1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 You're listening to the Footglitch Podcast. 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,000 Love football, learn English. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,000 Who was the better team in the Georgia-Czechia game? 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:17,000 Why did this game feel at times like a game of handball rather than football? 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:22,000 Is there still a chance for the Czech Republic to make it to the playoffs or are they out? 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:44,000 And what does to chase the ball mean? 7 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,000 Hello everyone, welcome back to the Footglitch Podcast. 8 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:53,000 I'm sitting in a park and we are cooling down here with my friend Tomáš. 9 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:57,000 Tomáš is my classmate from high school. 10 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,000 Hi Tomáš, welcome to the Podcast. 11 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,000 Hi, good afternoon to everybody. 12 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,000 Is it afternoon? It is, isn't it? 13 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,000 I think it is. 14 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:09,000 Yeah, so you're listening to the Footglitch Podcast. 15 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,000 You're probably not used to this format. 16 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:17,000 Normally I record episodes of this podcast online, but this time is different. 17 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:24,000 And that's because we have just finished watching a game, Czech Republic-Georgia, Tomáš. 18 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,000 So how did you see that? 19 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,000 To be honest, it was better than I expected. 20 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:36,000 This morning I was like, oh, this will not be a good day for us. 21 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:43,000 I watched Georgia against Turkey and then I was really scared. 22 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:53,000 Because compared to our game against Portugal, they played really well, especially in the offensive way. 23 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,000 So the quality of the ball was really high, I think. 24 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,000 And I was really scared. 25 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:04,000 So my expectations were that today we will probably lose. 26 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,000 Yeah, we did not in the end. So that's good news, right? 27 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,000 Luckily we didn't lose. 28 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,000 Does it mean that you are happy? 29 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,000 Are you delighted with this point against Georgia? 30 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,000 We drew 1-1. They held us to a draw. 31 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:22,000 I think at the moment it's good news for us that we didn't lose. 32 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,000 Are you sure? 33 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,000 Yeah. To be honest, we didn't deserve to win. 34 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Really? 35 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:32,000 We played better. The possession was on our side. 36 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,000 Barely, but we had a lot of chances. 37 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,000 We had a lot of chances, that's true. 38 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,000 But Georgia also had very good chances to score. 39 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,000 And the last minute, I think, easily... 40 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,000 The last touch of the ball, they were 3-1. 41 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,000 Exactly. 42 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,000 3-1, it was a counter-attack from Georgia. 43 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:55,000 It was almost a heartbreak for the Czech Republic. 44 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:59,000 Because if they had scored that, we would be out of the tournament. 45 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:00,000 Game over. 46 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,000 I don't think we would even be recording this. 47 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,000 We would be so pissed. 48 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,000 We would be so pissed off that we wouldn't even... 49 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,000 Drinking one beer after another. 50 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:09,000 Yeah. 51 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:13,000 Well, I think the result is really disappointing. 52 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:20,000 I agree with you that the way we played was definitely better than against Portugal. 53 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,000 But then again, this is what you would kind of expect. 54 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:28,000 The quality of Georgia isn't as high as Portugal, of course. 55 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,000 But we put some pressure on them, right? 56 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,000 That's true, Zdeněk, you're right. 57 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:40,000 We have to say that in the first half, it was more like a handball than football. 58 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:44,000 Because the first goal Georgia scored was from the penalty kick. 59 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,000 Who handed the ball? 60 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:47,000 Yeah. 61 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,000 It was Hranáč. 62 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:50,000 Our centre defender. 63 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,000 The unlucky guy is like a curse. 64 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,000 But this was very questionable from my perspective. 65 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,000 He touched the ball by hand, that's true. 66 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,000 There was a sound clip. 67 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,000 They played the sound clip. 68 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,000 The VAR played the sound clip. 69 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,000 So you can't argue against that, Tomáš. 70 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,000 I cannot, that's true. 71 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:16,000 But after Hranáč played by his hand, then Georgian player, he had a chance. 72 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:17,000 So it was like an advantage, right? 73 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,000 He could score. 74 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,000 And then on our side, we scored. 75 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:25,000 And then it was cancelled because he was playing by hand. 76 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,000 So it was like a handball. 77 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,000 And they didn't really have too many chances. 78 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,000 Most of the time we were on the ball. 79 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,000 We lost the first half 1-0. 80 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:42,000 And in half time, our manager obviously tried to make some changes. 81 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:47,000 He tried to encourage the players to play better. 82 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,000 Did you feel... 83 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,000 It's a tough job. 84 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,000 Did you feel like they were... 85 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Could you see something was different in the start of the second half? 86 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,000 Not really. 87 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,000 The first and all was the same, right? 88 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,000 You didn't take anyone off. 89 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,000 That's true. 90 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:10,000 But I didn't feel any big change in our approach. 91 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:15,000 I didn't really see too many attempts. 92 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,000 And we didn't... 93 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:24,000 I really missed the quality on the ball in the last third of the pitch. 94 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,000 I think it was a big... 95 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,000 I haven't seen it. 96 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:34,000 This is something that's really troubling me. 97 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,000 Also with our Czech teams like Slavia, Sparta, Pilsen. 98 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,000 We see this... 99 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,000 We don't see it on our Czech league. 100 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:48,000 But we can see it when compared to the European teams. 101 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,000 What they say is the experts. 102 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:55,000 They say that basically the way we train our children... 103 00:05:55,000 --> 00:06:00,000 We don't focus on the technical aspect of the game as much as we should. 104 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,000 It's more about the physicality. 105 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:07,000 The coaches apparently shout at the kids rather than letting them express themselves. 106 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,000 That is the problem. 107 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,000 If you compare it to places like Spain, Portugal, Italy. 108 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,000 It's really about enjoying themselves with the ball. 109 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,000 Totally agrees. 110 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,000 I think that's something we have to change. 111 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,000 Not you and I. 112 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,000 Obviously we don't have that power. 113 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:27,000 And when you mentioned the physical game, I think we played quite a physical game today. 114 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,000 We got like six yellow cards maybe. 115 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:36,000 And most of the fouls were just unreasonable from my side. 116 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,000 I don't really want to complain about the referee though. 117 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,000 I think I shouldn't. 118 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,000 Okay, I will not. 119 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,000 As if I said nothing, listeners. 120 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:50,000 The referee was alright. 121 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,000 I also don't complain about the referee. 122 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,000 I think he did his job. 123 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,000 He tried. 124 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:02,000 Anyway, it wasn't the referee that made us draw the game. 125 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:06,000 But then we managed to score the equaliser. 126 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Patrick Schick with a wonderful finish. 127 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,000 Now that was a bit sarcastic. 128 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:16,000 Linger I think hit the post. 129 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:21,000 And then it goes to Patrick Schick who touched the ball with his chest. 130 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:29,000 He basically chested the ball and we were scared that it might be another handball. 131 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:34,000 And it was also surprising because Schick is one of our best players. 132 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,000 And he's very technical. 133 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:41,000 He can really handle the ball in high speed, high quality. 134 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:47,000 And then he scored the goal by, I don't know whether it was by the chest or the tummy. 135 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,000 Could have been something even different. 136 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,000 Something even different like you said. 137 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:57,000 It definitely counted and it was 1-1. 138 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,000 Then obviously we had more momentum on our side. 139 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,000 When you equalise it's good for the morale. 140 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:07,000 But nothing came of it in the end. 141 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,000 We put a lot of pressure. 142 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:14,000 I think we really tried to pass a lot of centres. 143 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:18,000 But nothing came out of it really. 144 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:22,000 Patrick Schick unfortunately got worse for him. 145 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,000 He got injured. 146 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,000 A calf injury probably. 147 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,000 Wasn't able to continue at all. 148 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,000 Can barely walk now. 149 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,000 I think he might be ruled out of the tournament now. 150 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,000 I don't see him playing against Turkey. 151 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,000 It's in four days time. 152 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,000 I don't see how he could play. 153 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,000 I would definitely agree with you Zdeněk. 154 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,000 I think he's very fragile. 155 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,000 He reminds me a little bit... 156 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,000 Of myself. 157 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,000 Of ourselves. 158 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,000 We are both in the same boat I think. 159 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,000 And also Tomáš Rosický. 160 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,000 He's also very fragile. 161 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:05,000 He had a lot of bad injuries. 162 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,000 He didn't play much. 163 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,000 I think with Patrick Schick it's going to be similar. 164 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:13,000 And probably it's the end of the tournament for him. 165 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,000 You're right. 166 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:21,000 And to be honest he was not catched in the best form. 167 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:22,000 In this tournament. 168 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:23,000 Compared to the last one. 169 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,000 When he really played... 170 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:31,000 He scored four goals and he was kind of the joint top scorer. 171 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,000 Was it Christiano Ronaldo? 172 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,000 I think so. 173 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,000 And Christiano Ronaldo won it because he had one more assist. 174 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:38,000 I believe that's what happened there. 175 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:39,000 Anyway it's irrelevant. 176 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,000 We are talking about Euro 2024. 177 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,000 So we lost Patrick Schick. 178 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,000 But I don't really think... 179 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:49,000 It looks like a great loss. 180 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,000 Especially if you are an outsider. 181 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,000 Not knowing much about Czech football. 182 00:09:53,000 --> 00:10:00,000 But he hasn't really been doing it for us in the recent months. 183 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,000 I don't know. 184 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,000 I can't remember the last time he really played well to be honest. 185 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,000 Yeah. 186 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,000 Agreed. 187 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:12,000 I don't think... 188 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:17,000 I think today we have seen also Jan Koller on the Tribune. 189 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:18,000 What's that? 190 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:19,000 Yeah, Jan Koller. 191 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:20,000 Jan Koller. 192 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,000 Dino. 193 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:22,000 Dino. 194 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:27,000 Which is one of the most famous football players of Czech national team. 195 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,000 One of the most famous tall football players. 196 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:33,000 One of the tallest football players ever to play football. 197 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:39,000 So maybe the manager of the national team will open the door for him again. 198 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,000 I think he could come back. 199 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,000 Is he like 45 now? 200 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,000 Yeah, but he still plays. 201 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:48,000 He plays like fourth or fifth highest league in Czech. 202 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:53,000 I'm sorry to say that Thomas, but that is not high enough I think. 203 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:57,000 I don't think his fitness is up to scratch. 204 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,000 Well, 1-1 is not a good result. 205 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:03,000 We only have one point after two games. 206 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,000 And well, same for Georgia. 207 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,000 Their goal difference is worse than ours. 208 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,000 And they have to play Portugal in their last game. 209 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,000 So it looks like we have a chance to finish third. 210 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:20,000 Now the question is with how many points? 211 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,000 Because we need a lot of points. 212 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,000 Yeah. 213 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,000 One point will definitely not be enough. 214 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:27,000 So how do we do this? 215 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,000 What do we do against Turkey then? 216 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,000 What would you change? 217 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,000 Everything probably. 218 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,000 Yeah, okay. 219 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:41,000 But I don't see any clear path to get three points from Turkey. 220 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:45,000 Because Turkey also played very well against Georgia. 221 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:52,000 But I think like you mentioned during our post-match discussion today. 222 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:56,000 I think our defense is quite okay from my perspective. 223 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,000 But we have to change something in the mindset of the players. 224 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:00,000 Because that's different. 225 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:06,000 We can see that there are many players in Czech national team that they can play very well. 226 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,000 They are actually very good football players. 227 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:12,000 But they haven't shown it on this tournament yet. 228 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,000 Not yet. 229 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,000 But maybe not yet. 230 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:15,000 That's the key word. 231 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,000 Maybe not yet. 232 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:17,000 Yeah. 233 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:18,000 So there is a hope. 234 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,000 There is hope. 235 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,000 And what I will say, Thomas. 236 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,000 I have to say, I'm actually trying to look for some positives. 237 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:29,000 For me, the biggest positive out of this game is that we are not out yet. 238 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:34,000 Now, imagine in what kind of mood we would be if we had lost it. 239 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,000 So that's what I'm trying to see. 240 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:37,000 A positive. 241 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:42,000 Even the players, they seem after the match, they clapped their hands and they went to the fans. 242 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,000 I could see that they kind of felt like we are not out yet. 243 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:47,000 Just yet. 244 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,000 We just needed that point, right? 245 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,000 Now, all we have to do is to beat Turkey. 246 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,000 Yeah. 247 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:53,000 That's a big deal. 248 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,000 I hope there is a Belmondo club in Hamburg. 249 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,000 So that most of the players, they can... 250 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,000 Turkish players. 251 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,000 I'm not sure. 252 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,000 I'm not sure that's... 253 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:09,000 They can celebrate that we have at least one point, which is more than most of the fans expected. 254 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,000 I'm not sure all our listeners understood what Tomas was referring to. 255 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,000 But basically, Belmondo was a club that... 256 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:23,000 Vladimir Tsov, Jan Kuchta and one more player went to right before our last qualifier. 257 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,000 And it was a music club. 258 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:32,000 So they had a few drinks and low and behold, surprise, surprise, somebody recorded it on camera. 259 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,000 Because these days, guess what? 260 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,000 People have phones and they use them. 261 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:41,000 So yeah, that's the reference to this famous club now. 262 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,000 Everybody knows the name in the Czech Republic. 263 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,000 Before, nobody knew. 264 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:49,000 But now everybody does after that party. 265 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,000 Yeah, I'm not sure this is the way, Tomas. 266 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,000 I think we need to change something in the mindset. 267 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,000 It's... 268 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,000 What would you change in the mindset? 269 00:13:58,000 --> 00:13:59,000 I don't know. 270 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,000 I don't know. 271 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,000 I would love to know. 272 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:04,000 So do you want to go for it just from the beginning? 273 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:05,000 Just go for it. 274 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:09,000 Like give it your all or should we wait to see what the Turkish do? 275 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,000 I'm not the manager. 276 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:11,000 I'm not the manager. 277 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,000 I'm not the leader kind of personality. 278 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,000 Maybe you should do. 279 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:15,000 No, no, no. 280 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,000 I'm not that kind of person. 281 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,000 So I don't have it inside and in my soul. 282 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,000 I'm not the leader. 283 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:28,000 And I miss this personality also in the Czech national team nowadays. 284 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:32,000 Because Tomas Soček was supposed to be the leader. 285 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,000 I don't see him like that. 286 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,000 He looks a bit knackered. 287 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,000 I think he has had a lot of games this season. 288 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,000 He's also dealing with some knee problem. 289 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,000 They have even admitted it now. 290 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:49,000 So he's got a knee problem, which it's like a small one. 291 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,000 So he's able to play. 292 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:53,000 But I think it might still be limiting him in some way. 293 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,000 I don't know. 294 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,000 He's definitely not at his best. 295 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,000 Yeah. 296 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:03,000 And what was really positive today actually for me was Barak. 297 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,000 I thought you were going to say the referee. 298 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:06,000 No referee. 299 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:07,000 Barak. 300 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:12,000 Barak, he was substituted for like last 15 minutes maybe. 301 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:18,000 But I think he could be the one who could change the approach of our team. 302 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,000 Yeah, I actually thought he would start this game. 303 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:28,000 But then I learned from you that he had been sick or ill or something. 304 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,000 That's what I've learned from the news this morning. 305 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,000 Fake news then. 306 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:34,000 Maybe fake news. 307 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,000 He played. 308 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,000 Yeah. 309 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,000 So let's see. 310 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:45,000 But I think that definitely there is something which needs to happen in the mindset of our players. 311 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,000 I don't think they are not motivated. 312 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,000 They are very motivated. 313 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,000 They want to win. 314 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:52,000 Maybe they are over motivated. 315 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,000 Yeah. 316 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:54,000 That's it. 317 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,000 Who knows? 318 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:56,000 Who knows? 319 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,000 Well, again, let's remind everyone that we have the youngest team of the tournament. 320 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,000 We have a new manager. 321 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:08,000 So I think it's I'm not surprised that not everything is working. 322 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,000 I like your positive spirit. 323 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:15,000 I'm trying to be positive here because I honestly because of what happened at the end as well, 324 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,000 like the chance they had. 325 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:17,000 Oh my God. 326 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,000 They almost killed me. 327 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:30,000 They were running three on one and it took like 10 seconds for that action to finish. 328 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,000 Remember that feeling. 329 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:37,000 I was like looking around the room in the pub so desperately looking like I knew we were in trouble. 330 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:41,000 And then it took another like eight seconds for it to play out. 331 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:50,000 And then fortunately for us, the player who made a shot in the end, he put it in the stands. 332 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:51,000 Right. 333 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,000 Yeah. 334 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:56,000 And 18 throw and everybody was quiet in the pub at that moment. 335 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,000 I was too. 336 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:58,000 Yeah. 337 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,000 I couldn't breathe at that point. 338 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,000 Because we had a chance just before this happened. 339 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,000 We had a chance on the other side of the pitch. 340 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,000 You mean half chance. 341 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,000 Yeah. 342 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:09,000 Half chance. 343 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:16,000 So everybody was screaming like and suddenly everything went quiet and we just were scared. 344 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:20,000 No, I think this is the difference for me. 345 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,000 Yeah. 346 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:28,000 With with zero points before the match against Turkey, it's like you're almost it's like 90 percent you're out. 347 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:31,000 We would we would have to beat Turkey by maybe three, four goals. 348 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:35,000 And maybe then we could progress with three points on good goal difference. 349 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:48,000 But with four points, it's a decent chance to qualify with four points, especially considering or sort of hoping that Portugal will deal with Georgia, which they really should. 350 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,000 And what do you think today? 351 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:56,000 Well, Portugal deal with Turkey or so we are recording this right before the match. 352 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:01,000 We are playing against Portugal, Turkey and. 353 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,000 Well, it could be an interesting game. 354 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,000 I still think Portugal are the favorites. 355 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,000 Yeah. 356 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:13,000 But I wouldn't be surprised if there was a draw in this game, especially because of the format of the tournament. 357 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:17,000 Because now we saw something similar in the Spain, Netherlands game. 358 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:27,000 Both teams were at at one point kind of satisfied with the with the score because they knew with four points, it's not a bad position to be in. 359 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,000 Same with England against Denmark. 360 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:36,000 It seemed like they didn't want to really score a goal at some point. 361 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,000 Yeah, I was quite boring, I have to say. 362 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,000 And this game was quite this wasn't boring. 363 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,000 This game wasn't boring for me. 364 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:48,000 For me was also quite interesting and not boring, not boring at all. 365 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:53,000 I don't know for the others, for someone who is not a fan of the Czech national team. 366 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,000 Yeah, I think they could have found it. 367 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:05,000 It was frustrating, but I wouldn't use the word boring because we saw a lot of chances on both sides and and a lot of cards and bar decisions. 368 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:10,000 I think for a neutral, like if you compare this game to the Portugal game, 369 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:17,000 which we were just sitting back parking the bus, Portugal just wanted the dying minutes of the game. 370 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:21,000 I thought this game was like more interesting. 371 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:26,000 Credit credit to Georgia, by the way, credit to them because they got a point. 372 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,000 They had some huge chances in this game. 373 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,000 I still don't think they deserve to win or even get a point. 374 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,000 I still think we should have won. 375 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:43,000 But it is what it is and we just need to hope that we change that mindset that you've been talking about here. 376 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,000 Let's hope for that. 377 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,000 I will pray. 378 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,000 Well, I hope you I hope you play play. 379 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:54,000 I hope you play Tomas. 380 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,000 No, you don't want me. 381 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,000 You want to see me playing again. 382 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:03,000 The last time I played with you, you played quite well, but I was like 20 years ago. 383 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,000 And 50 kilos less. 384 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,000 Oh, 50 kilos less. 385 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,000 I would say so. 386 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,000 Oh my God. 387 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,000 All right, then Tomas, it's been a real pleasure talking to you about this. 388 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:17,000 It's been less of a pleasure seeing the Czech Republic play today. 389 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,000 Same from my side. 390 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,000 And thank you for inviting me here. 391 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:22,000 It's a pleasure for me. 392 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,000 You're very welcome. 393 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:27,000 And let's hope next time we talk, we actually win. 394 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:28,000 Yes. 395 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,000 All right, we will. 396 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,000 Cheers. 397 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,000 Cheers. 398 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,000 Take care. 399 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:40,000 Welcome back, everyone. 400 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,000 In this part of the show, I'm going to teach you some stuff. 401 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:49,000 This is what we call the language corner, or at least that's what I started calling it in the last episode. 402 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,000 So let's call it that. 403 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:58,000 And this time I'm going to take a look at three verbs to chess the ball, to head the ball and to hand the ball. 404 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:04,000 So as you guys know, the head, the chest, and what was the last one? 405 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,000 A hand, right? 406 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,000 These are body parts. 407 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,000 OK, chest. 408 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,000 Everybody knows where chest is, right? 409 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,000 At the front. 410 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:16,000 And the head is at the top of your body. 411 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:20,000 And the last one, well, people, most people have two hands, right? 412 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,000 The right hand and the left hand. 413 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:30,000 And in football, it is possible that a player touches the ball with these parts of their body. 414 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:35,000 And we often use these three words as verbs. 415 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,000 Yeah. 416 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,000 So we say to chess the ball. 417 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:45,000 Now, in this episode, we talked about Patrik Schick, who chested the ball into the back of the net. 418 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,000 Actually, he scored with his chest. 419 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:54,000 But normally, if a player chests the ball, they use their chest to control the ball. 420 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,000 It's quite a common move in football. 421 00:21:56,000 --> 00:22:00,000 It's just a great way when somebody passes a long ball to you. 422 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,000 It's a great way to control the ball. 423 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:07,000 But you could also redirect the ball using your chest. 424 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:13,000 And in this case, it's not very common, but sometimes a player can even score a goal with their chest. 425 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:18,000 So we could say that Patrik Schick chested the ball into the back of the net. 426 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:19,000 Right. 427 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,000 And then to head the ball, that's pretty clear. 428 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:23,000 That's the most common one. 429 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:28,000 A lot of goals are scored with players heads. 430 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:29,000 Right. 431 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,000 And we call these goals headers. 432 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,000 Even the opportunities, the chances are headers. 433 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,000 Right. 434 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:40,000 When a player strikes the ball with their head, they head the ball as well. 435 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,000 So that is the verb we are talking about here, to head the ball. 436 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:52,000 For example, after that so far corner, which preceded the Schick goal, it was actually Linger who headed the ball and hit the post. 437 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:56,000 And then Patrik Schick tapped it in with his chest. 438 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,000 OK. 439 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,000 And the last one is to hand the ball. 440 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:10,000 And in football, only the goalkeeper in his own box, in her own box, is able or is allowed to hand the ball. 441 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,000 Otherwise, it's considered a foul. 442 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:17,000 And even when it's in your own box, a penalty is awarded. 443 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,000 And that's what happened to Hranács in this game. 444 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:25,000 He handed the ball, unfortunately, and the referee did not notice it. 445 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:33,000 It went to VAR and VAR played the sound clip and it was ruled that it was a penalty. 446 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:36,000 So after Hranács handed the ball. 447 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:41,000 So you can say to chest the ball, to hand the ball and to head the ball. 448 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:42,000 That's it, guys. 449 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,000 I hope this has been useful. 450 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:48,000 Don't forget to subscribe to the Footglitch Podcast. 451 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:54,000 If you want to get new episodes in your podcasting app, well, make sure you subscribe. 452 00:23:54,000 --> 00:24:02,000 Wherever you listen to your podcast, whether it's Apple Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.com, which is my host. 453 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,000 Thank you so much. 454 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,000 And I'll speak to you soon. 455 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:28,000 Cheers. 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