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 --> 00:00:14,000 How many points did Czechia get in their two Nations League games this international break? 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:18,000 Did I enjoy watching these games live in the stadium? 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:24,000 How was it to be amongst the Czech ultras in the Ukraine-Czechia game in Wroclaw? 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:30,000 And what does live mean and how should we pronounce it? 7 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,000 Hello listeners, welcome back to the Footglitch Podcast. 8 00:00:51,000 --> 00:01:00,000 My name is Denek Lukas and I'm the host of this podcast which is for all football fans and people that love football. 9 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:12,000 And also for those of you that want to improve their English skills, for those of you that want to develop their listening skills and expand their vocabulary. 10 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:20,000 And on today's episode of the Footglitch Podcast, you're going to hear me as usual, but also two more people. 11 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,000 And that's because I attended two games live. 12 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,000 Yes, two games live. 13 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,000 These are Nations League games. 14 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,000 That's right. 15 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:37,000 Czech Republic is in the group with Albania, Ukraine and Georgia in Group B. 16 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,000 And it's quite a tough one, I would say. 17 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,000 It's quite a tough one. 18 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:49,000 And Czech Republic currently after three games is on six points because we lost our first game against Georgia away. 19 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:55,000 Then we beat Ukraine at home and we also we beat Albania. 20 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,000 And that's the game we're going to talk about today. 21 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:02,000 And I have to tell you that I went to this game. 22 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:11,000 I attended the game with my cousin Honza and Honza is someone that has been on this podcast before. 23 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:15,000 And I have to say I was really looking forward to this game. 24 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,000 I got the tickets. 25 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:33,000 I bought them online and I thought I might as well go before I leave the Czech Republic because those of you that know me are well aware that I like to go to Asia these days. 26 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:38,000 So I'm not going to be in the Czech Republic for much longer. 27 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:47,000 And that's why I thought it would be a great opportunity to see my favorite players, the Czech national team players live. 28 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,000 And I chose a great match to do that. 29 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:56,000 And let's hear from my cousin and I. 30 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:01,000 I'm going to play you a recording that we made right before the game. 31 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,000 This was about one hour before the game. 32 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:09,000 It was recorded inside the stadium inside the Latna Stadium near the toilets. 33 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:14,000 And we were discussing the lineup, Ladislav Krejci and why he wasn't playing in this game. 34 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,000 Also, Václav Cerný and Honza gave his prediction about this game. 35 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,000 So here it is. 36 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,000 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Footbreech podcast. 37 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:32,000 And this is the first time ever that I'm recording a Footbreech podcast live from a real stadium. 38 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:39,000 This time it's from the Latna Stadium ahead of the game Czech Republic Albania. 39 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:44,000 It's a Nations League game and it's in Prague. 40 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,000 Obviously, the Latna Stadium is the stadium of Sparta Prague. 41 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:53,000 So I'm here with my cousin, who is currently on the toilet. 42 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:58,000 So he's back now and I'm going to ask him some questions. 43 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:02,000 So Honza, have you seen the lineup for today's game? 44 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,000 What do you think about it? 45 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:14,000 I think that the Czech coach chose the best one, the best lineup, which is possible. 46 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,000 And we will see. 47 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:22,000 Yeah, I think he didn't want to change the starting eleven, which won that game against Ukraine. 48 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,000 I believe it's almost the same. 49 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:28,000 I think Bozil is the only name that is different, I believe. 50 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,000 Is Krejci in the lineup? 51 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:35,000 I think no, no. I haven't seen him. 52 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:39,000 I heard that he has got too many yellow cards. I think he's suspended. 53 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:47,000 Yeah, maybe, but I think nowadays he's not in good form. 54 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,000 No, he started playing for Girona, actually. 55 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:50,000 Yeah, but... 56 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,000 It's getting better. 57 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,000 I'm not sure about his current position. 58 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,000 It's getting better, trust me. 59 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,000 Yeah, much better. 60 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,000 But anyway... 61 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,000 I'm really... 62 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Are you excited about this game? 63 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:16,000 Yeah, but I hope that especially Václav Černý is a good performance, last couple of games. 64 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,000 He plays for Rangers, right? 65 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,000 He's a Rangers player, isn't he? 66 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,000 Okay, so here we are. We've just arrived at the stadium. 67 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:31,000 And yeah, the pitch looks great, yeah? 68 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,000 Yeah, we will see that. 69 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:37,000 Because the current weather... 70 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,000 Okay, come here. 71 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:45,000 In the morning, the weather was very rainy, very humid. 72 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:53,000 Yeah, I think nowadays it seems it will be good weather for playing a good match. 73 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,000 So what's your prediction for today's game? 74 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:01,000 I hope that we will win 2-0. 75 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,000 2-2. 76 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,000 2-2, yeah. 2-2. 77 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,000 2-0, yeah. 2-0. 78 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,000 2-0 to the Czech Republic. 79 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,000 Well, let's catch up in the half time, yeah? 80 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,000 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 81 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 Alright. 82 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:18,000 So Honza predicted 2-0 for the Czech team. 83 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:21,000 And this prediction came true. 84 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,000 He was absolutely right. We won 2-0. 85 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,000 It was a really enjoyable game. 86 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,000 I thought we put in a great performance. 87 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:33,000 It was a well-chosen tactic by our manager. 88 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,000 The game was played with very high intensity. 89 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,000 We were the better team, we were the superior team. 90 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,000 We were more physical. 91 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,000 We controlled the game. 92 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:48,000 And I think what really helped us was the fact that we scored an early goal. 93 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,000 That really helped us. 94 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,000 The first goal scored by Tomáš Chori. 95 00:06:53,000 --> 00:07:00,000 And then it was the same player who scored the second in the 63rd minute 96 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,000 to give us a comfortable 2-0 lead. 97 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,000 And we then comfortably won 2-0. 98 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,000 It was a nice game. 99 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,000 You know, the Latna capacity, the capacity of the stadium is around 100 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,000 19,000. 101 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,000 And it was not exactly sold out. 102 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,000 But it was near enough. 103 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:23,000 You know, before the game I had read a few articles saying that this game, 104 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,000 you know, it might not be sold out and whatnot. 105 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:30,000 And, you know, I have to say that it wasn't so bad. 106 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:37,000 Yes, there were a lot of Albanian fans who seemed to have come from Germany 107 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,000 and Austria, you know, because there are a lot of Albanians living 108 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,000 in these neighbouring countries. 109 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:47,000 And I know that because there were even some sitting behind us in the stadium 110 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,000 and they were speaking German with each other. 111 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,000 So, yeah. 112 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:55,000 I have to say that there were a few problems with the fans. 113 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:59,000 There were a few problems between the Czech fans and the Albanian fans. 114 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,000 But I don't think there was anything major. 115 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,000 I think the stewards and the police took care of it. 116 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:08,000 So in the end, I think, you know, it was reasonable. 117 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,000 Sometimes fans clash like that. 118 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:16,000 And, yeah, we have these fans that call themselves fanatics, 119 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:21,000 some kind of fanaticism Czechia group or something, some kind of a new group. 120 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,000 These guys were even in the Euros. 121 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,000 And I have to say they are the best fans. 122 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,000 They were the loudest fans. 123 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:32,000 They were the fans that kept singing and kept cheering 124 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,000 and supporting the club more than anyone else. 125 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,000 The rest of the stadium was kind of quiet compared to these guys. 126 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:45,000 And they were in one sector in the stands right behind one of the goals. 127 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,000 And they were really good. 128 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:54,000 Apart from one offensive song they sang about Albanians, 129 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,000 I wasn't really happy about that. 130 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,000 I wonder why this happened. I don't know. 131 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,000 I think something must have gone on there. 132 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,000 And they started singing this song and I didn't like it. 133 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,000 I think it's stupid. 134 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:10,000 I think even if the fans of the opposite team provoke you, 135 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,000 yes, you can sing some things about the team, 136 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:22,000 but you should not go as low as to sing something about just some rude stuff, you know. 137 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:28,000 And you shouldn't really provoke the team about some political things as well. 138 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,000 I'm just always against this. 139 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:36,000 So I was torn. I had mixed feelings about these fans. 140 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,000 Yes, they were the loudest. Yes, they were the best fans. 141 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:45,000 Yes, they were the fans that the Czech players later went to and appreciated their support. 142 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:52,000 But also, yeah, this just doesn't give the best impression in my opinion. 143 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:59,000 And then I heard that a lot of Albanian fans on social media complained about the Czech Republic. 144 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,000 And they were some, you know, these keyboard warriors. 145 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,000 They were very loud as well. 146 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,000 Very unhappy about the way they were treated in the Czech Republic. 147 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:14,000 I just want to say that these fans, these fanatics or ultras, they don't represent the average Czech fan. 148 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:22,000 OK, the average Czech fan, I don't think would want to be this impolite and this rude. 149 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,000 I don't think so. We are not all like that. OK. 150 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,000 So, yeah, I've got one more recording for you. 151 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,000 I actually thought we would record something in the half time. 152 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:41,000 But unfortunately, what happened was that this recorder that I'm using right now, it died. 153 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:46,000 As in the battery. The battery of the recorder ran out. 154 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,000 And that's why I couldn't record it. 155 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:52,000 And at that point, I was not smart enough to use my phone to record it. 156 00:10:52,000 --> 00:11:01,000 And it's a pity because next to me, I had a football fan who was from England, someone who has been living in Prague for a long time. 157 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:02,000 And he was there with his kid. 158 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:08,000 And apparently this kid goes to the same school as Tomas Rossicki's kid. 159 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,000 So, you know, it's a shame. 160 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:16,000 It was a, I believe, Derby County fan as well, which was interesting. 161 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:20,000 Yeah, unfortunately, I didn't get to record his voice. 162 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,000 But instead I talked to my cousin. 163 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:26,000 But I have to say, please take this recording with a pinch of salt. 164 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:33,000 First of all, we were really cold, tired after the game, quite emotional and a little bit drunk as well. 165 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:34,000 So it's not the best recording. 166 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:40,000 But, you know, sometimes you just want to hear something authentic from football fans. 167 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,000 So this is what we recorded after the game. 168 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:46,000 All right. Here we are. 169 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Full time Czech Republic 2 Albania 0. 170 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Honza, what do you make of the performance of the Czech team? 171 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:01,000 I think quite a good performance, especially in the attack phase. 172 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,000 Is it correct to say attack phase? 173 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,000 Attack phase, I could say that. 174 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,000 The final third. 175 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:09,000 Yeah. 176 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,000 Some good combination football. 177 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:17,000 But I think the most important thing was that we scored so early. 178 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,000 By the way, I apologize for my voice. 179 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,000 I lost it during the game. 180 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,000 You can imagine. 181 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:30,000 All it took was just two goals of the Czech striker Tomas Chori, a Slavia Prague man. 182 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,000 He did pretty well, right? 183 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:33,000 He got a brace. 184 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,000 Nice goals in the third minute. 185 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,000 We scored the first goal. 186 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:42,000 I think that helped to get the crowd going. 187 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,000 And then in the second half, we scored the second. 188 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:51,000 Through Vladimir Tsofas cross and Tomas Chori's header. 189 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,000 Pretty nice goal. 190 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:58,000 I think it was a good match. 191 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:02,000 Looking forward to a match with Ukraine. 192 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,000 Exactly. I'm going there. I'm going to be there. 193 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,000 Hopefully I'll be able to record some more stuff. 194 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,000 Yeah. 195 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,000 Now we have six points. 196 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,000 I think Albania have three points now. 197 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:22,000 Ukraine, I think, beat Georgia. 198 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,000 So we are equal with Georgia on six points. 199 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:31,000 So it's looking quite interesting in our Nations League group. 200 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,000 Yeah, let's see what happens next. 201 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,000 All right. Nice one. Cheers. 202 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:41,000 All right. Well, that was the game Czech Republic Albania. 203 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,000 We want to nail three points. 204 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:48,000 Very important result, especially since Albania has been our bogey team. 205 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:54,000 You know, we actually lost the previous game against Albania and the one before we drew. 206 00:13:54,000 --> 00:14:00,000 So it was nice to beat Albania at home and get the three points. 207 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:04,000 But it's not all for this episode of the Footgrish podcast. 208 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:12,000 I'm now heading to Wroclaw, which is a city in the south of Poland, not far away from the Czech border. 209 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:16,000 And it will take me about three and a half hours to get there by bus. 210 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:24,000 I was invited by one of the Ukrainian listeners of my other podcast, which is called The Next English Podcast. 211 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:31,000 And also this guy is a member of my study group, which I have for English learners. 212 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:40,000 If any of you are interested in joining the study group, head over to teachersdenek.com where you can learn more about it. 213 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:43,000 So he was really nice, this Ukrainian listener. 214 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:47,000 And we are going to go to this game together. 215 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:57,000 It takes place in Wroclaw, in Poland, because obviously Ukraine is at war and that's why no games can be played in Ukraine, really. 216 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:02,000 So, yeah, of course, Ukraine will be the home team. 217 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:14,000 I expect that the Czech fans, I expect the Czech fans to be outnumbered because there are a lot of Ukrainians in Poland anyway, the refugees, you know. 218 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:22,000 But I have already been to Wroclaw before, but never to a football game. 219 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,000 So I'm quite looking forward to that. 220 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:31,000 And I hope I'll be able to record some stuff as well with the listener that invited me to this game. 221 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:35,000 All right. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. 222 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:42,000 This is Denek speaking and I am in Wroclaw, right in front of the Wroclaw Stadium. 223 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:46,000 And I was invited to participate, not to participate. 224 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:57,000 Unfortunately, I'm not playing, to attend the game as a spectator, which is great, because as you know, I'm a Czech Republic fan and I was invited by Kirill. 225 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:58,000 Hi, Kirill. 226 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,000 Hi, Denek. Thank you for having me. 227 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,000 Thank you for the tickets, man. 228 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:11,000 It's lovely. It's really lovely because what a great opportunity to meet you and see the Czech Republic play away from home against Ukraine. 229 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,000 No problem. 230 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:19,000 So who are you supporting tonight? Because I know your story is a bit difficult to explain, maybe, right? 231 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:35,000 Don't worry. I think today I will support Czech Republic, of course, because I invited you and you bring me cool t-shirt, jersey of Czech Republic team. 232 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,000 Just in case, you know. I said, OK, I'll take both. 233 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:45,000 So we are two Czech fans today, but you are so you have been living in Poland for eight years. 234 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,000 So you kind of feel Polish, right? 235 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:52,000 Of course, because I have a Polish roots. My grandmother was Polish. 236 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,000 But you're also from Ukraine. 237 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,000 Yeah. 238 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,000 So you should. So that's that's the funny bit. 239 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:02,000 So despite being from Ukraine, you're not going to support the Ukrainian team tonight. 240 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:09,000 You know, in my head, I feel closer to Polish culture. 241 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,000 That's fair. That's fair. 242 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:18,000 I met my wife here. My daughter is also born here. 243 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:19,000 OK, perfect. Perfect. 244 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:23,000 Well, maybe that is like a second part of my life. 245 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:29,000 I see. So basically, if Poland was playing tonight against the Czech Republic, you would definitely not put this on. 246 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:37,000 No, maybe maybe I put it, but secretly, secretly hide underneath underneath the Polish one. 247 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,000 Well, so you are a football football fan. 248 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:44,000 You are a member of my group. That's how we know each other of the Achievers Chamber group. 249 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:51,000 If anyone is interested in joining that group, go to teachersdenek.com where you can find out more about it. 250 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,000 So we have discussed a lot of football related stuff in the past. 251 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:59,000 I know you are, you are, for example, a fan of Juventus. 252 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:04,000 So you understand the Serie A a lot. You know a lot about it. 253 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:07,000 But international football, sometimes you watch it. 254 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:13,000 Of course, Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, a lot of stuff. 255 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:17,000 OK, great. So so today, Ukraine, Czech Republic. 256 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:21,000 So of course, there is war in Ukraine, so they cannot play in Ukraine. 257 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:24,000 So that's why they play in Poland. 258 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:28,000 But I think it's nice because there are a lot of Ukrainian people living here. 259 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:36,000 And also in Wroclaw, we have the biggest population of Ukrainians, the biggest population of hostages here. 260 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,000 You mean not hostages, refugees. 261 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:44,000 That would be a bit strange. 262 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,000 Yeah, refugees. 263 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:50,000 I think it will be a great support for Ukraine today. 264 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:54,000 Yeah, you know what happened when Ukraine played in the Czech Republic? 265 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,000 There were actually more Ukrainian fans than the Czech fans. 266 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:05,000 But this is not because like we like some Czech people were complaining about it or even the football players. 267 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:10,000 But the problem is that the Czech people were not interested enough in watching the game. 268 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:14,000 That wasn't the that was the reason. That was the main reason. 269 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,000 And then, of course, the Ukrainians bought the tickets. Why not? 270 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:22,000 Because they want to see their team play. So I don't have a problem with that. 271 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:28,000 But today, I think there won't be many Czech fans that will be a minority here. 272 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:32,000 A large minority. It might be a tough game for the Czech team. 273 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,000 Minority, but a loud minority, I hope. 274 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:42,000 It depends. If the Czech Republic score an early goal like we did against Albania, then it could be a similar story. 275 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:46,000 But to be honest, I think it will be a tough game. 276 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:50,000 Yeah, because Ukraine has some really great players in their team. 277 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,000 But a lot of players are injured right now. 278 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:56,000 Right. Zinchenko isn't here. Zinchenko isn't playing tonight. 279 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,000 And who is the other one? 280 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,000 Mikolenko is also. 281 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:01,000 Mikolenko is out. 282 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:06,000 And Malinovsky. He broke his leg. 283 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:10,000 He broke his leg. But there will be Mudrik. Mikhail Mudrik, right? 284 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:17,000 He is the best, maybe the most known Ukrainian player as of now. Playing for Chelsea, isn't he? 285 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,000 Yes. 286 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,000 He was really expensive as well. 287 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:25,000 I think he's got a 10-year contract or something, something crazy. 288 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:30,000 And he scored the winning goal against Georgia three days ago. 289 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:35,000 Yeah, he can bring some problems for Czech defenders. 290 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:39,000 Yeah, we need to mark him tightly. 291 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:44,000 And then who else? So Dovbek will probably be playing, right? Dovbek. 292 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,000 Yeah, he's a good one. 293 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,000 He went to Italy. 294 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,000 Yeah, he's playing in Roma. 295 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,000 And before he was in Girona? 296 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:56,000 In Girona and he was the best striker for La Liga last year. 297 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,000 He was the top goalscorer of La Liga. 298 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:05,000 And now the Czech Republic has a player in Girona and that's Krejci. 299 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:13,000 Krejci is an ex-Sparta defender. He's a leader, he's dangerous at set pieces, but he's a central defender. 300 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,000 But tonight he might not play. 301 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,000 What about Patrik Šyk? 302 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:22,000 Patrik Šyk is out. He's not in the team because he's got some niggles, some knocks or something. 303 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:29,000 And he made a deal with the coach, with the national team coach Ivan Hasek that he would stay at level 2. 304 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,000 So not this time. 305 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:34,000 But to be honest, we have another striker in form. His name is Tomáš Horý. 306 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:40,000 He scored two goals against Albania. He's a very tall guy. 307 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:43,000 And of course the captain, Tomáš Soček. 308 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,000 Tomáš Soček, my favourite player. 309 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:46,000 The best leader. 310 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:50,000 I love Tomáš Soček. He's the leader. He's very nice. I like polite people, right? 311 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,000 And he's very polite and respectful. 312 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,000 Me too, me too. 313 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:58,000 For example, there was one game at City. He's a West Ham player, right? 314 00:21:58,000 --> 00:21:59,000 Yeah. 315 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:05,000 And he was playing against Manchester City. And there was a logo in the middle as they were trying to enter the stadium. 316 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:13,000 And everybody stepped on the logo except for Tomáš Soček who went round because he has respect, right? 317 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:14,000 Of course. 318 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,000 He respects the opponent. 319 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:21,000 Alright, well, Kirill, do you think you could check for me the line-up? 320 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:27,000 Because I think we already have the line-up because I think it's one hour before the start of the game. 321 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,000 So would you mind checking the line-up for me? 322 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:34,000 We can see it live. 323 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:38,000 Right, let's see what the line-up is. 324 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,000 Okay. 325 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:44,000 Okay, so Krejci is playing. This is the Girona player. 326 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,000 It's a surprise. It's a surprise because Holes. 327 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:51,000 Holes played really well last time but I think he's maybe a little bit injured or... 328 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:58,000 So it's the same team as before, exactly the same team except Krejci is playing today. 329 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:03,000 So what about Ukraine then? Do they have any surprises on the team? 330 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:08,000 No, they have just Dovbek, a very dangerous guy. 331 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,000 Sudakov. He's the danger man. 332 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,000 Sudakov. He's like a playmaker. 333 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,000 Okay. Who is this Gutaliak? 334 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,000 Guculak. 335 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,000 Who is this guy? 336 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:22,000 Polisar Zettonar. 337 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,000 Okay. 338 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:28,000 Alright, well, I am honestly excited about this game. Anything could happen, right? 339 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:32,000 What's your prediction? I think it's really hard to call for me. 340 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,000 Like anything could happen in this game in my opinion. 341 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:38,000 In my opinion it could be 0-1 for Czech Republic. 342 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:39,000 You think so? 343 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,000 Yeah, or a close draw, 1-1. 344 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,000 So you don't think many goals will be scored today? 345 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:44,000 Yeah. 346 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,000 Would you prefer more goals? 347 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,000 Of course. 348 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,000 It would be more fun, right? 349 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,000 4-4. 350 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,000 I would take it. I would take a 4-4 draw. 351 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,000 Of course. 352 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:57,000 It's still away from home. It's still against a strong Ukrainian team. I would take it. 353 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:04,000 Ah, so they are already trying to spur on the fans. 354 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,000 Spur on the fans, yeah. Something like that. 355 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,000 Alright, Kirill, let's talk after the game, right? 356 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:15,000 Alright, I'm back on the Footgrish podcast, still with Kirill here. 357 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:29,000 Kirill was so nice and decided to stay with me for a couple of hours because, guys, my bus from Wroclaw leaves at 3am in the morning. 358 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:35,000 And that's a bummer because I need to stay somewhere for 3 hours basically. 359 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:41,000 So we are sitting somewhere at a gas station right now outside on a curb. 360 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:47,000 And basically, you know, just waiting to kill some time. 361 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:51,000 But Kirill, how did you see the game then? We almost forgot to record this. 362 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:52,000 Yeah. 363 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,000 Right? 364 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,000 It was a great match. 365 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:55,000 Did you enjoy it? 366 00:24:55,000 --> 00:25:02,000 Of course. We were in the Czech fans' sector. 367 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:06,000 Right, it was the ex... what do you call them? The hooligans. 368 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,000 Ultras. 369 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,000 Ultras, right? 370 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,000 Yeah. 371 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,000 How many of them? How many Czech fans were there? 372 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,000 One hundred. 373 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,000 We really were among them. 374 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,000 We were among the Ultras. 375 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,000 Yeah. 376 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:23,000 They were not very aggressive. They were quite nice, respectful. 377 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:33,000 I enjoyed the fact that they were not singing something bad about the Ukrainians because, as I told you before, they did that against Albania. 378 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,000 And I honestly hated that. 379 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:41,000 So I was happy, like we were respectful and just supported the Czech team. 380 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:45,000 And it was fascinating to see you join in as well. 381 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,000 Of course. 382 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:49,000 So you were jumping like when we said, who doesn't jump isn't Czech. 383 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,000 Hop, hop, hop. Who doesn't jump isn't Czech. 384 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,000 Hop, hop, hop. You did that as well. 385 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:59,000 To be honest, I can't feel my feet after that right now. I'm not used to that kind of movement, Kirill. 386 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:04,000 And as we were walking here, you suggested that I should do some burpees as well. 387 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:05,000 Of course. 388 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:10,000 Why burpees? What are burpees, basically? What are they? 389 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:18,000 It's an exercise in which you should do some push-ups after that you stand up. 390 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:19,000 And jump. 391 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:20,000 Jump. 392 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,000 And go back to the push-up. 393 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,000 And then you do that on repeat. 394 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:25,000 On a circle, yeah. 395 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:29,000 It's one of the hardest exercises I've ever done, listeners. 396 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:36,000 I don't do that anymore, but Kirill seems to be an expert because he just told me that he did it for 30 minutes. 397 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:37,000 Half, half. 398 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:41,000 How can you do burpees for 30 minutes? I don't understand. 399 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,000 How is that even humanly possible? 400 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:49,000 I just listen to the next English podcast. 401 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:53,000 You listen to my other podcast, the next English podcast. 402 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:56,000 So you don't listen to the Footgish podcast. 403 00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:00,000 Some of the episodes are shorter than 30 minutes, it's true. 404 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,000 That's funny. 405 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:08,000 Well, anyway, I think the listeners of this podcast are more curious about what went on in that game. 406 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:12,000 So basically the game finished 1-1. 407 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,000 It was 1-1, right? 408 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:23,000 The Czechia team took the lead in the first half through Lukas Czerw's shot. 409 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:32,000 There was a Ukrainian player who got injured during that set-piece situation, a corner maybe. 410 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:37,000 And then the player got injured, so we thought for a second that VAR was going to disallow the goal, 411 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:41,000 but I think it was some kind of accidental moment. 412 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:45,000 The guy was taking off on stretchers as well. 413 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:49,000 Something bad happened to the Ukrainian player. 414 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:56,000 But the goal stood, so the Czech Republic were 1-0 up, and we saw the goal, right? 415 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,000 We were quite close. 416 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:04,000 And in this sector, it was like the sector for ultras, so it's right in the corner in the Wroclaw Stadium, 417 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:10,000 and there was a net, like the net to protect everyone else from the ultras. 418 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:13,000 So we saw the match through the net. 419 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,000 Kind of. 420 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,000 We were not really a danger to anyone, to be honest. 421 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:22,000 We didn't have any sort of pyro or anything there, right? 422 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,000 No flags. 423 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,000 It was just supporting our team. 424 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,000 It was a small amount of fans, unfortunately. 425 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:33,000 Was it like 100 Czech fans or maybe 150? 426 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,000 We tried to make some noise, right? 427 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,000 We did our best. 428 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:42,000 There was a leader who was managing everyone else, right? 429 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:49,000 He was giving us the chance, like starting the chance, and we were trying to follow. 430 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,000 And we did what we could. 431 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:55,000 But obviously the Ukrainian fans were louder, right? 432 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,000 Because of their amount. 433 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,000 How many fans do you think were there in the stadium? 434 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:02,000 Did you notice the attendance, the turnout? 435 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:05,000 I think it's less than 20,000, definitely. 436 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,000 Maybe 15? 437 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:11,000 The upper stands were just empty. 438 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,000 The lower stands were full, but kind of. 439 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:18,000 The upper stands were completely empty. 440 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,000 And weak frequency. 441 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,000 But you know what? I actually kind of enjoyed the game. 442 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:23,000 I liked the game. 443 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,000 I think it had good tempo. 444 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,000 And it was interesting enough, even though it was just 1-1. 445 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,000 It was interesting enough. 446 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,000 It was so fast. 447 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,000 Yeah, it was a fast game. 448 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:38,000 I think the Czech team was on the front foot in the first half. 449 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:41,000 But then there was an incident in the second half. 450 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,000 Sorry? 451 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:43,000 Oh. 452 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:47,000 Someone was calling like 2 minutes ago. 453 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,000 Oh, don't worry about it. 454 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,000 OK, OK, OK. 455 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,000 Probably. No one important. 456 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,000 OK. 457 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,000 Yeah, thanks man. 458 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:56,000 No problem. 459 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,000 OK, so just to explain. 460 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:05,000 This was a Polish guy who was working for the gas station shop. 461 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,000 Or, what is it? 462 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,000 Kaff-Kaff. 463 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:14,000 Like, you know, you have those little 24-hour shops that are open 24-7, right? 464 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:15,000 At the gas station. 465 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:16,000 So it's one of those shops. 466 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:21,000 And we asked the guy to charge my phone because my phone is running out of battery, right? 467 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:25,000 Now he came to me saying that somebody was calling me. 468 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:29,000 Now I'm getting curious who it was. 469 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,000 Who was it? 470 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,000 Who could have called me like at 1 am? 471 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,000 Maybe Honza? 472 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,000 Honza, my cousin. 473 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:40,000 Why would they be trying to call me at 1 am? 474 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,000 That's weird. 475 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,000 But anyway, going back to the game then. 476 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:55,000 So in the second half, something happened and suddenly the referee blew the whistle and penalty for Ukraine. 477 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:59,000 And I don't think anybody knew at that moment. 478 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,000 Not even the players. 479 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:05,000 You know how the players know when there is a handball and they start sort of gesturing towards the referee? 480 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,000 None of that went on in that game. 481 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,000 The fans didn't say anything. 482 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,000 It just came out of nowhere, that penalty. 483 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,000 I need to see it on replay, to be honest. 484 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,000 I need to see the replay. 485 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:21,000 But it seemed a bit anticlimactic at that point. 486 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,000 Right? 487 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,000 So we cannot even say, like, was it a handball? 488 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:27,000 Was it not? 489 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,000 We can't say. 490 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:32,000 But VAR approved that. 491 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,000 VAR saw a handball, right? 492 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:38,000 Which probably was a handball, let's be honest. 493 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,000 But we need to see it. 494 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:42,000 It was Dovbik, right? Who scored? 495 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,000 Yes, number 11, Dovbik. 496 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,000 Dovbik is the penalty taker for Ukraine. 497 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,000 Where does he play again? 498 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,000 AS Roma. 499 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:55,000 Because Kirelo is an Italian league expert, Serie A expert, he knows it all. 500 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,000 But he came from Girona, the Spanish team. 501 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,000 You told me that he was the top goalscorer. 502 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:02,000 Yes, last year. 503 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,000 In the Spanish league. 504 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,000 Cool. 505 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:10,000 And then I thought, you know, in the second half, 506 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:14,000 I thought they kind of evened it out, they evened out the game. 507 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,000 And points shared was fair enough in the end. 508 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,000 Would you agree? 509 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,000 Of course. 510 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:28,000 At the beginning of the game I expected that it will end probably 0-1 for Czech Republic. 511 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,000 Or maybe it will be a friendly draw. 512 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:34,000 Yeah, I kind of expected something similar. 513 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,000 But I'm glad that we played quite well. 514 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:40,000 There has been a lot of improvement in the way the Czech team has played recently. 515 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,000 I'm very happy. 516 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,000 Since that terrible performance against Georgia, we've done really well. 517 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:47,000 Three good games, you know. 518 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,000 Seven points. It's nice. 519 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:56,000 Czech Republic should play more on the second half. 520 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,000 What's that? 521 00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:59,000 With Header. 522 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:02,000 Oh yeah, you think we should play long balls? 523 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,000 Yeah. 524 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,000 Because we have tall guys. 525 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,000 It's your advantage, really. 526 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,000 Chory is very tall, so is Czech. 527 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:12,000 And some players are really good at heading the ball. 528 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,000 Keiči is good as well. 529 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,000 100%. 530 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,000 Yeah, you're right. 531 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:23,000 So now what this means for our group is that we are top of the league. 532 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:27,000 Because for some reason Georgia lost to Albania at home. 533 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:30,000 Which puts us... 534 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:34,000 Which makes us the leaders of the group now. 535 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:37,000 Which is good. Good. 536 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:42,000 But you have to win against Georgia. 537 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:46,000 If we beat Georgia at home, I don't think any other results matter anymore. 538 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:51,000 Even if we lose to Albania, we can afford to lose to Albania away from home. 539 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:53,000 As long as we beat Georgia at home. 540 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:55,000 Then we are good. 541 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,000 And we can win our group. 542 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:01,000 And we will progress to group A of the Nations League. 543 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:04,000 Which I think is no mean feat. 544 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:07,000 So thank you very much for the tickets again. 545 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,000 I really enjoyed this trip. 546 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,000 The worst part is now waiting for the bus. 547 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:14,000 Waiting for the bus. 548 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:17,000 It is what it is, as we say. 549 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:21,000 And who knows, maybe in the future one day... 550 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:23,000 I will come to Prague. 551 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:26,000 You will come to Prague or you will come again. 552 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,000 When Poland play the Czech Republic. 553 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:31,000 There will probably be more fans as well, right? 554 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:35,000 You will be cheering for your team this time. 555 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:37,000 Alright, Kirill, nice one. 556 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,000 Thank you. 557 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,000 Cheers. 558 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,000 Alright ladies and gentlemen. 559 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:46,000 I think it's time to close this episode of the Footglitch Podcast. 560 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:49,000 This is the last time I'm going to talk to you. 561 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:54,000 This episode has been made up of several shorter recordings. 562 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,000 Some of them I did by myself. 563 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,000 Some of them with my cousin Honza. 564 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:03,000 Then some of them with my friend Kirill. 565 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:09,000 And I've got a few more points to make to close this episode. 566 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:14,000 And then obviously that will be it. 567 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:21,000 So first of all I would like to say I'm sorry for losing my voice towards the end of all this. 568 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:30,000 I think you can imagine that being in the Ultras, being part of the Ultras and cheating for your team the entire game. 569 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:33,000 It takes its toll on you. 570 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,000 Your voice is going to suffer, right? 571 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:40,000 So actually I'm happy that I'm still able to talk, to be honest. 572 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,000 I think it's a miracle. 573 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:46,000 Because I was shouting really, really loudly. 574 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:51,000 And I was trying to be heard. 575 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,000 I was trying to support my team. 576 00:35:54,000 --> 00:36:00,000 Then I have to say it was a real pleasure to meet Kirill. 577 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:03,000 It was the first time I saw him in real life. 578 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,000 And I also have to make one correction here. 579 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:09,000 Because at the beginning, somewhere at the beginning of this episode. 580 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:15,000 Actually no, sorry, it was right after the first game, the game against Albania. 581 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:18,000 I said that Kirill is Ukrainian. 582 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:22,000 And I'm going to meet a Ukrainian guy who bought me a ticket. 583 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,000 Well it's true, he is from Ukraine. 584 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:30,000 But after meeting him today and talking to him and getting to know him better. 585 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:35,000 It turns out that he kind of feels more Polish. 586 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:39,000 His identity is obviously not completely Polish. 587 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:41,000 Because he wasn't born here. 588 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,000 But he has been living here for a long, long time. 589 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:46,000 He is married, he has a child that was born here. 590 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,000 So he feels more Polish. 591 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:51,000 That's why he wasn't really supporting Ukraine today. 592 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:55,000 And he sort of joined me supporting the Czech team instead. 593 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:59,000 So that's one thing I wanted to rectify. 594 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:01,000 Hopefully I managed to do that. 595 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:05,000 And then there was another wonderful moment. 596 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:14,000 Because finally I managed to see my student who started working for the Czech national team actually. 597 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:18,000 And I texted her. 598 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,000 I've been having lessons with Denisa for almost a year now. 599 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,000 Maybe longer even. 600 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:25,000 And we never met in real life. 601 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,000 It's all been just online, right? 602 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:33,000 So it's great that finally I managed to see her live. 603 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:37,000 And we took a photo with each other. 604 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,000 But it was kind of funny. 605 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:45,000 Because in the ultra sector in Wroclaw there was a barrier. 606 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:48,000 There was a see-through plastic board. 607 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:54,000 And we weren't even able to sort of shake each other's hand. 608 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:57,000 So we were behind that. 609 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:58,000 We were close enough. 610 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,000 We took a photo with each other as well. 611 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,000 Which is hilarious. 612 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:05,000 I was glad to meet Denisa for the first time ever. 613 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,000 That was cool. 614 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:10,000 Overall I have to say I really enjoyed both games. 615 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:15,000 It was a really good decision to go to those games. 616 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:19,000 And to be one of the fans supporting the Czech team. 617 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:25,000 And then as we were going back to the bus station. 618 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:29,000 We were on a tram and there were a lot of Ukrainian fans singing. 619 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:31,000 And that was kind of cool as well. 620 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,000 I managed to soak up more atmosphere. 621 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,000 Even after the game. 622 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:40,000 And also I have to say this has been a unique experience. 623 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:46,000 Recording the Furtgris podcast in a slightly different way this time. 624 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,000 It's really different, right? 625 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:50,000 It's kind of less comfortable. 626 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:55,000 But at the same time it's more adrenaline and more authentic. 627 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,000 I think for the fans. 628 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:59,000 There's kind of a story to it, right? 629 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,000 Unbalanced. 630 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:04,000 I think it's nice to do it differently. 631 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:05,000 Why not? 632 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,000 Right? For a change. 633 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:08,000 Okay. 634 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:11,000 And now over to you. 635 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:14,000 What did you guys think of this episode? 636 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:19,000 By the way, if you want, you can send me an email. 637 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:25,000 Yeah, you can send me an email at the Furtgris podcast at gmail.com if you want. 638 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,000 And give me your opinions. 639 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:30,000 By the way, if you like what I do. 640 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:34,000 And I have to tell you guys, I do this in my free time. 641 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:37,000 It's just something I do because I find it enjoyable. 642 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:42,000 And because hopefully one day there will be more people. 643 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,000 There will be a bigger audience. 644 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,000 That's kind of the plan, right? 645 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:50,000 Hopefully there will be some people supporting what I do as well. 646 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:55,000 And you can be one of the sort of founding fathers of this project. 647 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:59,000 I've got the Furtgris podcast page on my hero hero. 648 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,000 Where you can contribute, right? 649 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:04,000 You can consider supporting me there. 650 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:08,000 If you think that what I do with this podcast is worth supporting. 651 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:09,000 Well, that's up to you. 652 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,000 I'll leave that up to you. 653 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:15,000 And if you think it's not worth the support, then you know what? 654 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:19,000 I can promise that I'll do my best to improve in the future. 655 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:21,000 And to make this podcast even better. 656 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:26,000 I will try to be consistent and keep bringing interesting episodes. 657 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:29,000 After all, football is something I love. 658 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:31,000 So you know what? 659 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:34,000 If I didn't do this, I would probably do something different, right? 660 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:36,000 I would probably be creative in a different way. 661 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:38,000 So why not? 662 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,000 All right. 663 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:42,000 Thank you very much for listening and I'll speak to you soon. 664 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,000 Cheers. Bye for now. 665 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:49,000 All right, everyone. 666 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:52,000 All that remains to do now is the language corner. 667 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:55,000 Obviously, this will be I promise. 668 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:59,000 I really promise this will be the final part of this episode. 669 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:02,000 Because honestly, it has been very long, right? 670 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:07,000 So I would like to talk about the word live in the episode. 671 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,000 I said the following sentence. 672 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:12,000 I attended two games live. 673 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:13,000 Right. 674 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:16,000 So we're looking at the final word live. 675 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:20,000 Now, this one is really interesting and can be confusing to English learners. 676 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:23,000 And that's because we also have the word live. 677 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:26,000 For example, I live in the Czech Republic. 678 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:28,000 Where do you guys live? 679 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:29,000 You know this word. 680 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,000 Everybody knows this word. 681 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:36,000 If you can listen to this podcast, if you're at good enough level to be able to understand what I'm saying, 682 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:39,000 you definitely know the word live, the verb live. 683 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:46,000 But do you know the adjective live, which is spelled in exactly the same way? 684 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:48,000 L I V E. 685 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:51,000 Yes, that's what makes it confusing. 686 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:53,000 Right. Live. 687 00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:56,000 OK. Again, I think most of you have heard of this one. 688 00:41:56,000 --> 00:42:04,000 Basically, we use this adjective to talk about a performance or some kind of broadcast, 689 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:09,000 which is recorded or seen while it is happening. 690 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:19,000 So in this case, I went to the stadiums to see that performance of the Czech players, right, of that football team. 691 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:22,000 Basically, I went to see the game live. 692 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:31,000 Right. You can go to see a concert live as well, which means you don't watch it somewhere five days later after it was recorded. 693 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:32,000 You watch it live. 694 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:35,000 You can also watch something live on TV. 695 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,000 That's possible, too. Right. 696 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:40,000 Basically, you watch it as it is happening. 697 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:50,000 Right. Not not as part of some highlights, not as as a recorded game, which you then watch later, not at the time it was actually happening. 698 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:55,000 Right. So the problematic thing we have to be careful about here is pronunciation. 699 00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:57,000 Live. 700 00:42:57,000 --> 00:43:00,000 And then there is another word life. 701 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:08,000 And it's again confusing because some people don't know how to pronounce the final sound as a voiced sound. 702 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:13,000 So they would just pronounce these two words live and life in the same way. 703 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:18,000 But unfortunately, you need to make a difference when it comes to pronouncing these two words. 704 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:24,000 So life, like, for example, it's my life, blah, blah, blah, blah. 705 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,000 Who was this guy? Bon Jovi, the singer. 706 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:28,000 Yeah. He sang this song. 707 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:30,000 It's my life. Yeah. 708 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:35,000 You could say I have a difficult life or my life is full of surprises. 709 00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:39,000 You know, I enjoy living my life. 710 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:41,000 Right. That's that's a noun. 711 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,000 L I F E. 712 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:46,000 So there's F instead of V. 713 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:53,000 But the adjective that I'm explaining in this particular language corner is with the sound. 714 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:56,000 So is the voice sound live. 715 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:58,000 The same vowel I. 716 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:07,000 But when you have a voiced sound at the end of a word, the previous vowel is actually a little bit longer. 717 00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:09,000 So in order to be able to pronounce it. 718 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:16,000 So you say live instead of life, which is the same vowel I. 719 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:20,000 But it sounds much shorter because the final sound is voiceless. 720 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:22,000 Obviously, this is quite advanced stuff. 721 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:27,000 I am basically talking about phonology right now. 722 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:30,000 And if it's difficult for you to understand, don't worry. 723 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:36,000 Just try to remember we have three words, live, live and life. 724 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:42,000 And try to be careful about how we pronounce all those three words and how we use them. 725 00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:44,000 All right. That's basically it for today. 726 00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:47,000 I don't want to keep this episode any longer. 727 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:48,000 I don't want to hold you. 728 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:52,000 I think you have some stuff to do, obviously, probably watching some football games, right? 729 00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:54,000 So thank you very much for listening. 730 00:44:54,000 --> 00:45:00,000 And don't forget to subscribe to this podcast if you haven't done so already. 731 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:19,000 Thank you guys and bye for now.