For footballer Tomáš Souček, the European Championship will be all the more special because the Czech team completes the basic group in the British Isles, where they wear a West Ham jersey.
One of the leaders of the national team is looking forward to the fights with the club teammate Declan Rice in the third match against the home of England. The 26-year-old defensive midfielder identified the group’s progress as the basic goal, but he himself dreams of winning the Euro with the national team.
“I’m looking forward to it. It will be specific and exceptional for me at the same time, because our whole group plays directly in Britain. Fans of us who play in the English league will watch and evaluate us a lot,” said Souček, who spoke with national team is preparing for a campsite in South Tyrol. The first two matches with Scotland and Croatia will be played by the national team in Glasgow, against England in London.
“I believe that we will confirm with the team how we will be talked about before the matches, that we will be very dangerous. I have already had reports that they take us as a big team. I believe that we will show on the field what we are with other Czech boys for recently they did abroad, “Souček added.
He’s had a life year. As a defensive midfielder, he scored 10 goals in the Premier League season, helping London’s West Ham to advance to the cups. Thanks to this, he was among the eight stars who are vying for the award for the best player of last year’s English league.
“I have to say that it is probably one of the greatest successes in terms of individual awards to be among players of such quality. I will probably appreciate it far more than I do now. Now I enjoy where I am, but I will take it in the future. far more that I managed, “said Souček.
He is ready for his opponents to watch him more on the Euro. “It’s not just in the national team anymore, it was also in West Ham. Nobody knew about me for the first half of the year when I came there. But this season it was obvious that I scored a few goals at the beginning. I already felt that I was The opponent’s players scream when I walk into the lime I think it will be similar now It gets harder and harder in standard situations They give me some of the best players But again it’s an honor for me to prepare for me I want to show myself all the more, “said Souček.
Like most of the Czech team, the first Euro awaits him. “I take it as the culmination of a season that was very challenging. I’m happy with what we did in West Ham and I just hope to bring the atmosphere and quality here to the national team. It’s also the biggest tournament I’ll play in my career.” said.
“You need to set a big goal. Start with small ones, but have one big one at the end. If I take small steps, the first match is definitely very important. Then we all want to advance from the group. And a big goal? It’s like at the beginning of the season, the goal is always to win. Even now in the national team we have the goal to win. We have to have the highest goal, otherwise we don’t have to be here. At the end we can say whether it was not successful or not, “Souček said.
So far, only four of the 26 nominated players from the Czech selection have presented themselves at the big tournament. “I believe that none of this will bear a chin. We all play in the highest competitions or European cups, that’s quite comparable to a big tournament,” said Souček.
In the third match of the group against England, he should fight with his teammate from West Ham Rice. “Declan and I talked about it, we’re great friends. We played practically everything together in the middle of the field and suddenly there will be one big match in which we will be the biggest rivals. Plus right in our posts, so we will play on ourselves. It will be special for the whole West Ham and a bit for us. We won’t get anything for free, but after the match we will be great friends again, “said Souček.
He is sorry that Jesse Lingard, who was a guest in West Ham from Manchester United, did not make the nomination for England. “I think he deserved to get to the final nomination. Since he played with us in February, I would almost give him the award for the best player of the last four months. He helped us a lot and thanks to him we are in the cups,” Souček said.
Vladimír Coufal is successfully running with him in West Ham and there is speculation that the club is also interested in another representative of Alex Král from Spartak Moscow. “Perhaps Cuf and I have made an excellent business card for all Czech players. I hope that we have opened the door for many of them to go to the English or top leagues as well. In West Ham they are excited about us, they also ask about other Czech players. “Alex is among them too. He has shown great quality in the last two or three years. Maybe he has a great chance to go to England,” added the two-time winner of the Czech Footballer of the Year poll.
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