Czech Republic vs Albania Player Ratings as Czech secure a crucial home victory in the third game of the UEFA Nations League

Czech started the international break in a good way as they beat Albania at the epet ARENA, Prague. Tomas Cory was outstanding scoring a brace for his country and bringing Czech to equal Georgia’s six points collection. For Albania, it was their second consecutive defeat in the tournament as they already lost to Georgia at home back in September.

Both teams will have one last action before the international break ends next week. Czech are scheduled to face Ukraine on October 14th while Albania taking an away trip to Georgia one day earlier.

Czech Republic National Football Team Player Ratings vs Albania

Goalkeeper

Matěj Kovář – 6.9

His performance was relatively safe for a goalkeeper saving numerous chances of the opponents.

Defenders

Vladimir Coufal – 8.3

Just like his fellow West Ham player Soucek, Coufal showed his football level when helping Czech to attack from the flank-side of the pitch.

Martin Vitik – 7.2

His performance was crucial for Czech as the Sparta Prague defenders intercepted and cleared the balls from his box.

Tomas Holes – 6.6

What makes him different from Vitik was Holes didn’t show the same importance with his presence inside the box when defending his area.

Jan Boril – 6.8

Alongside Lukas Cerv, Boril operated on the left side of the flank to give Albania constant pressure throughout the match.

Midfielders

Lukas Cerv – 6.9

He spent his presence on the pitch delivering 30 passes out of 32 attempts and that was he did most of the time, keeping the balance in the midfield with the passes he made.

Tomas Soucek – 7.3

The West Ham midfielder showed his class when leading his teammates from the middle of the pitch, playing composedly and keeping the game’s balance with his approach.

Pavel Sulc – 6.8

Sulc won several crucial duels to get the ball back from the opponents while playing at the back of the strikers. Although it was not a perfect performance but he managed to do it well.

Forwards

Lukas Provod – 7.3

Provod provided Chory and Sulic with numerous crucial passes which made Czech score some big chances inside the opponent’s box.

Vaclac Cerny – 7

He worked hard on the right flank to provide Chory key passes to create chances with the passes he made.

Thomas Chory – 8.2

The only significant thing about him was that he scored two goals for his country tonight, which was a good thing as he didn’t have much spaces to shoot.

Substitutitons

Adam Hlozek – 6.7

He picked up a yellow 13 minutes after being on the pitch. However he managed to show a helpful performance with two successful dribble attempts.

Jan Kuchta – 6.6

Replacing the goal scorer Chory was quite a challenging task while Kuchta’s main mission was not to replicate the aforementioned’s success. However, he played well to help his team retain control over the opponents.

Ondrej Lingr – 6.6

As the clock was ticking, Lingr had to deal with the opponents’ remaining efforts to score an equalizer goal in the remaining time.

Alex Kral – N.A

His role in the midfield was to help the likes of Soucek and Sulc to keep possessing the ball and he did it well.

Tomas Cvancara – N.A

He delivered a shot on target already when he was only on the pitch for one minute. However, his surprise act was not continued to the ball being struck at the back of Albania’s net.

Manager: Ivan Hašek – 7.1

Apart from Chory’s impressive contributions today, Hasek played a crucial role in substitutions. The likes of Cvancara and Hlozek were evidence of how Hasek paid attention to the details of his team.

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Albania National Football Team Player Ratings vs Czech Republic

Goalkeeper

Thomas Strakosha – 6.6

The former Lazio goalie made one save while touching the ball 32 times during his performance on the pitch.

Defenders

Elseid Hysaj – 6.7

He helped Albania to attack from the right-hand side of the pitch, delivering numerous crosses and through passes to create chances

Ardian Ismajli – 7

Albania’s best defender today Ismajli made several interceptions to prevent his team from conceding a goal.

Marash Kumbulla – 6.7

Apart from making five interceptions, Kumbulla also won five ground duels which was crucial for Albania.

Mario Mitaj – 6.5

As a defender, Mitaj made three clearances, two interceptions and one tackle but he was dribbled past twice in the process.

Midfielders

Yiber Ramadani – 7

He kept the midfield composed with passes and his agility. Ramadani won three duels on the ground and three others on the air to guard his area from the opponents’ dominance.

Qazim Laci – 6.5

He worked hard in the midfield to get the ball back from the opponents as it was shown with him winning two duels out of five attempts.

Kristjan Aslanni – 6.6

He delivered one key pass to his teammate and shot one for himself which went off the target.

Forwards

Nedim Bajrami – 6.7

He delivered 87 percent of accurate passes one of which was a key pass to his teammate. He also sent two long balls into the box and won one ground duel during his presence.

Jasir Asani – 7

Alsanni played about 65 minutes in the right flank, delivering one shot that went off the target before making way for Arber Hoxha.

Mirlind Daku – 6.3

He couldn’t score a goal, a task he was assigned by the manager. During 65 minutes, Daku couldn’t even launch a single shot before making way for Indrit Tuci.

Substitutitons

Arber Hoxha – 6.7

He spent most of his time on the pitch by playing on the left side of the flank to pose threats for Czech which was not successfully done.

Indrit Tuci – 6.4

Despite replacing a striker, Tuci played a little deeper to the midfield area to protect his team from Czech’s relentless pressures for the rest of the game.

Taulant Seferi – 6.7

Seferi spent most of his time trying to get the ball back from the opponent as he played in the deep-lying midfield area. It was not a perfect performance as he only had five touches with no significant defending attempts.

Ernst Muci – 6.7

He barely touched the ball because, from the three touches he had on the ball, he lost it all. That pictured his contribution to Albania in the game.

Manager: Sylvinho – 6.5

He started to run out of strategy as in the last two games, Albania suffered two defeats. None of his plans worked out in this game despite Czech just playing well in front of their crowd.

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