Czech Republic Football Formation

Lineup (4-5-1)

Netherlands Vs Czech Republic - UEFA Euro 2000 Group Stage Game N°1 (11/06/2000)

"4-5-1/4-1-4-1"

GK SRNÍČEK
CB ŘEPKA
CB/SWP RADA
CB/LB GABRIEL
RB LÁTAL
DMF/CMF NĚMEC
CMF/AMF NEDVĚD
RMF/AMF POBORSKÝ
LMF/LWB ŠMICER
AMF/CMF ROSICKÝ
CF KOLLER

Substitutions: Bejbl for Látal (69 mn - Injury), Kuka for Šmicer (83 mn) and Lokvenc for Nedvěd (89 mn)
Incident: Látal (91 mn) was sent off while he was on the substitutes bench after dissenting referee Pierluigi Collina following a 91 mn rash foul committed by Van Bronckhorst on Rosický
Notes: Czech Republic played with a very dynamic midfield, the formation above is an approximate of where the players were playing
Gabriel had a ultra defensive approach in the first half, not overlapping at all, leaving Šmicer and Němec do all the work in the left zone of the midfield, in the second half though, he assumed a more conservative behavior, like Látal
Bejbl was placed as central DMF, this relocated Němec as LWB, Gabriel again as left CB, Šmicer as left AMF, Nedvěd as central AMF behind Koller, Poborský as right AMF and Rosický as RWB/RMF
With Overmars on the pitch on the Netherlands side, this made Poborský to switch with Rosický back to his original role to defend against the Dutchman
Kuka was placed as left forward
Lokvenc was placed as right forward

Captained by: Jiří Němec
Short Free Kick: Pavel Nedvěd
Long Free Kick: Pavel Nedvěd/Karel Poborský/Jiří Němec/Karel Rada/Pavel Srníček/Petr Gabriel
Free Kick 2: Jiří Němec
Left Corner: Pavel Nedvěd/Karel Poborský/Pavel Kuka
Right Corner: Pavel Nedvěd/Karel Poborský
Penalty: Karel Poborský
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Tomáš Řepka, Karel Rada, Petr Gabriel, Vladimír Šmicer, Radek Bejbl

Team Strategy

★Left Side Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Centre Attack
★Opposite Side Attack
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack
★Change Sides: The Midfielders - Nedvěd/Rosický/Němec | Nedvěd/Poborský | Šmicer/Rosický | Kuka/Koller/Lokvenc