Interview with PAVEL NEDVED: I´m kaputt:)

[bltleo]

"I´m exhausted (kaputt") said Pavel Nedved....

The czech press Pravo published interview with Pavel Nedved.
Czech national team met before the world cup. In this connection Nedved made an interview. Surely Pavel Nedved is worried about the situation in Italy (scandal at Juventus Turin -betting scandals). Of course the situation is not easy for Nedved.

Important thoughts from the interview :

1. Pavel Nedved said that he has been very exhausted (kaputt:). He don´t care of this italian scandal now. He concentrates and saves his energy for the world cup.

2. He said that he don´t feel so good recently. He had some problems with his blood and needed to take medication against this. After the season he feeels totally kaputt. They had hard season with Juventus. They won titel in Italy but were not successful so much in the Champions League. It was hard season he said.

3. HIS OPINION ABOUT ITALIAN SCANDAL
He did not want to answer this quesiton. When he was leaving Italy, they told him to to say anything about this scandal. His club Juventus is involved in this betting scandal as we know. He only said that it was not good for Juventusl. I think he is a bit worried about this (my opinion).

4. IF HE PLAN TO FINISH HIS CAREER AFTER WORLD CUP
he said that there are many alternatives and one of alternative is that he finish. In summer he will be 34 and he will see if he has mood and if he is still fit to play soccer in professional league. He is healthy, only a bit kaputt after hard season.

He asked himself: MAYBE IT WAS ALREADY A BIT LATE FOR Me TO PLAY IN THIS WORLD CUP.

MY COMMENT to this: Well he is in the squad, he will play, however he asked himself this question. Looks like he feel too old:). Does not he feel fit himself? Just asking myself. He seems like he lost his motivation. Maybe it is because of scandal at Juventus Turin. I don´t know.

Plánujete po mistrovství světa ukončit kariéru?
Je tam více variant a myslím si, že i tahle je ve hře. V létě mi bude čtyřiatřicet a uvidím, jestli budu mít ještě chuť hrát, ale zatím jí mám a velkou a doufám, že to bude vidět na mistrovství světa. Zdravotně jsem v současné době naprosto v pořádku, ale zároveň si říkám, jestli pro mě už mistrovství světa nepřišlo příliš pozdě

5. IF CZECH REPUBLIC IS FAVORITE
He said NO. He mentioned in earlier interviews that Czech were favorite. HE said in the interview that he was a bit euphoric and smiled:). Many players were injured and did not play full season. But than he added that maybe it was their advantage. The best is to let surprise anyone.

source:
http://www.sport.cz/fotbal/f_repre/85758-nedved--jsem-ted-totalne-vycerpany.html

P.S Sorry for mistakes in English. I want to admit that my mother language is German. So there might be some mistakes in my translatation from Czech. I hope you understand. THANKS.

BLTLEO
GERMANY

[russ]

Thanks-interesting stuff.

I'm sure Bruckners smart enough to work on tactical issues andfilm study for a few days to let Nedved and some others get some physical rest.It's another illustration of the problems for a coach who has a roster of all European league regulars for a June tournament.

It's a completely different situation than Arena's.

[Chowderhead]

He needs to pull a Denmark 92. That is, to cool out on some Greek island, read some anti-Catholic best seller while sunning himself, share a bottle of wine every night with the wife (who is probably a looker), wake up between 9:30 and 10:00 every day, buy some local jewelry and crafts, crack jokes with a couple of photographers, and then helo in to Germany at the last minute.

[FirstStar]

Good news for the Italians, who see him in game 3. Not quite so good for us, who see him in game 1.

[DutchFootballRulez]

Bruckner might make Nedved a sub in the first game. I doubt it, but if Nedved is truly unfit and needs rest (he's 34 after all) It makes sense to use him vs. Ghana and Italy and hope to win vs. the US or draw vs. The US with a lesser team if it means a fit Nedved vs. Ghana and Italy.

[schmuckatelli]

The best hope for the US is to get three points out of the first match. If they have the good fortune to play against a Czech Republic side that features a mentally and physically drained Nedved, that will certainly increase the US's chances. I remember how lifeless Luis Figo looked against the US in 2002, and badly it affected Portugal's ability to attack. I'm not discounting that Nedved was "sandbagging" in this interview, however.

[bwach]

He may be sandbagging, but this article (http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=368346&cc=5901) backs up the one from bltleo that Nedved's heart just doesn't seem in it:

Nedved is not getting carried away by a wave of optimism in his homeland as the Czech Republic approach their first finals since separating from Czechoslovakia.

'Maybe the fans think we can win it, but I do not know whether such optimism is the right thing. We have to be realists,' he said.

If he's had medical issues recently (i.e. the blood work), that could weigh on his mind some. Pair that with Juve having legal issues and you could say he's having the worst month he's had in quite a long time.

[wolfp10]

Nedved doesn't seem mentally ready and capable for a succesful World Cup run. Could be a plus to us.

[sidefootsitter]

So the guy pulled a grueling 10 month season and is a little down.

BFD.

They'll rest him for a few days the same way the Swedes will rest Freddie Ljundberg. Both will be ready to go in three weeks time.

Also, how exactly does this not affect the US? Keller, 'Dolo, Gooch, Lewis, Reyna and McBride have gone through the same grinder.

[bltleo]

Nedved doesn't seem mentally ready and capable for a succesful World Cup run. Could be a plus to us.


it is hard to say. I think he does not seem to be pretty motivated as months ago. I think Bruckner will arrange some mental training for him to motivate him.

I really think that we will not see the same czech team as we did see in Euro 2004. Many players got older, are tired, many were injured and did not play many months and they will come without any big training or playing experience in past months to the world cup. They have few days to prepare.
I think czech team is a bit old:)

[VBSoccerFan]

So the guy pulled a grueling 10 month season and is a little down.

BFD.

They'll rest him for a few days the same way the Swedes will rest Freddie Ljundberg. Both will be ready to go in three weeks time.

Also, how exactly does this not affect the US? Keller, 'Dolo, Gooch, Lewis, Reyna and McBride have gone through the same grinder.

The effectiveness of it depends on what he's feeling. Tired? A few days rest can make a big difference. Burned out? Sick of it all? A few days rest isn't going to help. We can't know which, but I think it is at least as likely that we will see an uninspired Pavel Nedved as that we will see a rejuvenated one.

[sidefootsitter]

The effectiveness of it depends on what he's feeling. Tired? A few days rest can make a big difference. Burned out? Sick of it all? A few days rest isn't going to help. We can't know which, but I think it is at least as likely that we will see an uninspired Pavel Nedved as that we will see a rejuvenated one. He was tired during the season, which didn't prevent him from playing and playing well.

Now, he's got a month to recover his bearings.

Thinking that Pavel - or Francesco Totti or Jan Koller or Gianluigi Buffon or whoever - is not going to be ready to play in the Cup is one of those idiotic Big Soccer fantasies that smack of a total lack of confidence in own abilities.

[superdave]

As far as Bruckner resting Nedved one match, wouldn't it make more sense to start him the first and third matches, and use him as a sub in the second? It's kind of wishful thinking to hope that it'll be the US match Bruckner will choose to sit Nedved (if, in fact, that's his plan.)


Also, how exactly does this not affect the US? Keller, 'Dolo, Gooch, Lewis, Reyna and McBride have gone through the same grinder.
As usual, you're wrong, as, first, none of those guys played a bunch of CL matches, and second, Keller's a goalie, and third, Reyna and Lewis missed time, and fourth, NONE of those players have the same pressure as a star at Juve.

It's like you go out of your way to argue with people, even if it means writing stuff that is blatantly silly.

[VBSoccerFan]

Thinking that Pavel - or Francesco Totti or Jan Koller or Gianluigi Buffon or whoever - is not going to be ready to play in the Cup is one of those idiotic Big Soccer fantasies that smack of a total lack of confidence in own abilities.

Right, like no player ever has a let down in a major competition. They're all robots that perform at their peak level all the time. Nothing fazes them.

[Father Ted]

He's tired. Don't worry. 3 and a half weeks should be plenty of rest for him. I felt tired for a few days last week due to a culmination of long hours at work for several weeks. Took 2 days off. Now I'm fine.

[bltleo]

After a bittersweet season with Juventus, whose Italian title win has been tarnished by an ongoing corruption scandal, the Czech star is keeping his options open if he will finish his career or not. But it will be after the world cup.

I think the Juventus Turin scandal makes him a bit kaputt. Maybe he has been only now a bit tired, but after few weeks he will be motivated. He is in Prague, so away from Italy. Maybe it is good for him to get away from all this and just to concentrate on World cup. But maybe he is not motivated enough.

NEDVED also said that USA can be big "surprise" in this world cup and Ghana is "african Brazil". Of course Nedved is very familiar with italian soccer so he did not want to mention his opinon on Italy. It is like second homeland for him:).

He said that Italy wants to be first in the group. Because they want to avoid Brazil. He talked about it with his italian colleagues. Then he added that he would not mind to play against Brazil. Looks like he don´t think Czech can be first in the group. More he says that USA can be surprise or Ghana.

The interview was not so optimistic.

I think it has something to do with last italian scandal. It makes him worries.
It is visible on him. It took a lot of him.

source:
http://fotbal.idnes.cz/z-kauzy-juventusu-mi-dobre-neni-rika-nedved-fkx-/ms-fotbal-2006.asp?c=A060518_170153_ms-fotbal-2006_min

[bwach]

He was tired during the season, which didn't prevent him from playing and playing well.

Now, he's got a month to recover his bearings.

Thinking that Pavel - or Francesco Totti or Jan Koller or Gianluigi Buffon or whoever - is not going to be ready to play in the Cup is one of those idiotic Big Soccer fantasies that smack of a total lack of confidence in own abilities.

The US sees success in this world cup by:

A) Playing over thier heads.
B) The competition not playing up to their abilities.
C) Refereeing errors.

Note there is no (D) Beating the Czechs and Italians outright in a game of soccer.

So this thread is about option (B). Please let us indulge our fantasies.

[Henry Porter]

So the guy pulled a grueling 10 month season and is a little down.

BFD.

They'll rest him for a few days the same way the Swedes will rest Freddie Ljundberg. Both will be ready to go in three weeks time.

Also, how exactly does this not affect the US? Keller, 'Dolo, Gooch, Lewis, Reyna and McBride have gone through the same grinder.

I disagree. None of those players played the amount of games with the importance that Nedved did. Part of Juve's problems during the last 1/3 of the season comes from a lack of rotation. Nedved played far too many games to be at his best during the WC. However, he's still a force to reckon with.

[Adam Zebrowski]

I think nedved played to get by from about february on till the start of april...

then he played more inspired ball...

was he pacing himself???

the champions league performance matched the league play somewhat, so I suspect, he wanted to play better, but could NOT...

still a 90% nedved is about equal to a 100% donovan

[Hustletown]

This could sound idiotic of me, but I've never really been that worried about Nedved going in. Obviously, his skill and experience are key but having watched plenty of Juventus games this year on GolTV, he's not played very well or looked very energetic. It was on full display for everyone in the CL matches against Arsenal.

I can understand wanting to save up, but playing with that mentality for that long can become very detrimental. At his age, I don't think you can just flip a switch and play lights out like you could have maybe 6-8 years ago.

I always thought his coming back to the Czech team was to provide more leadership than anything else.

Tomas Rosicky is the one we should be most concerned about in the Czech midfield. He's the creative force. Rosicky was the catalyst in their entire run through qualifying in the toughest European group. Nedved only came back for the playoff against Norway. Rosicky is the Czech Republic's point man, and if anyone can carry the CR through this World Cup it will have to be him in my opinion. It's been Rosicky's team for the last year and a half or so in my opinion.