Pavel Nedved, a hero last year
for Lazio when he scored the winning -- and last ever -- goal in
the European Cup Winners' Cup final, is hoping to find similar
success this year in the European championships with the Czech
national team.
After the finals, the 27-year-old free-kick specialist said
he may be ready for a move from Lazio and said he would love to
play for Manchester United.
The Czechs are depending on the gifted midfielder with a
penchant for clashing with referees to provide extra scoring
potential behind Anderlecht's scoring machine Jan Koller.
Nedved was sent off in the qualifying match against the
Faroe Islands for arguing with the referee and with Patrick
Berger suspended for the first two matches of the finals --
against the Netherlands and France, even more of an onus will
fall on the Lazio player.
Nedved has scored seven goals in 41 internationals and is
currently among the top 10 earners in Serie A. He moved to Lazio
after winning three Czech league titles with Sparta Prague --
and has now helped Rome club to their first league title since
1974.
Even though he has traded his Czech tastes for Italian --
collecting wine, for example, despite having launched his career
in Plzen, a city world-known for its Pilsner Urquell lager -- he
has not ruled out the possibility of a transfer.
"I like playing in Italy, but the stress is enormous here
and quite often it's killing me," he told the Czech journal
Hattrick.
(Dailysoccer)
for Lazio when he scored the winning -- and last ever -- goal in
the European Cup Winners' Cup final, is hoping to find similar
success this year in the European championships with the Czech
national team.
After the finals, the 27-year-old free-kick specialist said
he may be ready for a move from Lazio and said he would love to
play for Manchester United.
The Czechs are depending on the gifted midfielder with a
penchant for clashing with referees to provide extra scoring
potential behind Anderlecht's scoring machine Jan Koller.
Nedved was sent off in the qualifying match against the
Faroe Islands for arguing with the referee and with Patrick
Berger suspended for the first two matches of the finals --
against the Netherlands and France, even more of an onus will
fall on the Lazio player.
Nedved has scored seven goals in 41 internationals and is
currently among the top 10 earners in Serie A. He moved to Lazio
after winning three Czech league titles with Sparta Prague --
and has now helped Rome club to their first league title since
1974.
Even though he has traded his Czech tastes for Italian --
collecting wine, for example, despite having launched his career
in Plzen, a city world-known for its Pilsner Urquell lager -- he
has not ruled out the possibility of a transfer.
"I like playing in Italy, but the stress is enormous here
and quite often it's killing me," he told the Czech journal
Hattrick.
(Dailysoccer)
