Czech quarterback Michal Fukala stops the home team’s Cole Palmer.
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The match started with the unfortunate flow of Martin Vitík into his own goal. After two more individual mistakes, the English struck again and in half an hour it was 0: 3 from the Czech point of view. “And we could easily get seven of those goals,” admitted coach Suchopárek. After the change of sides, his charges improved their performance, but they did not endanger the goalkeeper Bursik, whose grandfather comes from the Czech Republic.
“Adam Karabec’s converted penalty was our only shot between the poles. We did not manage the match, especially its introduction. The opponent was better in all respects, in speed, tactics, simply the players who train with the Premier League stars and many of them even play this competition were at a higher level, because in addition to the best players in the world, they are growing. We were unnecessarily timid, instead of playing fast forward, we put the ball back, “said coach Jan Suchopárek, who was sorry for not catching up on some promising events from the second half.
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But he firmly refused to lose his team to his knees mentally. “I do not think so. In the second half, we showed that we can torment an opponent like the English. After all, this team was the world champion in the under-seventeen category. On the contrary, we must learn from this defeat before Tuesday’s match in Slovenia. If you want to grow, you have to lose. Players should learn from the mistakes and work on what they need to improve, and that’s a lot, “the coach added.
The coach of the Czech 21-year-old Jan Suchopárek during the match with England.
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Why didn’t the Czechs manage to start the match? Martin Vitík tried to find the causes. “The English showed great quality, the match started at a huge pace, which we have not yet encountered. We were too scared. You could see the difference between us and the players who have experience in the Premier League, they are different from us. It’s a pity that I didn’t take the chance at the end of the first half, at 2: 3 the English wouldn’t be so godly, “admitted stoper Vitík.” But we have to switch quickly to the match in Slovenia, “he said.
Midfielder Lukáš Červ started on the bench, he came to the lawn when it was decided. “The difference was big. We were slow compared to the English, they surpassed us in all respects. But for each of us, it was an instructive match that showed what we need to improve in so that we can face rivals such as the English, “he stressed.
English young man Conor Gallagher fires at the Czech goal.
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