in the last three years. I chose players who can also score goals, but they are a bit different in terms of type. If we take him, we can’t take any of them. We prefer these. Offensive players more than defensive ones,” replied the coach.

How does the manager view the end of the league and the fierce battle for the top three teams?

“I watched all the matches that were played towards the end of the league. From them, you can see the mutual respect among the representatives. I didn’t see them disrespecting each other. It was a struggle, but in the end they all shook hands. The most important thing for us is that everyone in the national team respects each other.” Hasek not only expressed his own opinions, but also talked about the communication with Slavia, which has the largest number of players in the team.

“Yalda Koster communicated more with Slavia than I did, we split the games. I don’t think there will be problems with communication with any club here. The communication was good, the management of all clubs was happy to have the players there. No one wanted to apologize to the players, everyone wanted to represent,” the coach was delighted.