The Polish National Team Thread

[RobbieD_PL]

Fantastic Group. With our opening match against the tar-feathered eagles we'll be on our toes right from the off. None of this "not taking the opposition seriously" sh*t. Then we can go and detroy Hrvatska and the Eastern-Reich.

I think we can get at least 4 pts and at most 7.

 

[Tosiek]

I've started count days off till 8th of June. If we win this, we'll win the whole competition.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

I've started count days off till 8th of June. If we win this, we'll win the whole competition.

Yeh, it'll just get easier from that victory. All the way to, even including, the final.

 

[Tosiek]

I've read several articles about the EURO 2008 Draw including commentary of each coach of the team which we are going to meet there. Papers and people related with football, especially from Germany and Austria are disregarding us as much as they only can. I hope we'll show those arrogant fags where's their place and make huge surprise on this tournament.

I can't wait for the upcoming training camp in Turkey. For sure Beenhakker will discover new players who might travel to Austria and Switzerland.

 

[RobbieD_PL]

I've read several articles about the EURO 2008 Draw including commentary of each coach of the team which we are going to meet there. Papers and people related with football, especially from Germany and Austria are disregarding us as much as they only can. I hope we'll show those arrogant fags where's their place and make huge surprise on this tournament.

I can't wait for the upcoming training camp in Turkey. For sure Beenhakker will discover new players who might travel to Austria and Switzerland.

Don't worry about their arrogance; it's because they're Aryans they just can't help it. Even when we pwn them they'll still be whining like always.

(NB I didn't use "if" )

 

[Tosiek]

Another training camp is planned on 27th of January to 8th of February on Cyprus. We are going to face there Finland ( their team will be based on their league players) and Czech Republic ( the strongest team).

source

 

[Tosiek]

Euzebiusz Smolarek has been chosen the Footballer of the Year 2007 in Poland in plebiscite of the weekly "Piłka Nożna".

Well deserved.

 

[Tosiek]

Antalyaspor 0:9 POLSKA

Poland's squad:

First half: Przyrowski - Broź, Kokoszka, Pawelec, Lisowski - Boguski, Wawrzyniak, Majewski, Kuklis, Pawłowski - Grzelak

Second half: Gostomski - Bartczak, Kuś, Pazdan, Rzeźniczak - Bonin, Goliński, T. Nowak, Madejski - D. Nowak, Zahorski

Goal scorers: Bartłomiej Grzelak (10), Jakub Wawrzyniak (32), Tomasz Zahorski (49, 51, 80, 87), Marcin Kuś (72), Dawid Nowak (75), Michał Goliński (84)

I haven't seen the match because this sparing hasn't been showed by any TV channel. I'm going to post highlights later if I get them.

Our team based only on young, talented players from Polish league did well today, the score says for itself. Next game with Bosnia on Saturday will be broadcast by TVP 2.

 

[Tosiek]

I can't find any highlights but have some pictures from that game: gallery

 

[Tosiek]

Bosnia 0:1 Polska

42' Goliński


It's not what I expected before the game but it's always a win. We dominated most of time, had chances to score but only once changed it on goal.

 

[Jovan92]

Guys,what do you think of Grzegorz Bronowicki?


....He plays for Red Star

 

[Tosiek]

He's awesome.

 

[Tosiek]

'Unlucky' Lubański's legacy

To help mark UEFA's Jubilee, each national association was asked to nominate its most outstanding player of the past 50 years. In the latest of a series of articles looking at the Golden Player selected by the nations who have qualified for UEFA EURO 2008™, uefa.com remembers the career of Wlodzimierz Lubański.

Włodzimierz Lubański was Poland's record scorer with 50 goals in 80 games. He was his country's youngest-ever debutant when, at the age of 16, he found the net in a 9-0 win against Norway in September 1963. And despite injuries, he served his national team for 17 seasons. Nonetheless, of his nomination as Golden Player, he said only: "I did my best and, after all these years, it's nice to know it was worth it."

Domestic bliss
Lubanski started out with PA Nova Gliwice, but spent most of his career with the great Górnik Zabrze. Here he won seven Polish championships and top-scored in the First Division for four consecutive seasons from 1966-69 – still an Ekstraklasa record.

European success
In 1970 he was part of the Górnik team which became the only Polish side to contest a European final when they met England's Manchester City FC in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Although Górnik lost 2-1, Lubanski was the leading marksman in that year's UEFA club competitions with seven goals.

Golden boy
Two years later he captained the Poland squad that struck gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, beating Hungary 2-1 in the final. He described the experience as "something very special", but there were difficult times ahead.

Injury threat
During a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier against England in Chorzow, Lubanski was seriously injured in a challenge with England's Roy McFarland which almost ended his career. It took two years before he was fit enough to play again at the top level, and it was not until 1977 that he donned the Poland shirt once more. His final international came in 1980, in a 1-1 draw with Czechoslovakia, bringing to a close a wonderful career which yielded a half-century of goals.

Belgian adventure
In 1975 Lubanski moved to Belgian side KSC Lokeren OV, where he saw out his playing days. Under communist rule only players aged 28 or over were permitted to leave Poland and ply their trade abroad, and it was felt that a footballer of the stature of Lubanski was allowed to go only because injury had diminished his talent.

Life after playing
Still, this was a great player – elegant, quick, intelligent and strong. Lubanski lives in Belgium to this day and is an assistant coach at Lokeren working mostly with the club's strikers.

'Well respected'
"He was Poland's most talented player and also one of the most unlucky. Because of injury he did not play in the 1974 World Cup in which Poland did so well. As a player and as a man he was well respected by the whole team," his friend and former international colleague Grzegorz Lato said.




LEGEND!:Carlos*o:

 

[Tosiek]

Mecze reprezentacji Polski przed finałami ME 2008:

2 lutego - Polska - Finlandia (na Cyprze)
6 lutego - Polska - Czechy (na Cyprze)
27 lutego - Polska - Estonia (Wronki)
26 marca - Polska - USA (w Polsce)
26 maja - Polska - Macedonia (w Niemczech)
1 czerwca - Polska - Dania (Chorzów)

 

[Tosiek]

Poland recall for striker Wichniarek

Artur Wichniarek is back in the Poland squad Poland coach Leo Beenhakker has selected 36 players for the friendly games against Finland and the Czech Republic in Cyprus on 2 and 6 February, with DSC Arminia Bielefeld forward Artur Wichniarek recalled after a four-and-a-half year absence.

Two squads
The players have been divided into two groups: 22 home-based Ekstraklasa players are named for the match against Finland, with 16 of that number to return to Poland afterwards to be replaced by 14 foreign-based players. The remaining group of 20 will be involved in the friendly against fellow UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifiers, Czech Republic.

Wichniarek recall
The most notable inclusion by Beenhakker is that of Wichniarek – the 30-year-old with 16 caps is back after last representing Poland against Estonia in August 2003. Meanwhile, AJ Auxerre forward Ireneusz Jeleń is again omitted along with Manchester United FC goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak, who falls behind Celtic FC's Artur Boruc and Arsenal FC's Łukasz Fabiański in the pecking order. Poland play in Group B at this summer's finals in Austria and Switzerland, facing Germany, Austria and Croatia.

Poland squad (v Finland)Goalkeepers: Mariusz Pawełek (Wisła Kraków), Sebastian Przyrowski (Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski).

Defenders: Grzegorz Bartczak (Zagłębie Łubin), Łukasz Broź (RTS Widzew Łód&#378, Marcin Kuś (Korona Kielce), Mariusz Pawelec (Górnik Zabrze), Adam Kokoszka (Wisła Kraków), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Legia Warszawa), Tomasz Lisowski (RTS Widzew Łód&#378, Michał Pazdan (Górnik Zabrze).

Midfielders: Piotr Brożek (Wisła Kraków), Rafał Murawski (Lech Pozna&#324, Michał Goliński (Zagłębie Łubin), Piotr Kuklis (RTS Widzew Łód&#378, Wojciech Łobodziński (Zagłębie Łubin), Kamil Grosicki (Legia Warszawa), Łukasz Garguła (GKS Bełchatów), Radosław Majewski (Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski), Marek Zieńczuk (Wisła Kraków).

Forwards: Tomasz Zahorski (Górnik Zabrze), Paweł Brożek (Wisła Kraków), Dawid Nowak (GKS Bełchatów).


Poland squad (v Czech Republic)
Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Celtic FC), Łukasz Fabiański (Arsenal FC).

Defenders: Marcin Wasilewski (RSC Anderlecht), Marcin Kuś (Korona Kielce), Mariusz Jop (FC Moskva), Jacek Bąk (FK Austria Wien), Michał Żewłakow (Olympiacos CFP), Tomasz Lisowski (RTS Widzew Łód&#378, Grzegorz Bronowicki (FK Crvena Zvezda).

Midfielders: Rafał Murawski (Lech Pozna&#324, Dariusz Dudka (Wisła Kraków), Mariusz Lewandowski (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Wojciech Łobodziński (Zagłębie Łubin), Jakub Błaszczykowski (BV Borussia Dortmund), Radosław Majewski (Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski), Jacek Krzynówek (VfL Wolfsburg), Euzebiusz Smolarek (Real Racing Club Santander).

Forwards: Tomasz Zahorski (Górnik Zabrze), Maciej Żurawski (Celtic FC), Artur Wichniarek (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).


I love Beenhakker but tell me why he has called up Żurawski who doesn't play at all for over 1 season?!!! Jeleń isn't there again and surprisingly Kuszczak who play much more than Fabiański.

I'm glad of Wichniarek's comeback. He's the man and hopefully he will prove that he deserves for the next call up.:Carlos*o:

 

[RobbieD_PL]

Ah Wichniarek, He reminds me of that fruit... Jak to sie nazywa?

But Kuszczak let in that goal against Colombia

BTW, Anthony, I love your use of the word "plebiscite". It reminds me so much of the voting w Slaski miedzywojeny I oszcywiscje nasze powstanie w tych czasach

 

[Tosiek]

Today we face Finland in friendly game at Cyprus. Our team bases only on players from Polish league.

I expect a lot of fight, commitment, some good football and individual tricks.

 

[Jaboldinho]

You're Going Down!

I expect a good match, too. We have a new coach (Stuart Baxter), but he won't be coaching in this match, yet.

 

[Tosiek]

Poland 1:0 Finland


Polish team captain Adam Kokoszka scored a nice header and let us win. First half was balanced and it's hard to say which team dominated. Finland had a few chances but they've wasted them.

In the second half Beenhakker have changed three players and we started playing better. About 70 minute our coach did again three changes. Second half was definitely much better with lot's of chances to score.

 

[Tosiek]

Otto Barić: Polacy, nie liczcie na wiele

Były selekcjoner drużyny narodowej Austrii, Otto Barić, studzi nadzieje Polaków na wielki sukces na Euro 2008. Zdaniem Chorwata w grupie B trudno dopatrywać się faworytów imprezy. - Ani Niemcy, ani tym bardziej Polska czy Austria nie zasługują na to miano. Chorwacja też nie, choć moich rodaków stać na wiele - mówi Barić.

- Podobał się Panu mecz Austriaków z Niemcami?
OTTO BARIĆ: - Interesujący, ale bez fajerwerków. Pierwsza połowa należała do gospodarzy, którym jednak zabrakło skuteczności. W drugiej Niemcy byli lepsi, co udowodnili zdobywając trzy gole, jednak niczego wielkiego nie pokazali. Od nich można wymagać więcej.

- Czy na podstawie spotkań towarzyskich można ocenić realną siłę drużyn przygotowujących się do ME?
- Absolutnie nie. Te mecze nie są miarodajne. Trenerzy nie zawsze rzucają do boju wszystkich najlepszych piłkarzy, eksperymentują. Wyniki nie zawsze odzwierciedlają aktualne możliwości zespołów. Może Niemcy są teoretycznie lepsi od Austriaków o trzy bramki, ale czy "moja" Chorwacja jest słabsza od Holandii tyle, by przegrać 0:3? Wątpię. Zresztą, gdyby Austriacy wytrzymali w narzuconym przez siebie tempie jeszcze kilkanaście minut, może zdobyli bramkę, to myślę, że by nie przegrali. Ale czy ktoś powiedziałby wtedy, że są lepszą drużyną niż Niemcy...?

- Polacy potrafili jednak ograć wysoko notowanych Czechów 2:0...
- Gratuluję, ale co z tego? Ten wynik nie zmieni notowań obu drużyn przed Euro 2008. W czerwcu wszyscy przystąpią do rywalizacji z tego samego pułapu - od zera. Liczyć się będzie dyspozycja tylko w ciągu trzech tygodni trwania turnieju.

- Co Pan może powiedzieć o polskiej drużynie?
- Jest coraz lepsza. Leo Beenhakker to doświadczony trener, taki sprytny lis, który jest świetnym psychologiem, motywatorem i obserwatorem. Zna się na piłce i tyle. Ale od tej wiedzy do sukcesów jeszcze daleka droga. Ja w każdym razie życzę mu i polskiej reprezentacji wszystkiego dobrego.

- Kto Pana zdaniem ma największe szanse na sukces w ME?
- Faworytów można wskazać kilku, a drużyn jest tylko 16, więc szansa, że się trafi jest dość spora. Ale tak poważnie, to widzę ich wśród drużyn z "naszej" grupy. Ani Niemcy, ani tym bardziej Polska czy Austria nie zasługują na to miano. Chorwacja
też nie, choć moich rodaków stać na wiele. Może nawet na wszystko, niestety trudno przewidzieć czy w dobrym, czy w złym rozumieniu. Ja stawiałbym raczej na kogoś z grupy Hiszpania, Portugalia, Francja i Włochy.

It becomes annoying how our group opponents and people related with football underrate us.