We went into this group thinking we wanted to save ourselves. All the opponents are in the final stages of the final tournaments, Soucek said before Portugal

The Czechs have gained 4 points in two matches in the Nations League and now have Portugal ahead of them, who are on the same points. Can the Czech national football team extend their unbeaten run and take points from the Portuguese? This was not the only question discussed at the press conference by Tomáš Souček.

So far, the Czech national team is doing well in the elite group of the Nations League. After the win over Switzerland, they almost beat Spain, but they equalised in the end and Jaroslav Šilhavy’s team had to settle for a draw.

The goal was to stay and so far they have managed to fulfil it. However, it is definitely not finished, now our team is facing a strong Portugal, which was the last time they won in the last millennium.

“We went into this group thinking we wanted to save ourselves. All the opponents are in the final stages of the final tournaments. We are very happy for the four points against Switzerland and Spain. Now we have to face Portugal, which is another big quality and we will fight again,” said Tomas Soucek at the press conference.

The new three-stopper formation that the coaching staff is using may be responsible for the success in the Nations League. What did the Czech captain say?

“We have scored 4 points in the last two games, so we can say that the formation has been successful. We played good games both forward and back. But it’s also a lot about the opponent and we can play a completely different formation. It’s always decided by what can be most valid for the opponent. But the last two games were good and we did it,” he added.

The Czechs will take on Portugal today at Sporting Lisbon Stadium from 20:45. The line-up should not be changed significantly, but this time we will see Jindřich Stanek in goal.

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