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Poland Manager Michal Probierz resigned on Thursday after a Rigna on his decision To replace the country record marker Robert Lewandowski as a captain.
Lewandowski, 36, said on Sunday that he would no longer play for the national team with Probierz at the helm and said on Monday at a Polish news site that had been injured by the way the manager had told him that he had been replaced Piotr Zielinski.
THE Barcelona The attacker said he received a short call from Probierz just as he was putting his children in bed and that a declaration on him losing the captain appeared shortly after on the website of the Polish football association (PZPN).
“I came to the conclusion that in the current situation the best decision for the good of the national team will be my resignation from the coach position,” said Probierz in a note.
“Performing this function was the fulfillment of my professional dreams and the greatest honor of my life.”
Probierz took over from the Portuguese Fernando Santos as Poland Manager in 2023, bringing them to Euro 2024, where his team was the first team to be eliminated. His contract was to expire at the end of the qualifying period for the 2026 World Cup.
Poland is third in the group G of the 2026 qualifications with six points from three games, a point behind the leaders of the Finland group.
“The Polish football association wishes to thank the Michal Probierz selector for his collaboration and his involvement in guiding the national team, wishing him to success in his further career,” said PZPN.
Lewandowski, who scored 85 goals for his country in a record of 158 appearances, lost the 2-1 defeat of Poland by Finland in a world cup qualification on Tuesday and their 2-0 victory over Moldova in a friendly Friday.
The first Bayern Munich The attacker cited the physical and mental exhaustion after a long season as a reason for his absence.
Poland subsequently visits the Netherlands in the qualifications of the World Cup on September 4th.
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