Czech Republic’s shot stopper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Petr-Cech-c29837 refused to accept Portugal as favourites for their quarterfinal clash on Thursday, insisting that his team can beat any opposition on their day.
The Czechs finished on the top of Group A despite suffering a 4-1 hammering in their opening game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983 to register their place in the last eight.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 in Group B, which means that they will take on Michal Bilek’s side in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Even though the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, Cech refused to be intimidated by the size and stature of his
opponents, insisting that they have got what it takes to get the better of them.
He told the reporters in an interview, “We have not lost yet, of course you can beat anyone on a good day. We definitely have a chance to advance. It is sport and anything can happen.”
“They are among the world's top 10 teams. They are a team filled with personalities and outstanding players, and they play very well.”
Portugal managed to secure quarterfinal berth despite being placed in arguably the toughest group of the competition which also featured Germany, Holland and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Bento’s team grinded out a 3-2
win against the Danes and simply outplayed the Dutch to set up a date with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Czech-Republic-c2882.
The 30-year old admitted that he was impressed with Portugal’s performance against the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 on Sunday, attributing their success to the phenomenal performance of the players upfront.
With the goalie having played against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 in the Premier League in the past, he mentioned that he was cognizant of the skill and prowess he possessed, and admitted they will face an uphill task of keeping him quiet in the game.
He added, “He has a powerful shot, he can shoot with his left or right foot. He can score from any place and his heading is also great.”
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