Friday, 09 May 08, 10:40 PM
Leo Beenhakker has decided, that Arkadiusz Radomski, Artur Wichniarek, Dawid Janczyk, Lukasz Piszczek, Michal Golinski and Wojciech Kowalewski will not go to Donaueschingen for preparation camp before EURO 2008. Without three strikers, it seems that Poland is not going to be very dangerous offensively.
Here's what Leo Beenhakker said after announcing his decision:
1. Team welfare. Making any decision, I've been refering to what's the best for the team. I've done my best to make this group of players a real team. A team, in which there is full understanding and good coordination.
2. Skills of the players.
3. Team balance. In several cases I had three great players for one postion, but I knew that I can take only two of them - the main player and his substitute.
4. Physical and psychical form. It's going to be really hard tournament. Difficult matches every four days. I was looking for the players, who not only would recover fast physically but they wouldn't celebrate the win for the next three days or woudn't have been depressed for three days after eventual defeat. We won't have time for this on EURO 2008.
5. Social skills. Building the team, I'm judging also players' skills to be together in a group. In the best case we're going to spend six weeks together and I must be sure that players will be able to cooperate and coexist together.For many months me and my staff were analyzing every single detail. So now, if any Paul scores a goal in a match or any Peter scores in another, please don't call for them in the squad. I've already told you all: everything has been analyzed individually.
Well, we will see soon if he was right. I hope so.
On Shame on you, Polish fans!