Bogus, Dude(k)!

Right you are. Janas knows he will be the first one thrown to the dogs if this team doesn’t perform. His decision shows that he won’t be happy with the status quo…that or he’s made the biggest mistake, but that remains to be seen and I highly doubt it. I’m very happy to see Fabiański and Boruc go. The only thing I’m worried about with the young Legia keeper is him being intimidated at the world’s bigest sporting event. If this is the case, Boruc should be able to to do the job anyway. I don’t know much about the third keeper, Kuszczak, can anyone bring me up to speed?

Overall, yesterday for the first time in a while I was really impressed by Janas. Biało-Czerwoni do boju!

What did Tomaszewski mean when he was questioned Dudek’s hormone count?

Posted from  Poland

Beatroot,

The quote was:

“Jerzy Dudek should act like a man and give up all thought of being on the national squad.”

If there’s any extra meaning there, it’s probably that Tomaszewski wishes he could proclaim himself the greatest Polish goalkeeper ever and wants no interference from a chap like Dudek.

Posted from  Hungary

I love Poland but, let’s face it, this year’s sqaud is weak. I adore Dudek, and I was sad to learn that he won’t be playing. This is a crap-shoot and if Janas fails Poland is going to be looking for a new coach- again.
If Boruc can handle the goal then Poland should make it out of the group. The defense has gotten better and I think they’ve learned their lesson. Remember 2002? That was 4 goals in like 15 minutes. What a disgrace that was. This year, Biało-Czerwoni do boju, like Adas says.

Posted from  United States

But you can’t play a goalkeeper - especially as tempremental a one as Dudek - who has not played first team football all season.

I’m sad too, but the Dude’s days are over.

Posted from  Poland

I think everyone is forgetting someone when they talk about or GKs…Fabiański! I don’t think people realize the potential here. I’ve watched games where he’s played and he is goooood. He just recently helped Legia become Polish champions. I’m telling you, watch for him to stand out on that team.

HOWEVER, what we are all forgetting here is that goalies don’t score goals…and teams that don’t score goals don’t win games. Having 4 goals scored on us in 15 minutes is one thing, but not scoring any in 2 out of 3 games is another. There is WAY too much concentration on our golaies and way too little on our goal scorers. And that is what I believe will be our downfall…yeat again.

Dudek did ok for Poland in the qualifications, no doubt about it. No blunders, good in the air, made some quality saves (vs Austria in Vienna, or vs England in Chorzow).
The question arises, however, how could janas take him and leave him on the bench? What for? Boruc, Kuszczak are all good enough and played regularly at the club level.
Young Fabianski is going to learn sth from his older teammates which will help him improve his skills (im sure about it).
Ania wrote that this year’s polish team is weak. I dont share this point of view for obvious reasons. They are no world beaters but they’ve already showed that they can play some good football (the last match against England at Old Trafford doesnt mean anything: England have always been among the main contenders to win the cup) and if they stay focused on the goal (going out of the group) they will do it . Are Costarica or Ecuador better than us? I doubt it.
However, our problem is that we lack “squad depth”- if szymkowiak gets injured, there will be no decent replacement( Mila? Lewandowski:)), Rasiak isnt a striker who can perform vs good teams….and many, many more.
I hope we dont get crushed by the Germans who are expected to win the group (0:0 would be quite an achievement, I’d say).

Posted from  Poland

thorgalpl: you dont know nothing about polish football.
first dudek is the best polish football player for the past decade
second: poland has the level of costa rica, ecuador and germ will kill us quickly
third: zurawski, krzynowek bak and smolarek are the best players of the teams, the rest is weak …
4: corrupted poland strikes again, ask the managers of fabianski - giza - or jelen why are they going to the mundial, listkiewicz the boss of the pzpn is a corrupted freak for ages…
klejndnst one of the sidekick of janas is a corrupted freak too…
i dont care if they got money under the table …but i am angry that being from poland i have to see how these corupted guys are ruining my country of good football…
we got a lot of talent but instead of investing in stadiums and foot- schools , these guys keep the money…
poland , we have a problem. and maybe after that mundial some people will b angry of seeing poland not pass the group and finally somebody ’s gonna take care of the listkiewicz and co…
poland WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!

Posted from  Poland

pum-pum-pam….You seem to know an awful lot about polish football. How come you haven’t been appointed the coach of our national team yet?

Posted from  Poland

they aks me to b the coach but i refused…until pzpn will rule …

Posted from  Poland

Anyways, fingers crossed for the team! Polish hockey squad failed to make it in Tallinn this year - hope to have a reason to raise my mug for Polish footballers this summer!

Bialo Czerwoni!

Posted from  Estonia