Warsaw, Poland – E be like say wahala don show for Poland national team as dem star striker, Robert Lewandowski, don drop bombshell. The football icon wey dey play for Barcelona announce say him no go play for him country again as long as coach Michal Probierz still dey in charge. This one na fallout from wetin happen when him lose captaincy to Piotr Zieliński.
Lewandowski, wey don score 85 goals for 158 matches for Poland, don dey feel say relationship with the coach don break after Probierz call am one kind way to discuss captaincy matter. Na so matter take turn to wahala on social media, as Lewa express say him get big loss of trust for the coach.
“I go resign from playing for the Poland national team as long as this coach dey here,” Lewandowski put for im social media. E no dey smile for how the whole matter play out, say him talk say na betray he dey feel. E don carry the armband for 11 years, so e suppose expect better treatment. (No be say dem dey carry toy for this matter o!)
After the Euro 2024 wey the team waka go, and come end up for bottom of their group, Probierz don face serious pressure to perform. But as e stand now, Poland dey hold the top position for their World Cup 2026 qualifying group after two wins. Talk about mixed feelings! (One step forward, two steps back, abi?)
On Monday, Coach Probierz go hold press conference wey everybody dey wait for, as dem dey prepare for their next match against Finland. If dem no careful, dis wahala fit spoil everything. E don dey clear say dem need the team to gel back together before dem go face any serious competition.
Lewandowski don also express say e dey hope say di fans go still support am, while he dey think if he go come back after dem replace the coach. E no wan end im career with wetin dem fit call ‘diplomatic row’. (No be small matter o, na football we dey talk about here!)
As dem talk say dem go play for Finland on Tuesday, everybody dey wait to see wetin go happen. Fit dem manage to move on from dis drama wey don dey play out for public? Or go be another episode of ‘As the Coach Turns’?
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