"Senna, long pass...on the right, Boboski got the ball..."
June 16, 2002, World Cup knockout round of 16. The Czech Republic was placed in Group B of the World Cup. In the same group were Paraguay, South Africa, and Slovenia. Although the Czech Republic only obtained a World Cup spot through the play-offs in the World Cup qualifiers,
Their strength should not be underestimated. They stood out from the crowd in this group, and finally passed the group stage with two wins and one draw.
Although history has changed a lot, France, the favorite before the World Cup, is still in decline. Hotness is bound to die, and this is especially true in the World Cup. The French team, the world hegemon in the past few years, was destroyed in the World Cup group stage. Of course.
France's elimination is a good thing for the Czech Republic. After all, France is too powerful, even more powerful than Brazil. It's just that a strong and popular team like France was eliminated, which surprised many people.
The Czech Republic ranked first in Group B and met Ireland, which ranked second in Group E. This was a very good draw for the Czech Republic. Ireland was very tenacious in the group stage of this World Cup, drawing with Germany and Cameroon in succession.
Now in the top 16, Ireland's lineup is not too bad. Most of their players play in the Premier League. Their most powerful striker should be Quinn and Robbie Keane.
Needless to say, Quinn is the most famous center player in the Premier League. His partnership with Kevin Phillips was once famous in the Premier League, making many Premier League defenders fearful. And Robbie Keane is a representative of British football who became famous at a young age.
At the age of twenty, he already had 13 million pounds.
Although they are very famous, their combination is not that strong. Quinn was indeed the best center player in the Premier League. There are few defenders in the Premier League who can compete with this high center. Especially in terms of headers, Quinn is the best.
Excellent, even strong central defenders such as Campbell, Adams, and Ferdinand are unwilling to face Quinn. Unfortunately, that was Quinn back then, and now Quinn will be thirty-six years old soon. His physical strength has declined too much, and he has already lost his ability.
I have reached the age of retirement. I no longer have the physical strength and physical strength I had before.
As for Robbie Keane, he did become famous at a young age, but when he was 20 years old, he went to Inter Milan at a high price and wasted a year there. Although he recently returned to Leeds United and performed well, he has not returned to the same stage as before.
In addition, Roy Keane, Ireland's biggest and most powerful player, was not included in the World Cup squad due to a quarrel with Ireland's head coach McCarthy. Ireland now relies on its overall style of play.
It's a pity that Ireland is really the best opponent for the Czech Republic. The players in Ireland are about the same level, especially their defense. Although O'Brien and Gary Breen are not the best in strength, they are also in the Premier League.
A level centre-back. Gary Kelly and Ian Hart are both Leeds United's main full-backs.
They are all very capable, but they all have their own problems. Gary Kelly suffered a serious injury and his physical condition is not what it used to be. And Ian Hart's biggest problem is his lack of speed.
Ian Hart's frontal defense is good, his passing ability is better, and of course he has the ability to take a beautiful free kick. But his biggest problem is his lack of explosive power and speed. This loophole was taken advantage of by Brückner.
Boschi is already thirty years old and is at the peak of his career. His body, skills, and experience are all at their peak.
After receiving the pass from Senna, he first stopped the ball. When Ian Hart came forward, Boboski suddenly started. Although Boboski was not as fast as Irving, Dyer and later Wall.
Compared with Bell and others, Kurt is also a speedy wing player. His lightning breakthrough on the wing has always been his magic weapon. Compared with small skills, speed is his strength.
This time was no exception. When Boboski picked up speed, Ian Hart was unable to keep up. Ian Hart's explosive power and speed were not his strengths in the first place, and now he was at a disadvantage when he encountered Boboski.
"Pobosky, Ian Hart couldn't keep up with Bobosky. Bobosky is in the past, no one can stop Bobosky. Bobosky, cross."
Boboski is a very interesting player in history. No matter how he performs in the club, he comes to life as soon as he comes to the national team. And the more he gets to the World Series, the better his performance becomes. As long as he can participate in the World Series, he basically
It is not easy to be included in the best lineup of the competition.
"Koler, Yankoler. Yankoler, throw your head and attack the goal!"
The Czech Republic plays a lone forward, that is, Jan Koller is at the forefront. The 29-year-old Jan Koller is the Quinn of a few years ago, just as good as he was then. Even better than him. Because Jan Koller is better than Quinn.
With more championships, I am much more confident than him.
Boboski and Jankoler have been partners in the national team for almost five years, and they are very familiar with each other. Boboski's passing route is very familiar to Jankoler, so when Boboski passes the ball
At that moment, Jankoler ran to the front point. Facing Gary Breen's defense, Jankoler took the lead and took a direct header shot.
"Jan Koller's header was very powerful, but the distance was too short. Given was unable to save the ball!"
"Only fourteen minutes into the first half, the Czech Republic led Ireland 1-0 with Jan Koller's header. Although the Czech Republic entered the World Cup through the play-offs, their performance in the World Cup was very good. Although Ireland performed well in the group stage
Not bad, but after all, it lacks strength. After the game started, the Czech Republic had an absolute advantage."
The moment Jankoler scored, both Riester and Merkley stood up and applauded. The reason why Obst was kicked off was because he failed to enter the European Cup, and for the young Merkley, the Czech Republic had no chance of entering the European Cup.
The better his performance in the World Cup, the better his results will be, and the more stable his position will be. Looking at the current situation, the Czech Republic should be able to defeat Ireland and enter the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals of the World Cup are already very good results for the Czech Republic.
For List, it's another story. The better the Czech Republic performs in the World Cup, the more money List will be able to earn. But so far, the Czech Republic has not encountered a substantial team, and the gold content of entering the quarterfinals is not high.
Not very high. But entering the quarterfinals is better than not entering the quarterfinals.
"Bawell, we are very lucky in this Korea-Japan World Cup."
Riester stood up, applauded, and smiled with Merkley. Merkley also nodded. He is indeed lucky, and has not encountered a strong team so far.
"Rister, any champion in the world is accompanied by strength. It is impossible to win any competition without luck."
"right."
Lister thought so too. Just as the two people were laughing and chatting, suddenly huge cheers erupted on the court again. Lister and Merkley were stunned, and when they looked down, it turned out that the Czech Republic was only twenty minutes after the kick-off.
Another goal was scored within three seconds.
The scorer this time was Borg, who replaced Nedved in the starting lineup. Borg is the most talented player among the Czech 96 golden generation, surpassing Nedved, Boboski, and Smicer.
It's a pity that Borg had an unfortunate fate. He came to the most powerful Dortmund and failed to get any chance to play. Finally, he entered Liverpool with his performance in the 96 European Cup.
He had a good start in Liverpool, and Liverpool fans liked Borg very much. Unfortunately, his relationship with Liverpool coach Evans quickly turned sour, and he began to become a substitute player again. Until Houllier came to Liverpool, he
He has just begun to be taken seriously. Houllier said that Borg is the best left midfielder in world football.
Nedved served as a substitute for Borg back then. Unfortunately, such a talented Borg had too many injuries and was unable to achieve the desired results. This was the knockout round of the World Cup, and it turned out that he was not allowed to play. But Nedved
Devide had some ankle pain during training. Although it was not a big problem, Brückner still let Borg play for the sake of being conservative.
Borg lived up to expectations. After Ireland just kicked off, he was intercepted by Senna who stepped forward before he could advance. Senna entered the World Cup this time and was the best performer among the Czech internationals. Starting from the group stage, Senna performed in the midfield
It was so good that it even overshadowed Rosicky's brilliance. Of course, it was also because his opponent was too weak and Senna frequently pushed forward.
After Senna passed the ball, he handed the ball directly to Borg on the left. Borg faced Kelly on the left. After a few shakes, he raised his foot and shot at an average angle. The golden left foot, Borg is the Czech
Among the golden generation, he has the best left foot. When this heavy shot came down, Given was unable to block it.
"Two to zero, two to zero. Borg's shot left Given with nothing to do. Although Ireland was very tenacious in the group stage, it can be seen from this game that their strength still has big flaws.
.If Roy Keane was in the midfield, Ireland's midfield would not be so passive."
"Coach McCarthy was wrong. He didn't take Roy Keane and ruined this promising Ireland team."
"McCarthy should be fired."
The commentators in Ireland are very dissatisfied. Compared with McCarthy, Roy Keane is the real star in Irish football. McCarthy did not bring Roy Keane, and the Irish football world was in an uproar. Now I see
The Irish midfield was completely overwhelmed by the Czech Republic, so they missed Roy Keane even more.
"We won. We won."
After Borg scored, both List and Merkley were completely relaxed. Because the Czech Republic will soon be in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. (To be continued.)
