Poland supervisor Michal Probierz resigned Thursday following a row over his determination to exchange the nation’s file purpose scorer Robert Lewandowski as captain.
Lewandowski, 36, mentioned Sunday he would not play for the nationwide workforce with Probierz on the helm, and instructed a Polish information website on Monday he was harm by the way in which the supervisor had instructed him he was being changed with Piotr Zielinski.
The Barcelona ahead mentioned he had acquired a brief name from Probierz simply as he was placing his youngsters to mattress, and {that a} assertion about him shedding the captaincy appeared quickly after on the Polish Soccer Affiliation (PZPN) web site.
“I’ve come to the conclusion that within the present scenario one of the best determination for the nice of the nationwide workforce will probably be my resignation from the place of coach,” Probierz mentioned in an announcement.
“Performing this perform was the fulfilment of my skilled goals and the best honour in my life.”
Probierz took over from Portuguese Fernando Santos as Poland supervisor in 2023, taking them to Euro 2024 the place his facet have been the primary workforce to be eradicated. His contract was attributable to expire on the finish of the qualifying interval for the 2026 World Cup.
Poland are third in Group G of the 2026 qualifiers with six factors from three matches, some extent behind group leaders Finland.
“The Polish Soccer Affiliation want to thank selector Michal Probierz very a lot for his cooperation and involvement in main the nationwide workforce, wishing him success in his additional profession,” PZPN mentioned.
Lewandowski, who has scored 85 objectives for his nation in a file 158 appearances, missed Poland’s 2-1 defeat by Finland in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday in addition to their 2-0 win over Moldova in a pleasant on Friday.
The previous Bayern Munich striker citied bodily and psychological exhaustion after a protracted season as the explanation for his absence.
Poland subsequent go to the Netherlands in World Cup qualifiers on Sept. 4.
