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Goals at the Juliska
It’s Friday and the sun is shining – this can only mean one thing (well two things actually) – we are coming to the end of the season and Dukla Praha are playing at home. Dukla Praha v Sigma Olomouc Dukla welcome Sigma Olomouc to Prague this evening in rude health and in search of […]
Jablonec to bounce back against České Budějovice
April 16, 2013 by marksmith81
So the dust has settled on the ‘S’ derby and the Sparta squad have enjoyed a trip to see the mayor and collect a giant key to the city for their efforts. It was a predictable result in all fairness as Sparta proved to be far too slick. On a positive note for Slavia fans it landed […]
Dukla Praha look primed for home win
March 7, 2013 by marksmith81
Last Friday saw both predictions come sailing in. KABOOM! Liberec and Jihlava finished 0-0 ensuring Under 2.5 goal backers collected with plenty to spare and David Lafata broke his league duck with Sparta scoring both goals in a 2-0 win over České Budějovice - Lafata was a juicy 4/1 to open the scoring. Very nice indeed. […]
Liberec and Lafata to shine?
February 28, 2013 by marksmith81
The Gambrinus Liga is back. Well it was back last week but somebody forgot to tell the strikers as goals were at a premium, that was, until the top two sides weighed in with a few. Hopefully round 18 can provide us with more entertainment and a few winners to boost the Svijany fund. Here […]
FIVE days of the Gambrinus Liga
August 22, 2012 by marksmith81
Ironically, round five of the Gambrinus Liga is spread over five days, I often notice these coincidences, which suggests I should stick with accounting or get out more. Brno will travel to the capital to play Slavia on Thursday evening and Jablonec vs. Sparta will wrap things up on Monday evening – serving up […]
Ostrava to struggle against a resilient Plzeň
August 16, 2012 by marksmith81
Viktoria Plzeň suffered what is sure to be one of the biggest shocks of the season when they were stunned 3-2 by newly promoted Brno last weekend. The fourth best team in last season’s Druha Liga beat every neutral fans favourite. But on closer inspection, perhaps it wasn’t such a shock after all. Plzeň’s meteoric […]
Olomouc to pile on more misery for Slovacko
August 4, 2012 by marksmith81
Backing teams with confidence at this early stage in the Gambrinus Liga is very difficult. Last weekend Brno shocked Slovacko with a 1-0 win and Slavia Praha’s 3-3 draw with newly promoted Jihlava illustrates this point perfectly. Although we are just a week into the season we can draw some conclusions from the previous […]
Gambrinus Liga – 5 Things we learned this weekend
February 19, 2012 by marksmith81
The Gambrinus Liga was back in action this weekend after a three month winter hiatus. I went to three games in Prague and here are the five things I learnt. Ladislav Krejčí is lucky his right leg is still intact – Sparta youngster Krejčí has overtaken Vaclav Kadlec (in my eyes) as the hottest property in […]
Attacking Football and its Rewards…
November 2, 2011 by Chris Boothroyd
With goals a plenty in this seasons Gambrinus Liga Chris Boothroyd analyses the attacking traits shown by the leagues top sides. For every Dukla Prague there is always a Viktoria Žižkov… Over the past weekend Plzeň walked through the Hradec Králové defence, then a day later Mlada Boleslav sauntered through the normally unreachable Sparta’s back-line. […]
The Art of Defending
October 30, 2011 by marksmith81
It appears that schoolboy defending isn’t just confined to the English Premier League as the Czechs are are putting together a showcase of head scratching defensive mishaps. The previous seven days in England has seen Manchester City spank their beloved neighbours 6-1 and yesterday it was Arsenal who posted a ridiculous “jumpers for goalposts” score […]
Czech Football and European Hangovers
August 30, 2011 by Chris Boothroyd
Chris Boothroyd delves into the archive and works out if European Football is a burden to Czech sides looking to retain their title. Viktoria Plzeň’s qualification for the UEFA Champion’s League group stages for the first time in their history has undoubtedly been a fantastic achievement for the club. Their double victory over Danish Champions […]
Slavia Praha 2011/12 – Title Winners?
June 28, 2011 by marksmith81
Probably not. But the new season will represent a chance for Slavia to put right some wrongs from last season. It appears the club is on more stable footing than last year. ENIC have been paid a zillion krowns, or whatever they were owed and the joint owner Aleš Řebíček is looking forward to the […]
Viktoria Plzeň clinch the title
May 22, 2011 by marksmith81
Viktoria Plzeň finally confirmed what they have threatening to do for ages, and win the Gambrinus Liga. Although for a brief moment, Ostrava gave the home side a bit of a scare after taking an early lead. I went to Plzeň yesterday to witness the title celebrations, it was the first time I have seen Plzeň play […]
April 26, 2013 by marksmith81
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