Czesław Michniewicz, who has been in the US since Easter, uses every possible opportunity to visit Poles playing MLS. He has already met with Gabriel Słonina, and recently spoke to the Selector, he watched the 23-year-old striker’s cup match, in which Klimala played from the first minute and was replaced after an hour of play. His New York Red Bulls won 2-1 against Hartford Athletic. The next day in New York, the two made an appointment.
Klimala in the group of six attackers watched
As we learn, it was not only a courtesy conversation. Michniewicz knows Klimala from working together in the youth team. The forward, representing Jagiellonia and then Celtic, was a frequent choice for Michniewicz in qualifying matches for the U-21 European Championship. In the nine matches in which he played then, Klimala scored four goals. But in November 2020, he put on a white and red T-shirt with an eagle on his chest for the last time, he was no longer called up for the senior national team.
Michniewicz at the game of Klimala and New York Red Bull CM
It is hardly surprising. The competition in the Polish attack has been very strong for a long time. Klimala plays as a center forward, where we have not only Robert Lewandowski, but also Krzysztof Piątek, Arkadiusz Milik and those who joined the team last year: Adam Buksa and Karol Świderski.
We asked the selector how he assessed Klimala and whether it was possible to invite him to the training camp this year. – Patryk is among the six attackers we observe – Michniewicz admitted in an interview with Sport.pl. “He just has to start scoring goals because he’s blocked recently,” added the coach.
Klimala, who moved to New York a year ago, scored eight goals in 29 games for the new MLS team last season. He also added six assists. The current season started in March. Klimala has one goal and one assist in seven matches, but at least he plays regularly and from the first minutes,
The fact that despite the wealth of the attackers, it is worth having more options in the team was shown by the last training camp before the important play-off for the World Cup with Sweden. Piątek and Milik suffered injuries then, and ¦widerski suffered an injury before his arrival in Warsaw and did not make it to the training camp. Michniewicz did not have a comfortable situation.
Klimala in MLS feels very well and – interestingly – has a teammate from the Polish backyard. Luquinhas plays for Red Bulls, with whom Klimala had contact in the league. The Brazilian – once a player of Legia – was trained in Warsaw by Michniewicz, so during the coach’s visit to the USA, they both talked cordially.
Close observation of Klimala and Słonina
As we found out, the selector’s plan is to watch Klimala in action again. Michniewicz is to be a guest at the Sunday game of New York against Orlando, or he will appear in the stands in Chicago on May 1 during the match with Fire. In this match But the 17-year-old goalkeeper did not play in the cup match where the coach was hosted.
Before the selector focuses on Slonin and Klimala, one more event awaits him. On April 23, he is scheduled to take part in the celebration of SC Vistula Garfield’s 70th birthday. Representatives of the Polish Football Association, headed by Cezary Kulesza, are invited to the ceremony. The Garfield event is broader. It will be connected with a camp for players selected by scouts who play in the USA and have Polish roots. It will be trainings for several dozen boys from 2007 and younger.
The visit to the USA has one more important goal. April 27 in Orlando. Mexico will meet Guatemala, and Michniewicz will see this clash from the stands. He will not return to Poland until the May weekend, after an American journey lasting over two weeks.
Source: Sport
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