E組 捷克 對 美國 FT Czech Republic 3:0 USA
World-Czech striker Baros faces late fitness testSun Jun 11, 2006 7:14 PM BST
By Sonia Oxley
GELSENKIRCHEN, June 11 (Reuters) - Czech striker Milan Baros faced a late fitness test on Sunday ahead of his team's opening World Cup game against the United States on Monday.
The 24-year-old forward returned to training after missing most of it since injuring his foot in a friendly just over a week ago. "I don't know, our doctors don't know. I don't want to put (the chance he will be fit) as a percentage," coach Karel Brueckner told reporters ahead of the training session in Gelsenkirchen.
"His situation is the same as yesterday."
Brueckner, who had previously said he would make a final decision of Baros's fitness on Sunday, said he would not risk playing him unless he was completely fit, and had other options.
"If the player is not 100 percent fit, we will not risk his health," Brueckner said.
NATURAL CHOICES
Baros could hardly even jog this week and the only real training he was able to do was cycling.
"(In case he misses the game), I am 100 percent decided about his substitution."
He did not say who the replacement would be, however.
If Brueckner decided to stick to his usual 4-4-2 formation, natural choices to partner the towering Jan Koller would be Marek Heinz and Jiri Stajner.
The coach has also not ruled out playing Koller as a lone striker, and commentators have pointed to attacking midfielder Libor Sionko -- who received a last-minute call-up to replace the injured Vladimir Smicer -- as a possible starter.
The absence of Baros, top scorer in Euro 2004, would be bad news for the team appearing in the tournament for the first time since splitting from Slovakia.
Not that they lack an attacking spirit if he is not there, with midfielders Pavel Nedved and Tomas Rosicky both proven goal scorers. Koller holds the Czech Republic record for number of goals with 42.
Baros aside, the Czechs are in a considerably better position injury-wise than they were just a few weeks ago when there were question marks over, among others, Koller, Rosicky and captain Tomas Galasek. All are now fully fit. The Czechs also play Italy and Ghana in Group E.
[ 本帖最後由 沉睡的藍 於 2006-6-1301:52 AM 編輯 ] 期待:o 今日見到有個鬼佬著 donovan :icon101:
我今日一於潮撐USA :icon032: 潮撐Donovan + Lewis:icon101: 原帖由 傑夫仔 於 2006-6-1203:50 PM 發表
潮撐Donovan + Lewis:icon101:
Convey:mad: 強力潮撐捷克~!:icon112: 原帖由 國米+利物浦=王 於 2006-6-1204:58 PM 發表
強力潮撐捷克~!:icon112:
打倒美帝！:mad::icon101: :icon032::icon071: 原帖由 橙色力量 於 2006-6-1205:05 PM 發表
打倒美帝！:mad::icon101:
打到陳水扁!:icon078: 雖然美國排名高, 但對手唔係好強
捷克理應力勝.
不過作為意大利迷, 和波最好:icon101: 原帖由 國米+利物浦=王 於 2006-6-1205:06 PM 發表
打到陳水扁!:icon078:
不打自倒:icon101: 我同沙基一樣，撐和波 65%和 35%czech.rep勝:icon052: 原帖由 沉睡的藍 於 2006-6-1205:46 PM 發表
我同沙基一樣，撐和波
捷克唯一問題係真係老化
十年前係保波斯基,尼維特, 十年後都係
以某些會員既獨特意見, 呢個唔係一個好現象, 我岩岩學既:icon101: 捷克我覺得起呢組隨時包尾... 原帖由 TAMTOM 於 2006-6-1206:16 PM 發表
捷克我覺得起呢組隨時包尾...
經過尋晚，我再也不敢輕視中北美洲球隊了 :icon101: 原帖由 沉睡的藍 於 2006-6-1206:18 PM 發表
經過尋晚，我再也不敢輕視中北美洲球隊了 :icon101:
捷克打友賽個陣show 出黎已經唔多掂..
隊波比2年前就真係直接老左2年 ,完全無新血咁濟.. 原帖由 沉睡的藍 於 2006-6-1206:18 PM 發表
經過尋晚，我再也不敢輕視中北美洲球隊了 :icon101:
墨西哥,美國不嬲都踢得好架啦 原帖由 納比 於 2006-6-1206:28 PM 發表
墨西哥,美國不嬲都踢得好架啦
那麼他們跟意大利踢呢
:icon101: 原帖由 納比 於 2006-6-1206:28 PM 發表
墨西哥,美國不嬲都踢得好架啦
咁一樓都認為佢地既世界排名係起家鄉屈分屈返黎架咋嘛 :icon104: