Michał Probierz has been the coach of the Polish national football team for just over a year. Under his leadership, the White and Reds played 15 matches. After exciting play-offs, they were promoted to Euro 2024, but alone tournament They were the first team eliminated. Now they're trying their hand at… League of Nationsbut after one victory, a draw and two defeats, their chances of advancing to the quarterfinals of this event are minimal. However, the most important thing for Probierz and his team will be next year's qualifications for the 2026 World Championships. Mateusz Borek summarized the condition of our team before the competition.
Touchstone assessed Michał Probierz's year. Brutal diagnosis. “I have the impression that…”
The famous commentator gave an interview to the portal sport.tvp.pl. It included, among others: the question is whether Touchstone will be able to build a team ready to fight for world cup. – You can build apartments, not a football team – replied Borek sharply. – I thought that the coach would add a few new links to those who play in frame for years and the team will take on new shapes. However, I have the impression that coach Probierz is still in the searching stage and it is starting to take a little too long – he said.
The 51-year-old pointed out two main problems. The first is the defense line. During Touchstone's term, our team lost as many as 24 goals, and only against the Faroe Islands, Latvia and Wales was it able to keep a clean sheet. – I won't say anything groundbreaking: the team is built backwards, selecting the right ingredients for the right system. We do not have trusted stoppers that would constitute an impassable barrier, he said.
Borek noticed one thing. This is why the national team is failing. “The Greatest Experiments”
The second shortcoming he mentioned is the position of defensive midfielder. – In football, to ensure consistency, safety and harmony, there must be a high-class midfielder. It must be a responsible player, an extension of the coach's thoughts, a leader in structure, safety, security and hints. And we do the greatest experiments in this position – noted Borek. He immediately calculated that since the beginning of his work with the national team, Probierz had already tested Patryk Dziczek, Jakub Piotrowski, Bartosz Slisz, Taras Romaczuk, Piotr Zieliński and Maxi Oyedele in this position…
It was because of the constant changes that Borek criticized Probierz the most strongly. – How can this team find stability? The coach keeps changing, searching and we still don't find the answer. But what can we do? – he asked.