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The assumption is that Scotland have gained a substantial advantage by Petr Cech's absence for the Czech Republic this weekend, writes Chris Tait. The problem for the visitors is that the talismanic Chelsea goalkeeper would be first-choice for most national teams, and the fact that neither Jaroslav Drobny of Hamburg nor Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk's Jan Lastuvka have been able to displace him does not necessarily indicate an utter ineptitude between the posts.
Drobny is the more likely to start the match at Hampden and while he has endured a fairly traumatic start to the Bundesliga season - Hamburg have conceded 14 goals in just four matches - he has a wealth of experience and has represented the Czechs four times. Lastuvka has not yet played for his country but kept a clean sheet as Dnipro defeated Fulham in the second leg of their Europa League play-off last month. It would be unwise for Scotland to rely on the weakness of Cech's replacement, then.See the full content of this document
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Cerny Is Keeping the Faith in Czech Custodians
"Hamburg have started the Bundesliga very badly and have lost a lot of goals in the f...
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