In Russia, it is booming after the departure of Paulo Sousa. “Mysterious Case”

Defeating the Russians in Moscow on March 24 – this will be the first most important task of the new Polish national football team coach. Although in the first half of December it seemed that the Polish team in Łużniki would be conducted by Paulo Sousa, “whom he got from Flamengo. PZPN is looking for a new coach who – as we found out – will be a Pole. The whole situation surprised not only fans and journalists in Poland. , but also the media in.

– In Russia a lot is said about problems in your representation. For us, the whole thing is mysterious, admits Dmitry Matyskin, a journalist from Match TV. – On the one hand, we understand that the situation is difficult for Poland, because there is little time left before the match with us, on the other hand, the new coach and the new philosophy of the game may surprise our team more – points out the reporter.

This is quite a tone of expression that was used by Hungarian activists after Paulo Sousa replaced Jerzy Brzęczek. In March 2021, the Portuguese made his debut as our coach with this rival. – We had everything planned for Brzęczka, we knew what to expect, now we can only guess how the Poles will play – said one of the local activists at the time.

But no … Tchercesov

Matyskin reminds us that Russia was close to changing the coach in December as well.

– We, too, were close to replacing the coach after the defeat with Croatia. The union decided, however, to keep the current team – he says. Let us recall that Karpin, after the match that pushed the Russians to the World Cup play-offs, cast doubts in the public space as to whether he would be able to prepare the team well mentally for these most important matches.

Coming back to the white-and-reds – Matyskin is glad that there is no single name among the candidates for the position of the Polish coach.

– We would have the greatest fears if Stanisław Czerczesow were the candidate. He knows the Russian national team like hardly anyone and knows how it works. It’s good that – the journalist smiles. With concerns about certain names, one more thing quickly comes up. – Finally, you have Robert Lewandowski anyway, this is the strength of your staff – adds our interlocutor. Matyskin points out that during the March game it is worth paying attention to those who will run around the pitch.

– You have Lewandowski and a lot of class players, they are well aware of the task ahead and how to cope with this match. After all, it will not be a meeting of training staffs – he adds.

The return of their super-attacker?

Matyskin points out one more element that may be important before the March game. 90 percent of the Russian national team currently consists of players from the Russian league. – All players have winter holidays with us. Preparations for the game will start next year – says the journalist. This break lasts until the end of February. In the Polish national team, players play in leagues with shorter winter breaks, while Ekstraklasa has a symbolic representation in the national team.

In Russia, in addition to the information about the possible dismissal of the coach, a lot of media hype has also been around recently

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– We more or less know who Karpin will be using in March. There is only one question – does this staff need Artiom Dziuba? The issue of his bad relationship with the coach has now moved to another level. Many people say that it is no longer needed by the staff, others indicate that it is worth using it. It is quite possible that Karpin will not change his approach to him and will not appoint him to the match with Poland. Is it wrong? Hard to say. Our team does not score as many goals as we would like, but on the other hand, it is doing well in defense – our interlocutor points out.

he was an important figure in the Russian squad during the reign of Stanisław Czerczesow. However, St. Petersburg is out of the way for Zenit’s forward with the current manager. Dziuba is the runner-up in the scorer’s classification of the Russian Premier League with 10 goals in 16 matches. Additionally, he had six assists in them.

The victory of Poland’s match with Russia, which will be held at Łużniki, will not be promoted directly to the World Cup. He will also play in the play-off finals with the better of Sweden – Czech Republic.