Fernando Santos became the new coach of the Polish national team. The Portuguese has signed a contract until 2026. . The first and main goal of the 68-year-old will be to qualify for the European Championship in 2024. The vast majority of specialists are satisfied with the employment of an experienced coach who has worked with great stars of world football in the past. He led, among others Portugal national team, with which he won the European Championship in 2026. Adam Nawa³ka is also satisfied with the selection of a new coach.
Nawałka happy with the selection of the selector. He revealed what Santos must do to succeed with the Polish national team
In an interview with the former coach of the White and Reds, he noted that Fernando Santos should be a guarantor of a good game of our team. – He is a top-shelf coach when it comes to coaches who have worked with national teams. Compared to other candidates, it’s a very good choice. (…) Santos is a coach who can fully use the potential of the team, but also extract it from individual players – emphasized Nawa³ka.
Experts believe that the Portuguese will be the coach who will revolutionize Polish football. Some notice, however, that he presents a similar style of play to Czesław Michniewicz – he puts on a deep defense – which may prevent the development of the team. Nawałka is of a different opinion. The former coach of the White-Reds emphasized that good defense is the key to success.
– We got to know coach Santos’ workshop very well and there is no question of any defensive line-up here. Fernando Santos knows how to make the most of the team’s capabilities, and it is known that a team is always built on a very solid defensive organization of the whole team. This is a condition for those who want to win trophies. As an example, Nawałka gave the Argentina team, i.e. the current world champions from Qatar.
We already know what goals Cezary Kulesza set for Santos, but the composition of the training staff is still an open question. The media reported that in addition to Portuguese assistants, Poles would also work with the new coach. Among the candidates were Łukasz Piszczek. His candidacy was supported by Nawałka a few days ago.
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“Even as a player, he had a great ability in terms of reading the game and tactical awareness. I have talked to him many times about these topics. It was obvious that he had a lot of practical knowledge, which he acquired thanks to working with very good trainers, as well as a desire to develop in this field. This bodes well for the future. As a footballer, he gathered experience at the highest level, and now he will be able to deepen his knowledge thanks to cooperation with an equally successful coach – . Therefore, it remains to wait for the official decision and announcement of PZPN.
Source: Sport.PL
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