US EditionLewandowski's Leadership: Trust Tested Amid Captaincy Controversy | Sports-Games
- Robert Lewandowski announced on Sunday that he will not play for Poland’s national team while Michal Probierz is coach after losing the captaincy.
- In 2023, Probierz took over as Poland’s head coach following the dismissal of Fernando Santos and chose to remove Lewandowski from the role of team captain, notifying him with a brief phone call.
- Lewandowski expressed that he felt deeply hurt and betrayed by the manner in which the news was delivered, recalling that he received the call while attending to his children’s bedtime routine, and noted he had worn the armband since 2014.
- Lewandowski has 85 goals in 158 games for Poland, making him the record goalscorer, while Probierz appointed Piotr Zielinski as the new captain, who expressed honor but declined to comment on the controversy.
- Lewandowski’s absence citing physical and mental exhaustion leaves Poland to continue under Probierz, who defended the phone call as a natural approach for such decisions.
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The former Bayern-Torjäger has declared his resignation from the national team in the fight with national coach Probierz. The Polish Elf threatens to miss the World Cup. The head of the association intervenes.
Lewandowski's Leadership: Trust Tested Amid Captaincy Controversy | Sports-Games
Robert Lewandowski, Poland's top striker, expressed betrayal after being informed by coach Michal Probierz that he was being replaced as captain. Probierz appointed Piotr Zielinski as the new captain, a decision communicated over the phone, causing deep hurt to Lewandowski, who subsequently withdrew from the team.
Robert Lewandowski felt "trahi and wounded" after his breeder's decision to remove the captain's armband.
The striker claims Michal Probierz "has betrayed my trust"
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