Matej Vydra says the Czech Republic have identified Harry Maguire as a weak link in England's team and have also been told to kick their opponents at Wembley.
So Maguire are weak link and we can expect some naughty challenges
I reckon that's a made up quote. The Czechs never set out to start the rough stuff. Nor do they go round gobbing off about weak opponents, they haven't got the self-confidence apart from anything else. And let's face it, Matej Vydra hasn't really fulfilled his personal early potential
Just catching up with the Guardian live blog on the Scotland fiasco...here are some choice ones...
This game is bringing Fifa’s world rankings into further disrepute. Scotland, apparently, are 67 places higher than Kazakhstan
People say there are no easy game in international football any more but try telling that to Kazakhstan.
71 min: A break in play so that Zanutidnov can receive treatment. Didn’t see what happened him, possibly an attack of the giggles.
84 min: Merkel collects a pass from the goalkeeper in midfield, then looks around and sees no opponents is near him. He pauses to savour the scene and inhale the spring air before tapping the ball sideways to an equally free teammate. Scotland are embarrassing.
90+2 min: Burke tries to curl one into the top corner from the edge of the box. He misses by the width of an aircraft carrier.
I saw my Rangers mate a couple of months back, we were talking about FIFA expanding the World cup, his view was that it didn't matter how many teams were allowed into the finals, Scotland wouldn't make it.
Alex McLeish just said in a post match interview that Scotland had a good start. 2-0 down in 11 mins to Khasakstan!! Bloody hell, I hate to think what would have happened if they hadn’t started well!!
Just when you are feeling low, life has squarely kicked you in the gonads one more time, Roland Dutchelet is STILL breathing and you have a non-Charlton weekend to negotiate... the Sweaty Socks lose to Kazakhstan 3-0 AND life, it's sort of ok really!
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This game is bringing Fifa’s world rankings into further disrepute. Scotland, apparently, are 67 places higher than Kazakhstan
People say there are no easy game in international football any more but try telling that to Kazakhstan.
71 min: A break in play so that Zanutidnov can receive treatment. Didn’t see what happened him, possibly an attack of the giggles.
84 min: Merkel collects a pass from the goalkeeper in midfield, then looks around and sees no opponents is near him. He pauses to savour the scene and inhale the spring air before tapping the ball sideways to an equally free teammate. Scotland are embarrassing.
90+2 min: Burke tries to curl one into the top corner from the edge of the box. He misses by the width of an aircraft carrier.
I saw my Rangers mate a couple of months back, we were talking about FIFA expanding the World cup, his view was that it didn't matter how many teams were allowed into the finals, Scotland wouldn't make it.
Cheer up Gordon Strachan! Oh what can it mean, To a sad Scottish bastard, And a shit football team!
The Peter Reid one was better
How on earth is that a pen