Czech forward Patrik Schick before the League of Nations match.
Vlastimil Vacek, Right
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Estonia, Belgium and Wales. Quite a big bite to start the World Cup qualifiers. And only for the introductory duel in Estonia, the four-leaf clover Pavlenka, Kadeřábek, Darida and Schick will be available.
While footballers operating in England have been exempted, the Germans are strict. Players from the Bundesliga would have to quarantine for two weeks after returning from Prague or Wales.
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– Czech national football team (@ceskarepre_cz) March 16, 2021
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Therefore, it appears as a completely separate group only in Estonia. Then he will return to his clubs.
They were exempted in England
“The English think of football despite the pandemic, the players there receive exceptions. Our boys have it, but it is conditioned by a lot of conditions that we have to meet. He must not even meet his own family, “describes the national team manager Libor Sionko.
While Souček, Coufal, Kalas and Vydra will be available for the entire block, the Bundesliga quartet will then meet in matches with Belgium and Wales.
Libor Sionko: “Jiří Pavlenka, Pavel Kadeřábek, Vladimír Darida and Patrik Schick will unfortunately only be available for the match in Estonia. They will arrive directly to Tallinn and return home after the match. If they went to the Czech Republic and Great Britain, they would Germany to quarantine. ” pic.twitter.com/mYWy9bC23U
– Czech national football team (@ceskarepre_cz) March 16, 2021
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“I am glad that they will play at least one match. They are important to us, but there is nothing you can do, “notes coach Jaroslav Šilhavý.
“The nomination is thus imaginary made up of two groups. Twenty-three to meet here, and four Bundesliga boys. They meet in Germany and transport themselves to Estonia. These are the maximum possible variants that we could arrange. We have to take into account a lot of club requirements and meet a lot of rules, “explains Sionko.
The captain stays at home
The quarantine of Viktoria Plzeň also intervened in the nomination, so that, for example, stopper Brabec is only among the substitutes. Captain Dočkal also keeps him company there.
I believe that we will compete for the second place, we will coach coach Jaroslav Šilhavý by lot.
Sport.cz, FAČR
“It simply came to our notice then. In Bořek’s place we have a number of players with currently better form. It doesn’t mean anything towards the EURO, “says Šilhavý.” The decision was not easy. I talked to Bořek, he took it like a pro. at the European Championships, “adds the coach.
In the meantime, he will also let another Spartan Hložka rest, who has only recently returned to the lawn since his October injury. “We considered his profession. Adam’s health decided. It was agreed that we would leave him at home so that he could recover and prepare for the next matches, “advises Šilhavý.
| Nominations of the national football team for the World Cup qualification matches: | |||
| Name | Club | Take-offs | Goals |
| Goalkeepers | |||
| Ondřej Kolář | Slavia Prague | 1 | 0 |
| Aleš Mandous | Olomouc | 1 | 0 |
| Jiří Pavlenka | Bremen | 12 | 0 |
| Tomáš Vaclík | FC Sevilla | 34 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||
| Jan Bořil | Slavia Prague | 18 | 0 |
| Vladimir Coufal | West Ham | 12 | 1 |
| Ondřej Čelůstka | Sparta Prague | 21 | 2 |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | Hoffenheim | 45 | 3 |
| Tomas Kalas | Bristol | 22 | 2 |
| Ondřej Kúdela | Slavia Prague | 5 | 0 |
| Aleš Matějů | Brescia | 4 | 0 |
| David Winter | Slavia Prague | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||
| Antonín Barák | Hellas Verona | 15 | 5 |
| Vladimir Darida | Hertha Berlin | 68 | 8 |
| Tomáš Holeš | Slavia Prague | 4 | 1 |
| Jakub Jankto | Sampdoria Genoa | 30 | 3 |
| Alex King | Spartak Moskva | 16 | 2 |
| Tomáš Malínský | Mlada Boleslav | 1 | 0 |
| Lukáš Masopust | Slavia Prague | 17 | 1 |
| David Pavelka | Sparta Prague | 22 | 1 |
| Jakub Pešek | Liberec | 1 | 1 |
| Lukáš Provod | Slavia Prague | 4 | 0 |
| Tomáš Souček | West Ham | 30 | 4 |
| Attackers | |||
| Michael Krmenčík | PAOK Thessaloniki | 26 | 9 |
| Tomas Pekhart | Legia Warsaw | 19 | 2 |
| Patrik Schick | Leverkusen | 22 | 9 |
| Matěj Vydra | Burnley | 32 | 6 |
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