Euro 2016: Former Arsenal man Tomas Rosicky makes Czech Republic squad for Euro 2016 – despite injury-ravaged season
'The Maestro' played a grand total of 19 minutes for the Gunners last term, but will lead out the Czechs
TOMAS ROSICKY played just 19 minutes of football for Arsenal last season – but he has been included in Czech Republic’s final 23-man squad for Euro 2016.
Czech captain Rosicky, who is now a free agent after leaving the north Londoners this summer, endured an injury-ravaged campaign last season.
The 35-year-old, nicknamed ‘The Maestro’, will be joined in Pavel Vrba’s squad with former Arsenal team-mate Petr Cech, plus other British-based players Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) and Jiri Skalak (Brighton).
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Czech Republic begin their campaign against Spain in Toulouse on 13 June, before games against Croatia and Turkey in Group D.
Czech Republic Euro 2016 squad
GOALKEEPERS: Petr Cech (Arsenal), Tomas Koubek (Slovan Liberec), Tomas Vaclik (Basel).
DEFENDERS: Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), Roman Hubnik (Viktoria Plzen), Pavel Kaderabek (Hoffenheim), Michal Kadlec (Fenerbahce), David Limbersky (Viktoria Plezn), Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday), Tomas Sivok (Bursaspor), Marek Suchy (Basel).
MIDFIELDERS: Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), Borek Dockal (Sparta Praha), Daniel Kolar (Viktoria Plzen), Ladislav Krejci (Sparta Prague), David Pavelka (Kasımpasa), Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux), Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal), Jiri Skalak (Brighton), Josef Sural (Sparta Prague).
STRIKERS: David Lafata (Sparta Prague), Tomas Necid (Bursaspor), Milan Skoda (Slavia Prague).
