he left the Polish national team and accepted the offer of the Brazilian Flamengo. The Portuguese’s decision was indignantly received not only by fans, but also by journalists and experts. It became clear that the contract with the coach had to be terminated as soon as possible, because no one could imagine further cooperation with the coach.
Kasperczak has no illusions. Poland is a laughing stock?
The only problem was under what conditions it would be held. As reported, the contract with Paulo Sousa did not do well to safeguard the interests of the union. The main point was that the contract did not contain provisions on contractual penalties just in case of such situations, if Paulo Sousa suddenly wanted to desert. , who hired Sousa, has defended his case several times, but there are still criticisms of Boñek.
– First of all, the one who employed him badly structured the contract, i.e. the former president of the Polish Football Association. It was enough to find out how Sousa left Bordeaux. Even I, standing slightly to the side, knew perfectly well that these were not normal circumstances. Neither the story of the divorce from Bordeaux, nor the Portuguese saying goodbye to other workplaces – he said in an interview with “” the former outstanding coach.
Ultimately, the terms of his separation from Sousa were negotiated. As the media reported, the Portuguese is to pay 300,000 euros in compensation, in addition, the PZPN fund will have money that would normally be paid to Sousa for the next months of work with the staff. Some journalists saw it as a success for the new union leadership. Kasperczak does not agree with this, but blames Zbigniew Bońek for this state of affairs.
– There was a strange excitement and joy in Poland that Sousa had to pay the union 300,000 euros in compensation for his departure. As many as 300,000! Sorry, sir, but I can’t help but laugh out loud! People from France asked me laughing if this “penalty” was really EUR 300,000, or if it should be, for example, EUR 30 million. Zbigniew Boniek is vice president and does not know the realities of football? That at a high level, in clubs or national teams, the sums of compensation and penalties for breaking a contract reach 30, 50 or even 100 million euros? Zbigniew Boniek could not make such a record? Nobody thought about it in the Polish Football Association, there was no discussion about the contract with the most important coach in Poland? Well, something’s wrong here. A joke plus a scandal. Club coaches earn 300,000 euros. Monthly! And here it is praised that the union handled the matter fantastically, because Sousa had to give up three hundred thousand. – says Kasperczak.
Who after Sousa? “Two candidates are natural”
The most important issue remains to be decided, i.e. the appointment of a new coach of the Polish national team. More candidacies are flowing to the Polish Football Association. Among them are very famous names such as Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Pirlo and Bernd Schuster. However, there are many indications that he will be the selector.
– We have no trouble with wealth, and the two candidates are, so to speak, natural. This and Jerzy Brzêczek. They have had their way with the representation, especially the former, they know it. Only in our football, when it comes to appointing selectors, there were never any clear, clean criteria, but some arrangements. I am 100% sure that if I had lived in Poland all my life, I would only function in our football environment – sooner or later I would be the selector. But I did not get into it, because I shared my private and professional life with France – said the former coach, among others .
Source: Sport
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