Prior to his €34 million move to Roma in 2017, sporting director Monchi described the then 21-year-old as being “one of the brightest prospects in international football”. Since his loan spell at Bohemians, Schick has endured a nomadic career, having played for four clubs in five years. The Czech Republic international cited Ibrahimovic as a role model but played down the comparisons. It was not long before Schick was earmarked as the next Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He flourished, with 13 goals in 35 appearances, 14 of those being starts. The forward joined Sampdoria from Sparta Prague in the summer of 2016 for €4 million (£3.5 million). That’s how well he was performing that big European sides started to take notice.” They didn’t know he was on loan from Sparta. But the craziest thing is halfway through the season Paris Saint-Germain contacted us about the possibility of signing Patrik. He joined us because he heard about Patrik’s story.
“We had a player called Abdulla Yusuf Helal who now plays for Slavia Prague. It was only a year but I’m so proud we had the opportunity to see him play for us. In the recent history of Bohemians, the last 15 years, we haven’t had a player like Patrik Schick. Whenever he does interviews he speaks well about Bohemians but criticises Sparta. They hardly played him and sent him out on loan because they didn’t have the patience to let a young player like Patrik develop. “He rarely played at Sparta and for whatever reason they didn’t believe in him. “I honestly believe his loan spell at Bohemians is the best thing that could’ve happened to him,” says Jakubowicz. These days the club have emerging prospect Adam Hlozek on their books but there was once a time when the immediate need for results prevented young players like Schick from factoring in the manager’s plans. Darek Jakubowicz, the managing director at Bohemians, believes Sparta never appreciated Schick’s talents. Schick played a total of 36 league minutes during his time with Sparta’s first team between 20. Fans of Sparta Prague and Bohemians don’t like each other so when Patrik joined they were like, ‘Why on earth have we signed him?’ But when he started scoring goals the fans realised he was becoming an important player for us and they loved him.” He has that X factor and once he felt settled at the club that’s when he started to shine. “Patrik is an introvert but when he was on the pitch he was a killer. “He was a young player so he still had plenty to learn,” says Trucha. The likes of Vaclav Kadlec, David Lafata, Kehinde Fatai and Lukas Julis were ahead of Schick in the pecking order but those at Bohemians were aware of his potential. It was Bohemians who took a chance on the forward when parent club Sparta Prague were reluctant to give him an opportunity in the first team. In 27 league appearances, Schick scored eight goals. It has been five years since he last wore the green and white jersey, yet those at the club still view Schick as a great role model for the young players. But long before the 25-year-old rose to prominence, it was during a loan spell at Bohemians in 2015-16 that he honed his craft to start becoming the player he is today. Schick is proving to be the poster boy for the Czech Republic at these Euros after his audacious goal from the halfway line against Scotland highlighted his quality and he is one goal away from drawing level with the tournament’s top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo. But there was one game we needed to win and Patrik scored two goals and we thought, ‘Hallelujah, he has arrived. “Being in a situation like that was so hard and upsetting at times. Choose ANY name - including your own.“Our form was terrible, we were struggling to get points on the table and we were pretty much on the verge of getting sacked,” Trucha tells The Athletic. You can get name and number printing on any kit available within our store, in the same style the players wear on the pitch. We offer extended Christmas returns - all items bought from 1st November - 24th December can be returned until 31st January. If you aren't satisfied with your purchase, send it back within 30 days via our online return centre (excludes personalised items). We have a mix of shipping options depending on your needs, but can delivery next day to most of Europe, 2 days to USA and 3-4 days to the Rest of the World. Our kits are all official, licensed products and we don't sell fakes. Buy from one of the world's oldest and most trusted football stores.Įverything we sell is fully authentic and ships from our UK warehouse. We were founded in 2004 and have shipped over 1 million orders.
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