Poland – Saudi Arabia. Antoni Piechniczek: Our team got involved in a different way than for the inauguration
For the inauguration, the White and Reds drew goalless with Mexico, and soon they will play in Qatar with Argentina, which started with your sensational 1:2 defeat with Saudi Arabia.
“Of course, the celebrations before the Saturday game. Everyone should have it then. I envisioned two versions. First, she assumed that the Arabs would play like Argentina, the second – that after such a success, there is a moment of relaxation in each device. If we had won against Mexico 4-0, we would have felt a little different today as well,” added the coach who led the Poles to a joint place at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
He complimented Wojciech Szczęsny’s shot, who saved not only the penalty kick, but also the rebound.
“Let’s give greatness to him and to all our players. For the beautiful first goal, for breaking Robert Lewandowski (first goal in the World Cup). One more game will come, a second, maybe a third, and Robert will be able to pass through here.
His performance in the match between Argentina and Mexico looks like the best scenario for Poland to win Mexico and then – as a consequence – an easier crossing of the white-and-reds in the last group clash.
“I think that in our team we got involved in a different way than for the inauguration. We have drawn conclusions. At the World Cup, in each meeting, a person gains more wisdom and experience, matures. After the World Cup, each player is a different, better player. When we went to the championships in 1974 or 1982, not much was said about our players” – often.
He emphasized that the players create a selector and support.
“It also applies to current personnel. the second game was better than the first, the third should be even better, and the fourth could be better. We’re not going back to Mexico, let’s face it, it’s history. Maybe it was +until+ a draw. We have four points, we kept the raise,” he said.
He did not detect that the good game of the Arab team did not surprise him.
“Today, football is so accessible thanks to the media that players, coaches who are involved with people, practice with every player, for example, in the Champions League. This is football lessons delivered to your home. Today, every fan is an expert, because he sees how to play and has a comparative assessment” – summed up the only coach in the history of Polish football who gave it in two World Cups (1982 and 1986).