Santiago Denia wants more 'commitment' as Czechs look to cause shock against England

[p]The Spaniard, who was named head coach in the summer, got off to an inauspicious start at the weekend, with a first half where they struggled to threaten against the Croats.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] also lost their opener - 3-2 to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] at Wembley in an entertaining affair - with both sides now looking to kickstart their Nations League campaigns.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/denia-santiago/zBGq3u0i/"]Denia[/a], who has beaten the Three Lions at youth level during his career, is hoping to see growth in his Czech side.[/p][p]Speaking in his press conference ahead of the encounter, he said: "England are one of the best teams in the world. They have unbelievable individual players, and a great association.[/p][p][b]"We are focused on our development, to improve our performance. We analyse England a little, but this is an opportunity to grow. It is a very demanding tournament, but we are focusing on our improvement and on our leaders.[/b][/p][p]"We don’t have time for training; we only have time to recover, but we give all the details to our players."[/p][p][b]He added: "We want tomorrow to do a good performance, we want to do a good behaviour, we need the support, the fans, we need the support of everyone to improve our behaviour."[/b][/p][infobox id="5a8fbd57-e97c-4bdc-9f6b-fb0fb254e893" /][p]Seven years ago, the Czechs pulled off a big shock in the same stadium against the same opposition when they saw off England 2-1. Only [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a] survives from the England team who were humbled in Prague, whilst [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/coufal-vladimir/n92l9Tl1/"]Vladimir Coufal[/a] is the only home player who played in that game.[/p][p]Coufal did not train with the squad following the press conference, making his participation in the match questionable.[/p][p]He was tight-lipped over selection too, with a decision set to be made on their starting XI coming after a scheduled training session at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/slavia-prague/viXGgnyB/"]Slavia Prague[/a]'s stadium later on Monday. [/p][p]One player who could make his bow during the game is [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krejci-ladislav/nZ8SVvvE/"]Ladislav Krejci[/a]. The Wolves defender, well-known to Premier League viewers, came into the camp with a calf injury and was an unused substitute against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a].[/p][p]He is one who could be back, although his manager was non-committal when asked if one of his star players would feature, stating that they are taking care of him as he recovers from the knock he sustained against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] in the EFL Cup.[/p][p]Denia explained: "Before the list, for sure, we communicate with every club. During the break, the players are with the Czech Republic; we take care of the players.[/p][p]"We need the players 100%, physically and mentally. We have four games in this break; we communicate with the clubs. They have the interests in the players, but we care for them just as much as they do."[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/czech-republic-6LHwBDGU/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=AeCCmlWQ"]Follow the game with Flashscore.[/a][/p][infobox id="79bb87c6-d26e-46c2-b1ec-7eec56479c0a" /]