The game about Šilhavý has started! Fousek talks to the coach, he also wants to know the opinion of the sports board

It’s time to take stock. Due to the accumulation of dates as a result of the pandemic, the national football team played 17 matches last year, which is its absolute record for the calendar year, including the Czechoslovak era. She pleasantly surprised at the EURO and advanced to the quarterfinals.

In the following months, however, she struggled with a great deal. She went into the promotion round at the World Championships in Qatar only thanks to the ranking of the League of Nations as an unassigned team and lost in Sweden in the first match after extra time.

So should coach Jaroslav Šilhavý continue or not?

That’s what’s going on here … The game about the coach has started anyway.

“After numerous questions, I confirm that I met with coach Šilhavý, the meeting took place last week. But we continue to meet on an ongoing basis, it’s perfectly normal and natural, “responds Petr Fousek, chairman.

The chairman of the association will also perceive the position of the FACR Sports Council. “We will want to know her point of view, but in the mantinels of the advisory body. Therefore, the question is not whether coach Šilhavý should stay, but we will want to know a number of opinions on the national team, “explains Fousek.

At the same time, he also announces that the fate of the implementation team will not be clear even after Thursday’s meeting of the executive committee. “Although the executive committee will meet on Thursday, it will be an extraordinary meeting that will focus primarily on financial matters and budgeting. He will definitely not decide on the question of the national team coach, “assures the chairman of the FACR.

The newly established sports council is chaired by the international Vladimír Šmicer. Its other members are Zdeněk Grygera, Tomáš Rosický, Zdeněk Psotka, Antonín Barák the Elder, Ondřej Lípa and Jan Říčka.