Euro 2016: Spain earns slim win vs. Czech Republic
Rosicky was replaced by Pavelka straightaway with the Czechs looking to maybe equalize, and they nearly got it - in the last moments of injury time, De Gea somehow kept out an effort from Darida as Czech Republic came really close.
De Gea helped Spain extend its tournament record of not conceding a goal for 600 minutes, three days after facing allegations involving a pornography filmmaker.
The Czech Republic were never going to inflict a similar defeat here but Pavel Vrba’s side succeeded in making life hard for Spain for long periods, aided by some fine goalkeeping from Petr Cech. In other words, life is bliss for the Spaniard, and given his country’s recent track record, why wouldn’t he be confident?
Tomas Rosicky of Czech Republic attends the Czech Republic press conference at Stadium Municipal on June 12, 2016 in Toulouse, France. Although Xavi and a few other players have been cycled out of the system, there remains a lovely, frictionless ease in the way they move the ball down the field and then keep it there. This should be the beginning of De Gea’s era as Spain and Manchester United’s first choice goalkeeper. Back came Spain for more of the same at the start of the second half.
The Czechs were given a sniff when Roman Hubnik got his to Ladislav Krejci’s free kick from outside the area, but De Gea got down well to save. In the first match tonight, La Furia Roja they take on the Czech who themselves have had a silent runup. Coach Vicente del Bosque will have a lot to think about after Spain were handed a humiliating defeat by 137-ranked Georgia in their final warm-up match before the Euros. Highlights include all of Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 matches as well as some of the FA Cup and Capital One Cup games to name just few.Register and claim your 100% registration bonus.
“Their team is made up of the best players in the world, who play for Real Madrid and Barcelona“. It’s fantastic we have great midfielders and if the forwards have to move, then they have to move and interpret what their team-mates are doing.
De Gea didn’t seemed fazed by the controversy surrounding him - a feeling supported by one of his teammates.
But Vrba, who was a central defender, also knows how to organize his team defensively and said he has spotted a weakness in Spain’s team after analyzing hours of video. Meanwhile for the Czechs, they look to begin their road back to the quarterfinals which is how far they made it back in 2012.
He pushed away, punched and caught unsafe shots, giving hope to the Czech fans that the team could produce a result against the European champion.
De Gea- Alba, Ramos, Pique, Juanfran- Iniesta, Busquets, Koke- Silva, Nolito, Morata. He called it tough, but praised his teammates for their efforts.
“We’re motivated. Maybe it’s because we didn’t have a good World Cup and we want to turn that situation around”. “It’s true that we dominate but we still struggle in front of goal”, he sighed afterwards. But unfortunately their talent and quality is huge, and in the end they managed to get the goal.