Definitely more expected from Marcin Włodarski in Zagłębie Lubin. He made a sensation when he reached the Euro U17 semi -finals with the Polish team in 2023. It was expected that the young players of “Copper” would flourish with him. Meanwhile, Zagłębie is just above the relegation zone, it has as many points as being in the 16th place Forest Niepołomice.
Three candidates for the new coach of Zagłębie. Possible great return
Of the 18 matches with Włodarski, only six won on the Zagłębie bench, and as many as ten lost. The goal balance is negative (24 goals scored, 30 lost), and the point average is only 1.11 points. to meet.
Last weekend Zagłębie lost to GKS Katowice 0: 1, it was the last match at the stadium at ul. Bukowa. And this was also supposed to be the last match of Włodarski on the bench “Miedziowe”. The weekly “Football” and “Waszło” informed about the release of the coach.
The search for successors is underway. “Gazeta Wrocławska” indicates that Zagłębie already has three candidates who have experience at the Ekstraklasa level.
One of them is Piotr Stokowiec, who already had two terms in Zagłębie (2014-2017 and November 2021-December 2022). It would be a great return of the coach to the Lower Silesian club. He has been unemployed for over a year. Earlier he worked in ŁKS Łódź, but these few months in Łódź was a disaster – no victory in ten matches. But in Lubin they have a fondness for Stokowiec. He won the promotion to the Premier League in 2015, eliminated Partizan Belgrade in the fight for the Europa League a year later.
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According to “GWR”, Stokowiec has the best quotations in Lubin, but there is another candidate whose employment could be a great reinforcement. I am talking about Jacek Magiera, who trained Śląsk Wrocław twice, reached with him for the runner -up of Poland, slightly losing the title with Jagiellonia Białystok. He lost his job in November, winning only one league victory this season. However, he had a much weaker team – he lost the most important players, and the Silesian authorities did not download valuable players in their place. Recently, Magiera was to wait for a signal from Legia Warsaw, if she decided to release Goncalo Feio, but the Portuguese is still in the capital's club.
Zagłębie is also to consider the possibility of employing Szymon Grabowski. The 43-year-old promising coach in November lost his job in Lechia Gdańsk, in which there is a financial and organizational mess. However, he has the slightest chance of these three.
On Sunday, Zagłębie will play at home with Korona Kielce, the best scoring team in 2025.