Tomáš Holeš celebrates his shot against the Dutch.
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“Although a defensive player, Tomáš Holeš scored a goal and passed to the next. Something unreal, fairytale, “coach Jaroslav Šilhavý blurted out after a magical evening in Budapest. The words fit. Holeš’s story is a fairytale. The support of Prague’s Slavia was never one of those to whom the football god gave talent. Thanks to these qualities, he also reached the UEFA Men’s Trophy in the round of 16 of the European Championship, in which the boys play on a patch in front of the house.
“Tomas is an introvert, you didn’t know about him in the cabin. Now he regains his approach to football and life. Sure, I wasn’t expecting where it would go either, but it certainly didn’t surprise me that he scored a goal with the Dutch after the standard, “says Bohuslav Pilný, the current coach of Prague’s Dukla, who had Holeše in front of his eyes for four years a day in Hradec Králové.
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There, the current star of the Czech team arrived from Polička at the age of fifteen. In the youth, he was coached by coach Václav Kotal, who later pulled him into the A-team. “Mr. Kotal knew there was something in Tomas. It was immediately visible that he was incredibly hardworking, “Pilný recalls.
Tomáš Holeš (far right) celebrates his goal against the Netherlands
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The boy who started football in Jimramov was hit by a series of injuries. Paradoxically, however, he had a bad time. At the time, he was hugged immensely. He went to fitness coach Josef Petrušek for the Pepek Gym studio in Hradec Králové. He got stronger, broke into a guy from a teenager. From then on, he gains the respect of his opponents through physical parameters.
“Not many footballers could withstand the burden of Pepa Petruška. Tomas used it whenever he had time off. He visits him even now, when he works in Slavia, “says Pilný.” Paradoxically, Tomáš was also helped that Hradec descended from the league and advanced to it again. When he was fit, he regularly played and kicked off, “adds 48-year-old coach Dukla.
Czech euphoria! Tomáš Holeš and his teammates celebrate a goal in the Dutch net in the round of 16 of the EURO.
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In July 2017, Jablonec reached Holeš, after a year, the original hosting changed into a transfer. Subsequently, in the summer of 2019, he headed to Slavia. Huge competition in the regions of defense, where Vladimír Coufal and Jan Bořil were rolling, did not let him on the lawn. “After moving to Slavia, I didn’t play much, many times I wasn’t even nominated for the match. At the same time, before I arrived, I was running, and I also scored goals in Jablonec. And suddenly nothing. But the last year is a fairytale for me, “Holeše is happy.
He was also helped in the flight by the nomination for the reserve national team, which replaced the original A-team in the September duel of the League of Nations against Scotland due to positive tests for coronavirus. “If it weren’t for the cover, I wouldn’t be nominated. I perceived that if I play well and attract the coaches, they may invite me to other events, “adds the 28-year-old midfielder.
EURO 2021
The European Football Championship, which was originally scheduled to be played a year ago, it starts on June 11 and ends on July 11. EURO is hosted by eleven countries, the Czech national football team is in group D together with England, Croatia and Scotland. The championship finale is played at the legendary Wembley.
He started breaking through in Eden last spring. However, not in defense, but in the position of a defensive midfielder. He had to accept the role, there was no place elsewhere. And Holeš in the middle of the backup line of September. However, in addition to precise defensive activity, productivity brought him among the stars. The Netherlands goal was his ninth this season. Including a tie in the quarterfinals of the European League at Arsenal.
“He often saw the ending in individual trainings. He was doing great. At the time, we made fun of him for being the second Lafata. The balls found him, he was able to get a chance. And above all, to transform them. Which further confirms, “says Pilný. Did Holeš hide a goal for Saturday’s quarterfinals with Denmark?
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