A 3-1 defeat by the Czech Republic and a 1-0 victory by Albania. Negative balance of goals and more cons than pros. This was a brief summary of the previous grouping of the Polish national team, the first under the management of Fernando Santos. And despite this, team leaders Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczesny go to the clubs satisfied, although they understand that they have a lot of work ahead of them. After the second game, they came to the same conclusions.
Fernando Santos has a group behind him, after which, undoubtedly, his head will hurt more than once. Nevertheless, the breeder was able to draw positive conclusions from the game of his team, although there were few of them. After the meeting with Albania, many questions arose, i.e. who should be the leading and guiding figure of the white-reds and who should lead the game? The veterans of the Polish national team are well aware that they need to put a lot more quality into the game, but they have something to defend.
Wojciech Szczesny happy after grouping Poland
Currently, the Polish national team is undergoing a general restructuring, and a cruel, albeit hard to forgive, defeat by the Czech Republic has its justification. A modest victory over Albania cannot erase the ghost of that defeat. Wojciech Szczesny noted that this is only the beginning of a revolution taking place within the staff.
- If this match with the Czech Republic was cut out, then I consider the final grouping to be sensational. But this match was. It is known that there is a lack of satisfaction, because such a result and such an encounter should not happen to us. But I would evaluate the very beginning and the first grouping of coach Fernando Santos very positively, because the team believed in what the coach was offering us. Today was the beginning of these changes. We think this is a good way to take a step forward, - said the Poland goalkeeper in a post-match interview.
Robert Lewandowski shares the opinion of Wojciech Szczesny
Robert Lewandowski cannot say that this grouping was successful for him personally. We miss the old “Lewiy” who often won matches by himself, but he, like “Schena”, knows very well that there is still a lot of work ahead of the team to get on the right track. At the same time, he asked fans to be patient.
- We are in the process of reconstruction. Looking at the names and the team we played on, those schemes were a bit lacking. But it normal. You need some patience. After several training sessions, the new coach made pleasant conclusions, and this can be called positive. He understood what is the most effective training for us and what approach to matches works. One can look to the future with optimism, the captain of the “white-reds” frankly stated after the match with Albania.
Source: Wprost
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