Challenge: Only joint work will cover shortages

At a news conference, a week before valid qualifying matches for Euro 2020, Chalandes has said that no team is the same when there are serious shortages.

I'm not stupid. I know how hard it is with these shortages. France too was playing without Mbubren, Griesmann, Pogban, Hernandez Canten, nor that would be the same. The same principle applies to Kosovo. We're short of five first compound players”, he said.

Kosovo on 7 September to Czechia and three days later to England will play without the stars Milot Rasica, Arber Zeneli, Hekuran Kryeziu, Heroind Shala and Benjamin Colol.

As a coach, I can cry, complain about shortages or find solutions. Of course, I've chosen to find a solution. I have to give the team confidence to the players to work hard. I think I can't find a solution, replacing head-to-face players. We only have one choice. It's a collective reaction. Common work. We need to be compact, not just in the field, but with our mentality. Let's be fighters. Very strong on the head. It is my job to provoke to a large extent the players who will appear against one of the strongest teams in the world, such as England and to the extremely strong national like the Czech Republic”, he has said further.

Challandes has said he expects very difficult confrontation, with the focus he has said is currently at Chekhia.

There was a very good display. It can be protected very well. It's a lot of pressure. A lot of strong, even physically. It could be a problem for us because they have four-five very long players, and we're not so much. It's easy”, he said.