Top favorite currently at Club World Cup
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Ex-English trainer Gareth Southgate has caught a cancellation in Poland in search of a new task. The PZPN association needs a successor for Michal Tastierz, who had resigned after a dispute with record goal scorer Robert Lewandowski (36). But Southgat’s interest, who coached the Three Lions from 2016 to 2024 and won an average of 2.08 points in 102 games, did not meet.
“From the beginning, I emphasized that we cannot afford to get a coach with a big name that does not know our players. A big name is not everything. Our players are the key. We have an offer to sign him, but we must not forget that no foreign trainer can give us a guarantee that we come to the World Cup,” said Association President Cezary Kulesza in the interview with “Przegląd Sportowy“. After a 1-2 in Finland, Poland recently slipped to third place in Group G in the World Cup qualification.
The recent experiences with foreign trainers were not doing well for Poland. Paulo Sousa was gone after 15 international matches, his Portuguese compatriot Fernando Santos even after six. “Fernando Santos is a perfect example. A successful trainer, a big name, everyone applauded and the truth was surprising and painful for all of us. With me at the top, because afterwards everyone said: No, no, Kulesza failed, who he took?”, Dodiously described the PZPN boss and added this guarantee to us with a view of Southgate and the World Cup. I would do it immediately. “
The top candidate is Maciej Skorza, who is currently participating in the club World Cup with the Urawa Red Diamonds. “If I had to evaluate it, the chance would be 50:50. Our conversations were very concrete. The position of the national coach is probably the dream of every coach in Poland,” said Kulesza. Jan Urban (without a club) and Marek Papszun by Raków Czestochowa were traded as other names. However, there is no contact with the latter, confirming Kulesza. He did not want to go to the European Cup qualification shortly before the former.