They said I didn’t fight, I didn’t help the defence and didn’t work for the team. “However they had a video from the game and showed me some highlights. “I was certain they would praise me,” Schick recalled. What some doubted was whether he had the work rate.Īfter Schick scored twice for Sparta’s Under-18s against Jablonec he was summoned to talk to Jaroslav Hrebik, the sporting director, and the coach Martin Hasek. “When I saw his technique and speed, it was clear that he is destined to play somewhere abroad,” he said. “I thought that I want to do this – never get a normal job, and earn a living like him.”ĭavid Holoubek, Schick’s coach in Sparta’s academy, said there was never a doubt the striker had the talent to make it. “He was running on the pitch in front of me,” Schick said. He would take the ball out of the net, bring it to the centre circle and say: “Fine, let’s play again.” When he missed a big chance, he would cry and had to be substituted.Īn inspiration has been Wayne Rooney, whom an eight-year-old Schick watched play for Manchester United at Sparta Prague. Playing for Vestec, a village near Prague, Schick wouldn’t get too excited after a goal. “I would always stand out because I scored a lot,” he told Reporter magazine. Schick’s gifts as a goalscorer were evident from a young age. If he can do the same thing as Baros, that would be great.” Schick’s penalty against Croatia was converted with blood flowing from his nose after a bang from Dejan Lovren’s elbow. “I believe we will get further at this tournament and Patrik will lead us with his goals,” the Czech Republic head coach, Jaroslav Silhavy, said.
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