Fernando Santos became the new coach From the Polish national team. The 68-year-old has had a lot of competition on his way to taking charge of the Polish team, because there is speculation in the media about, among others, Paulo Bento, Steven Gerrard or Vladimir Petkovic. It turns out that a few months ago a completely different candidate was at the top of the PZPN board’s wish list.
Cannavaro can take over the Polish national team. “It’s too risky.”
Santos’s predecessor was, of course, Czeslav Michnevic, who came to power the acting At the end of January last year. As reported on YouTube channel”Sports ReviewMateusz Schwiecki, Michniewitz was not the authorities’ first choice polishing FIFA. They wanted 2006 World Champion Fabio Cannavaro.
The Eleven Sports commentator also revealed why he didn’t eventually take charge of the team. Cannavaro said that he had spoken to the president that everything was on track. But he asked President Colizza how many meetings he would have with the players before a possible match with the Russian national team. The PZPN president replied that two days. The Italian then decided not to take the job because it was involved He said he needed at least a few training sessions, contact with this team, and our environment to take charge of the Polish team.
Last September, Cannavaro took over from Serie B champions Benevento Calcio. Previously, he gained experience in Chinese and Arab national teams, while in 2019, for less than two months, he served as the interim coach of the Chinese national team.
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The Polish national team will play its first meeting with the new coach in less than two months. On March 24 in Prague, the Poles will start qualifying for next year’s European Championship against the Czech Republic. Apart from our southern neighbors, in the Group E qualifiers euro In Germany we will face Albania, Moldova and the Faroe Islands.
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