HAMBURG: Czech Republic coach Ivan Hasek fears that key forward Patrick Schick will miss next week’s crucial Euro 2024 group match against Turkiye with a calf injury.
Schick scored the equaliser in Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Georgia before limping off nine minutes later in the second half.
Hasek fears that the player from German league and Cup winners Bayer Leverkusen could not be fit in time for Wednesday’s match that the Czechs must win to stand a chance of advancing. He said that medical examinations will continue in Hamburg.
“We are not very confident concerning his injury,” Hasek said. “He is a key player. He knows how to score goals.”
But he added defiantly that “we have other players who know that as well.” — dpa
