Carnival six weeks off! Slavia leaned sharply on the national team

The Czechs had to play a friendly match in Wales, even though they lost hope of advancing to the World Cup in Sweden last week.

The match was to be used primarily to test new adepts for the next cycle. And that is exactly what Slavia says is the problem.

“The club is facing many injuries from team A footballers and therefore asked the FACR and national team management not to use Slavia players in a friendly match in Wales, or at least to use them sparingly with regard to their health and workload,” the Prague club points out web.

“We do not understand the deployment of the recently injured Lukáš Masopust, who played 76 minutes in the previous qualifying match and alternated due to cramps, to the basic line-up. Doctors’ forecasts are missing for six weeks, “complains Slavia, who awaits the league hit in Pilsen on Sunday, as well as the quarterfinals of the Conference League against Feyenoord, in which he will also fight for the national coefficient as the last Czech representative.

“Before the preparatory match in Wales, which was part of the mandatory international deadline, the national team’s management communicated with all Czech clubs. “The national team also took into account the workload of the player in recent weeks and the individual agreement with the player,” explains the leadership of the national team in a statement.

“The approach of the Czech national team contrasts with the behavior of the Wales national team, whose coaches did not deploy except the goalkeeper celebrating his jubilee or a single player from the previous qualifying match. SK Slavia Praha has long believed that clubs and national teams must respect and help each other. “We call this a strategic partnership and we act accordingly. The club is an investor in this partnership and bears all the costs associated with the player in the millions of crowns. The situation in Wales should be avoided once and for all,” the Czech champion urges.

“Regarding Lukáš Masopust, Slavia’s similar urgent requests did not sound and the player wanted to start. The situation was further complicated by the injury of Milan Havel, who was unable to start in Wales at all. representation.

However, the Vršovice club emphasizes that it is deeply disappointed by the approach of the national team’s leadership towards its players during the friendly match in Wales.

“It was nothing more than gambling with the health of overwhelmed players in Slavia and other clubs and damaging the interests of the whole Czech football. “Slavia understood the seriousness of the situation for Czech football and supported it by releasing the requested players. We wished the success of the Czech team, the Czech Republic’s participation in the World Cup in Qatar, and cheered on the national team in its qualifying match with Sweden,” argues Slavia.

“We expected the same approach from the national team as from the strategic partner in the event of a subsequent friendly match in Wales. UEFA, “the Czech champion points out all the connections.

“The issue of the load of players at the national level is not only faced by the Czech national team, but also by the whole world. We understand that the interest of clubs, especially those fighting in European cups, is to relieve players if possible. The only possible solution is in our opinion, the communication of all parties involved, “appeals the management of the national team.