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Originally Posted by Locke
First of all, I'll agree that the Czechs deserve more respect than that, but lets be honest, they should have put Jan Koller out to pasture already and the fact that they havent is due to not having anyone in a striker role to really replace him.
Secondly, I dont look too much into Qualifying games. When the Czechs beat Germany both teams were already well qualified for the tournament, so the motivation really wasnt there. Hell, Germany qualified 10 points ahead of the next nearest team and the Czechs 12, its not like they were fighting for every last point and frankly, winning the group or being in second really doesnt mean anything.
If you want to look at qualifiers, how about when the table was wide open and points were important and the Czechs lost 2-1 to a lazy German team in Czech.
That being said, I expect the Czechs to go through to the next round. It would be nice if Switzerland went through at home, but I dont think they have the quality to do it. Not compared to the Portuguese or the Czechs.
Turkey could well go through, but I sure hope not.
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I don't know if Koller is done yet, this may be his last go at it. He's a big man in the middle and I still think on set plays it's really hard to defend him. Only time will tell, less than 48 hours till the fun begins. I can't wait.
PVR is ready for all the midday games. I just have to isolate myself from the world till I get home from work during the week.
I don't think Nedved is done, he could still definately play and dominate. It's too bad he doesn't have the heart anymore.
Rosicky's injury is the one that bothers me the most, he was a rock for Arsenal this year in the middle.
Oh yeah as per qualifying games alot of the great teams had trouble in certain qualifying games against weak teams, it happens.