Czechs were below par - Bruckner

Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner conceded his side were "not at their best" during their 1-0 victory over Switzerland at Euro 2008.

"We did a good job. The first match is always very important and three points is an excellent start," he said.

"We were not at our best but we can play better and we will play better.

"I don't think it is fair to say we set out to play a defensive game. We were against the home side and who were a goal down for half of the second half."

He added: "We were always going to come under pressure and although we made a few mistakes, we coped well."

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Czech captain Tomas Ujfalusi agreed with his coach about the overall perfomance.

"The most important thing is that we got the win," he stated.

"We made some errors but overall our defence held out. We waited for our chance and when it came we took it. We have to continue like that."

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