The Czech press unanimously called for the head of national coach Petr Rada on Thursday, a day after he led his side to a 2-1 home defeat to neighbours Slovakia in a World Cup 2010 qualifier.
Petr Rada, you have to go, read the sport editorial in the daily newspaper Dnes, one of the country s most popular papers.
It s easier to find water in the Sahara than to find any kind of system in the play of the Czech team, it added.
Wednesday night s defeat leaves the Czech Republic in fourth place in European qualifying Group Three, five points behind group leaders Northern Ireland with only four matches remaining.
The daily Sport said a change is necessary, not only in terms of the coach, but also in the leadership of the (national football) federation. If not, there is a danger that Czech football will experience a heavy fall .
Popular daily Blesk went even further, claiming that Rada had brought shame on the nation .
Rada, meanwhile, has refused to step down and will await the outcome of the Czech football federation s next executive committee meeting on April 8.
I will not flee the battlefield, he told the media on Thursday.
Rada replaced veteran coach Karel Bruckner after the Czech Republic s group-stage elimination at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
