The opening match, the all-rounder, and the match of honor – the history of Poles’ performances in major tournaments in the 21st century is almost the same. Almost, because Euro 2016 is the best tournament, where Adam Navalka’s side reached the quarter-finals. There’s also the recent World Cup in Qatar, where Czeslaw Mishnjevic’s side qualified from the group, but in style no one wants to remember.
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Piotr Świerczewski speaks live before the match against France
Now in Germany, Michel Proppers’ side lost to the Netherlands 1:2, then were beaten by Austria (1:3) and now only have to face favorites France on Tuesday. And return home, because no result will allow the Poles to advance.
– I don’t have high expectations before this match. France is a very strong team, and of course in sports, the favorite does not always win, but we are playing against a champion candidate. So let’s try to play a nice game, maybe there will be discoveries – Świerczewski does not set a high bar for the team, but he is already thinking about the coming months. However, he believes that no one can be written off, especially Coach Probers.
– Michel will continue to build the team for the Nations League. I think he did a good job because he took over a team in a very bad situation. There was no execution, no idea, nothing. I know that our players are weaker than many other teams and that Probiers is not a magician, but I saw some ideas in his team, and that gives me reasons for optimism – says Świerczyevsky, who played 75 matches for the national team.
The team captain pointed out the cause of the problems
In his opinion, it is too early to talk about rebuilding the team. Wojciech Szczesny is about to end his national team career, and captain Robert Lewandowski is also aging.
-This is the decision of these men. Well, it depends on their mood. If they want to play and prove that they are the best, why would they give up? Wojtek will tell himself what he wants to do next, so let’s wait, says Świerczewski and draws attention to the Poles’ history of appearances in major events.
– Now we have a very strong group. We talked about France, as well as the Netherlands and Austria, which have the best team in many years. This in turn results from their training regime. It brings results. This is definitely what we are missing. There is a lot of talk about youth, but there is no situation where they emerge and dominate. You look at the young people from the training systems in Germany and the Netherlands and our training systems. This is an abyss, says the former captain of the national team.
It points out all the problems, their causes, and the ways others deal with them.
– The French invented the system before they won the world championship in 1998. Here, a lot depends on the teachers. Personally, I have a thesis that, for example, we do not use the experience and knowledge of former players. I’m not saying everyone is adequate, but certainly a large portion of them are. I played in three clubs in France and in each club I saw former players among the youth coaches, sports directors and even on the board of directors. Please look at Bayern, same thing. What about us? Tragedy. “I don’t want to offend anyone, I know that people in our clubs are also trying, but I don’t see that every possibility is being used,” says Świerczewski.
source:Onet Sports Review
Date of creation: 24 June 2024 at 16:10
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