dark_horse Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Czech Republic squad Goalkeepers: Jaromir Blazek (AC Sparta Praha), Petr Cech (Chelsea FC), Antonin Kinsky (FC Saturn Ramenskoye). Defenders: Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan), Martin Jiranek (FC Spartak Moskva), Radoslav Kovac (FC Spartak Moskva), Pavel Mares (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), David Rozehnal (Paris Saint-Germain FC), Tomas Ujfalusi (AFC Fiorentina), Zdenek Grygera (AFC Ajax). Midfielders: Tomas Galasek (AFC Ajax), Pavel Nedved (Juventus FC), Jan Polak (1. FC Nurnberg), Tomas Rosicky (BV Borussia Dortmund), Vladimir Smicer (FC Girondins de Bordeaux), Karel Poborsky (Dynamo Ceske Budejovice), David Jarolim (Hamburger SV), Jaroslav Plasil (AS Monaco FC). Forwards: Milan Baros (Aston Villa FC), Marek Heinz (Galatasaray SK), Vratislav Lokvenc (SV Austria Salzburg), Jiri Stajner (Hannover 96), Jan Koller (BV Borussia Dortmund). Say didn't ex-Panathinaikos player Rudofl Skacel make the cut? :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 I wish Czechland all the luck in the world but...isn't that pretty much the same squad they have had for a few years now? Won't age be a problem? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 There are some new faces as compared to the Euro 2004. I think with a little luck they can go far in the competition. Luck is something they did not have in 2004 against Greece in the semifinals of Euro 2004. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evalagoal Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 This is DEFINITELY one of the best teams in the tournament it's just that they need to score some goals. I believe that if Baros and Koeller do well up-top they are going to be a tough team to beat this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Should Czechland finish 2nd behind Italy in the group stage, they will probably be facing Brazil in the first knockout round. Should they finish 1st, they could go to the final... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 I believe that the Czechs have a better team than Italy, so they have a good chance they will finish 1st in their group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 Won't age be a problem? :huh: Not exactly, not like Greece's squad when there average is like 32 :LOL: :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irlandos Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 I still have two concerns for the Czech team: Nedved is older than 32 (I think 36 is more like it) and Italy have a new weapon at their disposal by the name of Luca Toni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Good point about the age. The Czechs even called up Poborsky who it was thought was finished with the NT. At least the Czechs have one player with "Greek" blood in their lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 That Greek-Czech player happens to be Sverkos. He's not in the squad as we know it. As you mentioned about Poborsky Ziaka, he was going to retire from EURO 2004. Instead, he wanted to taste a World Cup apperance, in which he has already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 No it's not Sverkos, and as far as I can tell it was never confirmed that Sverkos is of Greek origin. I am talking about Marek Jankulovki. Not technichaly Greek, since his father Pando changed his name from Jankulis to Jankulovski once he supposedly discovered his Slavo-Macedonian roots. This happened when Pando Jankulovski came to Czechoslovakia from Greece after the civil war. He was a player on several Czech first division teams. He and my father along with other Greeks and Slavs talked politics over a beer on many occasions at a local pub in Ostrava. This is a reason why I said "Greek" and not Greek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakos13 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I believe that the Czechs have a better team than Italy, so they have a good chance they will finish 1st in their group. well see about that! this is a new italy...and if they play what they are capable of and continue the good form they will go to the finals. or unless Moreno referes again :LOL: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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