But the Scotland keeper found himself crashing into the net, along with the ball. Marshall, who clearly wasn't expecting the Leverkusen forward's strike from distance, was sent scrambling. Schick stepped forward into the Scotland half and unleashed a ferocious effort that started well outside David Marshall's left-hand post. While some fingers might be pointed at Scotland centre-back Jack Hendry, whose ambitious shot was blocked and bounced into the Schick's path, but few could have foreseen what would happen next. Then he took the air from the Glasgow ground entirely with what might just be the best European Championship goal ever. 'Painfully familiar, as Scots suffer again'.If Schick can replicate Baroš's heroics against the Danes this weekend, he will take a large stride towards making history both individually and for his nation.The Bayer Leverkusen forward had already scored a splendid header just before the break to deflate a Hampden that was fit to burst in Scotland's first appearance at a men's finals in 23 years. We all believed we would easily get past them, but it turned into an awful and, I remember, rainy day in Copenhagen."
When the Czechs beat Denmark 3-0 in their 2004 quarter-final en route to a losing semi-final appearance, Baroš bagged two marvellous goals the Danes will note there is another in-form striker trying to produce a painful déjà vu moment.Ĭurrent Denmark defender Mathias Jørgensen told that match remains a sorry memory: "I think of EURO 2004 when I had a really bad experience watching the match in Copenhagen Town Hall Square. He's a team player just like everybody else," said Krmenčík, who predicts the former Sparta trainee and Bohemians loanee will finish as tournament top scorer.
If he scores but we lose, he's disappointed. "He's the kind of person for whom team success is more important than goals. Watch Baroš' double against Denmark in 2004įellow forward Michael Krmenčík confirms the dressing-room view of Schick, who has also played for Sampdoria, Roma and Leipzig (on loan). It didn't matter if his nose was bleeding or not!" "He took it and scored, so everything was fine. "Schick is very confident and he scores goals, so there was no reason to talk him out of it," added Coufal. "I did not hesitate to take the penalty – I could sniff a goal," said Schick of his penalty against Croatia on Matchday 2, when he had to change his blood-stained shirt before being allowed to convert the spot kick. Though different types of attackers, Schick and Baroš share one trait – a hunger for goals. I just need to look in his direction and when I see him, I get him the ball."
He always finds space, goes past players and manages to get into space in time and either uses his head or volleys – he does it so well. It was hard but he did brilliantly to get there. "I spotted Schick in position and knew, as soon as I got the ball and crossed, that he would beat the two defenders," he said. That would be great!"Ĭoufal provided an excellent assist for Schick's first goal, a fine header against Scotland in the Group D opener. And if we don't concede, then we are in the semis. If he wants to become a top player he must score one more goal. But we all want him to win the Golden Boot. He prepares more in his approach to finishing, though Milan Baroš was an excellent player too – he won the Champions League. "That is a hard question," said the Czechs' West Ham full-back. Vladimír Coufal also found the comparison difficult. Patrik is creating them on his own and has a strong left foot."
"Baroš played around Koller, who set up some goals for him. "'Bari' played off the main striker so I would liken Patrik more to Jan Koller, but they are different players," said the 69-cap former international. Tomáš Galásek, Czech Republic assistant coach, played with Baroš in 2004 and compared the pair for. Schick has already equalled Vladimír Šmicer's overall EURO tally of four and needs just one to sit alongside Baroš – the Czechs' all-time leading marksman at EURO finals after his Golden Boot-winning five strikes in 2004. The 25-year-old Bayer Leverkusen forward has claimed four crucial goals in as many games going into Saturday's Baku quarter-final against Denmark – and with Ronaldo's Portugal eliminated, he is the player most likely to catch or eclipse the Juventus star.
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