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Rosicky plays down injury fears and says he will be fit to captain Czechs at Euros
Posted Sunday, May 27, 2012 by Dailymail

Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky has played down concerns that he will be missing the European Championships due to a calf problem.

The Arsenal midfielder has not been in full training with the Czech team, as they prepare in Austria before their warm-up game against Israel.

Rosicky plays down injury fears and says he will be fit to captain Czechs at Euros
I'll be fine: Tomas Rosicky (left) is confident he will be fit to captain the Czech Republic

Rosicky may be set to miss this game, and could be racing to be fit for his side's final game before the tournament against Hungary.

Yet the 31-year-old believes there is little doubt as to whether he will be fit to lead the side out at the Euros.

'It does not make me nervous anyhow. I count on being 100 per cent ready for the Euros,' said Rosicky as quoted on skysports.com.

'There is no space for risking now. We would be silly if we did something like that.

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