The Czech national team started in a playoff match in Sweden (0: 1) with many surprises in the line-up, one of them was the deployment of Jakub Jankt to the position of left wing-back. The midfielder Getafe did not do well in the defense, which was also addressed in the ČT Sport podcast.
Jaroslav Šilhavý did not have a number of supports at his disposal. Apart from Patrik Schick, there was no complete defense from the European Summer Championships (Jan Bořil, Ondřej Čelůstka, Tomáš Kalas and Vladimír Coufal), so the coaching staff had to improvise.
Few expected a variant with three stoppers, Šilhavý made this move anyway. David Zima, Tomáš Holeš and Jakub Brabec were in first place in the middle of the defense, Lukáš Masopust also gave a solid performance on the right side of the defense, only Jakub Jankt’s unconventional position did not suit him.
“Jankt didn’t make it. I don’t think it’s a position for him, overall I’d see him a lot higher where he would be more valid, as he had shown years before. “ former defender Jakub Podany said on Football Focus podcast.
The Swedes lost to Šilhavý’s charges in the first half, they even scored a goal, which, however, did not pay due to the alleged foul by Brabec. The home team were taken aback by the confidence of the weakened Czech team and were happy when Michael Olivier whistled for half time.
Jankt’s one stood out from his good team performance, but in a negative sense. Unnecessary losses accompanied by insufficient pull to the goal were hampered by the actions of our national team, and the midfielder Getafe knew the lack of play.
“It was obvious that he didn’t make it a few times in the beginning, then he couldn’t find the position to have time to turn with the ball. There was no first automatic idea to help the player go through the opponent intuitively. “ continued Filed.
After the exchange of sides, they evened out the home game and the Czech players became increasingly tired. It had the most effect on the wing-runs, so Masopust and Jankt alternated first, specifically in the 76th minute.
“It was clear to Kuba Jankt that he was getting into it slowly after the injury, he is not so busy in Getafe. It was rough for him, he chose the wrong solution several times, even though he played it back. Just a classic Czech proverb, you can go ahead, you have to go back, “ added Petr Nerad, a former youth representative.
Coach Šilhavý also followed the appropriate proverb. Instead of Masopust and Jankt, he sent the more defensively tuned Milan Havel and Aleš Matějů into the game, so there were seven players on the field whose main weapon is defending. It was obvious that the team was almost harmless.
Source: Soccer focus podcast
