The Czech Republic and Turkey will meet in the duel of
teams worse off in Group D after the first two rounds of the European
Championship, and hurry up their chances of reaching the knockout stages of the
competition with a duel of life and death in Stade Bollaert-Delelis.
Of the two, Pavel Vrba's team is the one with more options
to move forward. The draw (2-2) who got late in the match against Croatia gave
life to a team that seemed sentenced for the last meeting.
A win would leave the Czechs with four points in the
standings and with enough options to be one of the four best third of the six
groups of Euro. Practically in his hand the ticket to the next round. It
depends on itself.
Pavel Vrba will be without its biggest star. Tomas
Rosicky with a hamstring injury, will miss the remainder of the tournament.
Veteran Arsenal (35), he said goodbye to the big international competitions by
the back door.
Opposite you have a team on the brink of elimination.
Turkey needs a miracle to reach the second round. After two defeats against
Croatia (1-0) and Spain (3-0) need to win with a good margin of goals and hope
other results to continue in the competition as third group with only three
points.
Turan, called by its own public during the match against
Spain, claimed need to silence a crowd that has chosen Barcelona player at most
guilty of the situation of their choice. For now, curiously, it has only
received applause from the Spanish crowd.
Terim could make changes and may names like young promise
Mor Emre could appear in the lineup to revitalize a depressed team. However, it
seems that the Turkish coach bet on the same players who, so far, have failed
to give joy to their country.