Alternative Scenarios: What Awaits The Bialo Czerwoni Faithfuls.

So, we’re through with two World Cup qualifying games. We played horrible, but managed to earn four points nevertheless. We’re still in the competition. The two October games against Czech Rep (home) and Slovakia (away) will be the moment of truth for Leo Beenhakker and his team. What are the possible scenarios?

Let’s have a look at what the future may hold for us:

1st scenario: We win both games. Just like two years ago against Portugal the team suddenly starts performing. Leo regains his magic touch, Pawel Brozek turns out to be the answer to all our offensive problems, Jakub Blaszczykowski becomes the true leader of the team, Roger shows Euro like performances. Both Boruc and Dudka fight back to reclaim their status in the team. Everyone is praising Leo for how he managed to turn things round. Players and press once again treat him like a miracle maker. We gain advantage over our rivals that we don’t blow till the end of qualifiers.

2nd scenario: We earn 4 points. Polish team is still in good situation and fights for the first place in the group. The team makes progress and plays a lot better than in the first two games. Young players like Kowalczyk, Wojtkowiak, Bandrowski or R.Lewandowski start to play a more important role and prove that they have international level potential. Leo remains the manager and rebuilds the team spirit. The journalists stop offending the Bialo Czerwoni, but remain sceptical at the same time.

3rd scenario: We earn 2-3 points. Nobody is satisfied with the way the team is playing, but we still manage to get results that keep us in the competition. Most of the fans and media want Leo to resign, but he announces that he’ll stay our manager as long as there’s a chance of qualifying. More experienced players (Blaszczykowski, Boruc, Zewlakow, Dudka, Smolarek) do well, but there’s nobody to add extra quality to the team. Neither Piszczek nor Brozek prove to be the cure for our problems. The situation resembles the one we see today; both Leo believers and Leo haters remain on their positions.

4th scenario: we lose both games or manage one draw only. The level of performance resembles the one we saw in the first games. Players don’t believe in themselves, don’t show a will to fight. Older players just wait for Leo to resign or be sacked and the younger ones are too inexperienced to drive the team forward. Beenhakker loses control over the team completely and resigns from the post. Most of the media welcome this resignation with joy, only some thank Leo for what he did in previous qualifiers. The hunt for a new coach begins, with Henryk Kasperczak and Maciej Skorza leading the pack. The goal is to build the team for Euro 2012. Older players (Krzynowek, Zurawski, Lewandowski, Zewlakow) retire from the national team. A lot of inexperienced, young players are tested by the new manager.

What do you think, which scenario is the most probable? Or maybe you have scenarios of your own? Let me know.

Other news: Ireneusz Jelen didn’t really resign from the national team, he just doesn’t believe he’ll be called up. He knows that he’s not in Leo’s plans. Turns out that it was his manager that wanted him to resign. He achieved just what he wanted: to put some spotlight on his player.

Ebi Smolarek won’t play for Bolton this weekend because of personal problems.

Leo is travelling to Glasgow today to have a word with Artur Boruc. Let’s hope for an honest conversation between those two.