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Critical times for Czechs, says coach Straka (Reuters)

 

Published 6/12/2009 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News

Czech Republic risk failing to qualify for the 2010 World Cup because they turned a blind eye to their problems, new coach Frantisek Straka says. Straka, appointed last month after the sacking of Petr Rada following a 2-1 home defeat by Slovakia, told Reuters they were paying the price for failing to plan for the retirement of a golden era of players like Pavel Nedved and Jan Koller. (link)

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