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the czech team became world cup runner is up twice their biggest success was in 1996 when they won the euros and in 1996 they reached a final again they produced stars such as an advocate for a seat ski. to name a few. and they qualified for euro 2020 again for the 7th time in a row this has only been achieved by a few other nations but checks are not precisely ecstatic about their team there's been a bit of a fall out with the public comes from the national team many national nash you say i am i thought you knew which did then i will still be hot your generation is just good box. was the nation was but. what has happened has checked football fallen from grace or is it a sleeping giant. are they ready to strike again like in the good old days.

is it back to the future for the czechs at euro 2020. i went all across the czech republic to find out. let's start in prague the golden city one of europe's gyms everybody loves it not just tourists in the world famous charles bridge. it has lately also been popular with italian football fans. because into play here in the champions league against slavia prague the stadium was sold out which is not always the case when the national team play i mean we didn't even say sell out the game of with england which really would have happened a while back football blogger thomas danny czech says the current lack of euphoria has been growing for over a decade so basically once all the call arris and by. rushes and net vets aged

out there was just no one to lean on and there was no one who would be coming for us when there was a gap like a real gap afterwards after 2008. because there is a superstar in key to czech republic success in the past in 2004 czech republic had the potential to win it then. but the great greek wall was stronger and snatched the title. when levy a generation retired czech football entered years of depression it took until the 2010 for the czech f.a. to take action and to try fixing this. 3 years ago they set up regional academics and those are now really focused on developing a crop of players that will be consistently able to deliver results and the man in charge of these youth academies is not quite a stranger. do you remember the. off course you do who could forget this hair. and she played with flair and elegance

not many hands. and this is before ski today what a make over he looks like a hit movie director rescript check football. he did. not. appear. to show the nods. to me. just before. like belgium or germany in the past czech republic wants to get back on track by professionalizing youth football they want to create a new golden generation like here in the western city of pills and. the local club victoria used to be a champions league participate. it is the home of former stars such

as paid for the chips. and of todays international such as florida that he got. the academy scout young talents all over the country very education does not stop on the football pitch. culture psychologists and physiotherapists take care of the kids. they have to wake up at 6 in the morning they have to be good at school they like literally counting their families for 5 days in a week and they are still 1314 so they really have to like kids to kind of survive here in the system for now though check football fans still have to do well in the past at the decisive qualifier against kosovo in pilsen it's not stealth here for the good old days and players like tamasha knows its cage many much he did not shoot me i thought and you would get them a little still be hot you can build a bomb on someone like. it's going to be some of that you don't suppose that you're

going to cause. many. many victories and. you will get better if you open up. a lot of the czech republic one against kosovo and qualify for the euro 2020 but we've already seen why there are football parties it felt more like people who were relieved after the game only a few celebrated in style their confidence ran high but the rest of pills and had already gone home by them. support for the national team has declined what's it like at club level. today our club from the capitalist a main force slavia prague the country's oldest club is back on the scene. i think amazing because i go against barcelona like right against the door. they have returned to the champions league this. after 12 long years of absence.

the chinese investor and that helped. so much more money. should be close to people starving or if you really. put it into its. players like so check. for young people. they know each other from the club and take their game also to the national team. but the only check team to play internationally to season there is more money being pumped into the league but does that mean that the quality has improved in the generation. from 19th. brooch. improved improved and he brought it to the national team and played very well for national team now with

the bigger salaries here the players are not so much he waited. 2 to go and go abroad. foreman said stars played it. man united or liverpool today's generation at the likes of city or have. good clubs but not the best of the best and if they play at home the quality is too low and there are even more serious issues. chairman of chicken or money barber he's a very controversial a man very unpopular among among supporters he's a former member of member of the secret police so and he was also former referee he created net off in other referees and they have big big power so the main feeling is people here ensure public. trust. chick

football despite promotion or qualification to euro 2020. most czech fans don't believe this will change anytime soon so does this mean there is no football passion in czech republic. well there is. this is all about czech republic 30 largest city on the border of a pole and slovakia the industrial town is the former steel heart of the country. local team but he goes for some of czech republic's most passionate fans. it is dark time against neighboring rivals the tension runs high it is the most important game of the year for. former bundesliga player in 2nd. or national but slough city of course he's from the region bunny was his 1st professional team at euro 2080 scored the opening goal when czech republic be toast

switzerland. said i'll buy just about you much of it here is not only this about free a lot of sawdust i thought. about it. yesterday about. big and the orders in here that you always got is hard on the house and look behind him you can it yourself brock. people here don't care too much about the quality of the league or allegations of corruption but they keep the passion for football alive no matter what. but it is the home of former star and of goalkeeper u.g. publica this is the national team strongest position public of thomas wright's league from steve young. sloppy of color and to make it for oak spokes coburg vehicle to take. this new. it.

is a go beyond it but it should be get out there by leipsic for you but there is a highly rated talent probably the biggest asset of the czech team. chick team i really mean it. pathetic chic to be to be fully fit to be ready to be uniform for the european championship and what about alex clough the czech hare brother of louise that offensive midfielder was instrumental for the win against. the us or listen to. the boots most a startling. news because follow it or not he had. just opened the door. finally there are 2 bonus league of players who are already played at euro 2016 let me add that you know from here it's a brilliant and big from hoffenheim that is a good at its own home. the how long it was only just built from

saddam. was going to get in the fuel field stock much of the used world order in bottles or. so what can czech republic achieve it euro 2020. of the hope that they will go they will lose it will continue off to do a group maybe quarterfinals because maxwell from my point of view would not so look most of all i think they're not going to be in a final to be honest but i hope we will get round the group to play out the given gus on. monday. this is the we will be the 1st of. learning czech less than one good luck czech republic to speak truth squad the. more than you. think it says. i mean it's.

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