Epic, lyrical poetry, results of the Polish national team – this is how the number of literary genres could be paraphrased, because it is a tragedy that Poland drops from division A to division B after a 1-2 defeat against Scotland at the National Stadium. “For now, the team is plagued by 'wisimism' and is still defined by a lack of courage. At the coach's press conferences we hear one thing, on the pitch we see another. Instead of tidying up, we make a mess. We don't find answers, we ask more questions” – wrote Dawid Szymczak from Sport.pl.
The Polish national team will be drawn from the second basket during the draw of the qualifying groups for the World Cup – this ceremony will take place on December 13. The only option for a place in the first basket was to take one of the first two places in the Nations League group, which would guarantee participation in the quarter-finals of the play-offs.
Despite this failure, the employment of a new coach is not expected. At least this is what Michał Probierz's words indicate, as he does not intend to resign. – I have an idea for this team and I am not considering any resignation. There are definitely elements to improve, but I think we are going in the right direction. You can hang dogs on me. I am aware of everything because I am a responsible person. But I have no intention of backing down from the path we've taken – the coach confessed at the post-match press conference.
Smokowski couldn't stand it after the Poles' match. “My blood is boiling”
Tomasz Smokowski decided to say a few words of summary after the Poles' match. “I will not carry out in-depth analyzes of the game of our team. Others will do it for me. Better. And deeper. Divided into players, formations and everything else,” the journalist began on InstaStories.
“But it makes my blood boil when another coach explains himself and the poor results by saying that the team is under construction. Damn… I have never heard that a team is 'ready' or 'finished'… It's always a stupid alibi that the team is under construction. Like Egyptian houses. Always under construction… We will never see the final product. Because we are always building. And this is supposed to be the answer to everything,” added Smokowski, criticizing Probierz for his media statements.
Smokowski left Kanał Sportowy. What does he do now?
September 9 this year Tomasz Smokowski announced that he was leaving Kanał Sportowy, which he had co-created with Mateusz Borek, Michał Pol and Krzysztof Stanowski since March 2020. – Yes, I am actually putting a full stop in my last chapter of work at Kanal Sportowy. I decided this was the best time to take a longer break. Maybe definitive, maybe not. This remains to be seen. I also believe that it is better to thank and bow low a day too early than a year too late – said Smokowski in a special recording.
Kacper Sosnowski from Sport.pl reported on September 13 that Smokowski will now focus on hosting his own music program on Radio 357. “Smokowski will not give up on his projects regarding padel tournaments and supporting and popularizing physical activity, including running,” Sosnowski wrote. Additionally, the journalist is also expected to comment on tennis matches on Eurosport during Grand Slam tournaments.