Coach Michal Probierz’s Decision on Arkadiusz Milik Omission from Polish National Team Selection

The decision of the coach Michal Probierz to leave out the 29-year-old attacker aroused a variety of reactions in the country of our northern neighbors. Of course, even those who don’t understand. Why not take a player who regularly plays for the famous Juventus Turin to the national team? That would be a bold move for almost any pick.

“Absurd. Although Milik has not played ideally for the national team recently, he is still one of our best players. It makes me wonder if there is something more behind it,” mused Sebastian Stazsewski, editor of Polish TVP Sport, on the X social network.

The Poles’ last home draw with Moldova (1:1) apparently proved fatal for Milik. With Robert Lewandowski injured, he featured in the starting eleven and wasted a significant amount of scoring chances, meaning that Poland no longer have the fight for direct promotion to the championship in their hands. “I trust him. We will get out of this together,” defended the Juventus forward’s national team coach after the botched match. Less than a month later, however, he decided not to include him in the nomination at all.

“Honestly, I have my doubts. To make such a drastic change after such a statement? Probierz is a great coach, but sometimes too impulsive for my taste,” reflected Marek Koźmiński, former vice-president of the Polish Football Association.

NOTABLE NAMES OMITTED ❌

Michal Probierz has decided to omit several notable names for the upcoming November Poland camp:

▪️ Arkadiusz Milik
▪️ Bartosz Bereszyński
▪️ Jakub Kamiński
▪️ Sebastian Walukiewicz

The right or wrong decision❓#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/SlRFJ88i3c

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But many agree with the coach of the Polish national team. “Milik is not effective, the whole team pays for it. When a goalkeeper drops a scumbag between his legs, it is not easily forgotten. We should treat attackers who don’t give chances the same way. There is no objection to this decision,” said former Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski.

“I didn’t expect Probierz to miss him, but he showed the balls. For me, Milik is currently not among the three best strikers in the country,” journalist Dawid Dobrasz praised the fearlessness of the national team coach.

Surprising words? Not quite. Since 2016, Milik has scored only six times in forty-eight games in the Polish jersey, which is a rather sad record. Robert Lewandowski, Karol Šwiderski and Adam Buksa will thus take care of the attacking force in the key qualifying duel with the Czech Republic (November 17).

But. The first-named and the team’s biggest star in one person is recovering from injury, scoring her first league goals since the end of September at the weekend. The other two compete fairly regularly, but they play in less prestigious competitions. Šwiderski wears the Charlotte jersey in the American Major League Soccer, Buksa plays for Turkish Antalyaspor.

The Polish attack is therefore not in optimal condition before an important match. The question remains as to how he can take advantage of it…

2023-11-15 20:38:34
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