Articles by Tomas Danicek

About Tomas Danicek

Tomas Danicek is a freelance football writer who has juggled his interest in Asian and African football ever since 2011. He mostly likes to write player profiles and pieces on those away from the spotlight. He's part of the Sandals for Goalposts team and his words have otherwise appeared on Just Football and Ahdaaf.

Gulf Cup: Hélio Sousa magic, slow starts and newfound Saudi identity

December 12, 2019 Tomas Danicek

For a neutral observer, this year’s Gulf Cup could hardly have offered a more tempting final menu. Two sides with monstrous chips on their shoulders battling it out until the very last second of the […]

Behind the Numbers: Could Sri Lanka stay goalless?

November 18, 2019 Tomas Danicek

Five qualifiers in and one whole(-ish) round behind them, Sri Lanka are still sitting on a frustrating and unprecedented zero goals scored. How come, and do they have what it takes to eventually break through? […]

Indonesia – Asia’s most confused and confusing side

November 14, 2019 Tomas Danicek

The prospect of four Southeast Asian sides squaring off in hard-fought battles and conspiring to topple the UAE in Group G was arguably always too good to be true. A foursome turning into a threesome […]

In appreciation of Cambodia – yes, the team that just lost 14-0

October 13, 2019 Tomas Danicek

You may have noticed, Iran played Cambodia on Thursday and it got really ugly, really fast. A thrashing in Tehran was arguably inevitable but it was made „worse“ by the increased coverage due to the […]

Still short on firepower, Taiwan’s best generation may come to waste

October 9, 2019 Tomas Danicek

Let’s say I’d ask you to give me one Asian nation that’s currently living through the golden years of its entire history, or at least the modern era. A couple of you would waste no […]