Sousa completely flew away. PZPN counters. “Extremely Irresponsible”

wants to go away with. This is certain, because media information – Cezary Kulesza has already confirmed. “Today I was informed by Paulo Sousa that he wanted to terminate the contract with the Polish Football Association by mutual agreement because of an offer from another club. This is extremely irresponsible behavior, inconsistent with the coach’s earlier declarations. That is why I firmly refused” -.

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Kulesza did not comment on this in the media, but his very close associate Piotr Szefer, who is the director of the board office in PZPN and who also listened to the conversation with Sousa, talked to “”. More precisely, he was present during the videoconference, which took place on Sunday around 3pm.

The boss confirmed that Sousa asked for the contract to be terminated on Sunday. – However, before presenting his request, he presented its justification. There are two arguments in it that we consider to be strongly detached from reality. The coach said he had received an offer from one of the best clubs in the world [Flamengo]which may not repeat itself anymore, so I would love to take advantage of it. For me, this wording is very disrespectful for the Polish national team. If someone calls a Brazilian club, no matter which one, one of the best in the world, treats it as an opportunity, for me, as a fan of the Polish national team, it is disrespectful – said chef.

Sousa’s second argument, presented by Kulesza, is the moment of separation. According to the Portuguese, a certain stage of cooperation has ended, i.e. the qualifying rounds for the World Cup, and there are still three months left to the match with Russia in March. – In his opinion [Sousy] there is plenty of time to prepare for the play-off. We completely disagree with these arguments, the new manager would have only a few days to prepare the team for the most important matches, before the match with Russia there will be only four days of training camps – reminded chef.

“I believed Paulo Sousa was a professional”

The director of the PZPN board of directors also revealed that Kulesza reminded Sousa during the interview that he trusted him when, after his departure, many people urged him to fire the manager. – Cezary Kulesza stood up for Paulo Sousa, trusted and supported. He would expect the Portuguese to do the same, not a stab in the back, ‘admitted Boss.

And he noted that the Polish Football Association had already launched lawyers to verify all legal possibilities so that the union would not lose out on this. – The contract does not provide for the option of unilateral termination of the contract. Unfortunately, it also did not include strong fortifications that would protect the Polish Football Association against a situation in which Sousa breaks her contract. Therefore, we have to refer to the FIFA regulations – these talk about liability for damages and disciplinary action, if the contract was broken in this mode – revealed the Bosser.

And about Sousa himself, he added: – I believed that he was a professional … But what I heard during the conversation with President Kulesza strongly undermined my faith, because it is extremely irresponsible behavior.

Paulo Sousa has a new job! “Negotiations completed”

Portuguese daily “Record”, but also SIC Noticias news television. They are sure that Sousa will become the coach of the Brazilian CR Flamengo. According to journalists from Portugal, the coach of the Polish national team has already reached an agreement with the authorities of the club from Rio de Janeiro and accepted their offer of a two-year contract. And that means one thing: Sousa ceases to be the coach of the Polish national team three months before the play-offs for the World Cup in Qatar.

Recently, in the context of Sousa, more has been written about the offer from Internacional Porto Alegre, whose representatives visited the manager in Lisbon and negotiated the details of his contract with him there. But they were not the only ones, because in mid-December the Brazilian media also reported that Flamengo representatives had flown to the Portuguese capital. Specifically, Marcos Braz club vice president and Bruno Spindel executive director. They were to persuade Sousa to go to Brazil. Now, as Globo Esporte claimed, “the termination of Sousa’s contract with the Polish national team should not be a problem.”

Sousa’s contract with the team is valid until March, but in the event of promotion to the World Cup, it would be automatically extended until the end of 2022.