was presented on the last Monday of January as the coach of the Polish national team. It was him that Cezary Kulesza, president of the Polish Football Association, entrusted him with the mission of winning promotion to the World Cup in Qatar. But after the conference, more than the preparations for the first play-off game with Russia, there was talk of 711 connections between the new manager and Ryszard F., or “Hairdresser” – the head of the football mafia, which at the beginning of the 21st century corrupted referees, coaches and footballers to set scores league matches.
Jerzy Dudek sharply. “We went back many years”
Michniewicz has never been charged with corruption and is innocent by law. But regular contacts with “The Hairdresser” in the times when the current coach was running Lech Poznań leaves doubts.
They were articulated by journalists present at the Monday press conference. “The hottest thing in the conference room was when the microphone was taken over by Szymon Jadczak from the Polish Army and he referred to the telephone conversations that Michniewicz had years ago with the so-called” Hairdresser “, the head of the football mafia, responsible for arranging matches. He asked Kulesza how he felt morally and ethically with the fact that he employs a trainer who talked to “The Hairdresser” for 2 years and 4 months. Jadczak and Kulesza started shouting over each other. I do not know anything about the sentence. Saying “mafia man” about Michniewicz is offensive. Let’s focus on the match with Russia, not kicking in the ankles. There is no time for wars and quarrels. We don’t need that. If Czesław Michniewicz had been sentenced, he would not be sitting. here. I’m not in the structures that are investigating, and I don’t know anything about the verdict, “he said firmly.”
Jerzy Dudek referred to this confusion in “Przegląd Sportowy”. The former goalkeeper criticized the attitude. – On Monday I had the impression that Michniewicz did not receive protection from the Polish Football Association. I mean the department dealing with communication with the media, because everyone knows what questions may be asked. In terms of image, we have gone back many years – the former goalkeeper of the Polish national team judged harshly.
– When I was at Real Madrid, I had five spokespersons. I was thoroughly trained, I knew what questions to expect, I knew what I would help to say and what questions I did not have to answer. In this case, I had the impression that nobody is controlling it – added Dudek.
The former Real Madrid player is not surprised that Michniewicz keeps returning questions about contacts with “The Hairdresser”. – 711 connections with the boss of the soccer mafia will always be controversial. It seems that this case will come back to the coach every time and it will be difficult for him to detach the tail that is dragging behind him – he emphasized.
And let us remind you that just now Dudek was supposed to be one of the candidates to join the staff of the Polish national team. He has even announced “new challenges” on his social media. It turned out, however, that none of it will come of that. “In the middle of the week, Dudek informed the football headquarters that he was not interested in cooperation with the team at the moment. It was to be influenced by the choice of the president of the Polish Football Association, who eventually hired Michniewicz instead of Nawałka” -.
Source: Sport
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