G6 Team Profile: POLAND
For many, the most familiar player for Poland this summer will be one who has spent much of the past year riding the bench. The hero for Liverpool in the Champions League last year, Jerzy Dudek hasn’t seen much playing time this season after losing his starting job. Still, he remains one of the game’s top keepers and will be in the nets for Poland in Germany.
At the other end, look for Tomasz Frankowski (Wolverhampton) to lead the attack. Though 31 years old, he seems to have found his groove, a fact to which his seven goals during qualifying will attest. Frankowski’s partner up top will likely be Maciej Zurawski (Celtic). A prolific goal-scorer in the Polish league, he is now among the hottest in the Scottish Premier League. Emmanuel Olisadebe (Portsmouth), a naturalized Pole born in Nigeria, and Grzegorz Rasiak (Southampton) give the team other options in attack.
The star of the midfield will likely be Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer Leverkusen) while experienced defender and team captain Tomasz Klos (Wisla Krakow) will anchor the back line.
Poland is not a team loaded with international stars but they are solid at every position and will certainly not be pushovers (as they essentially were in 2002). If popular coach Pawel Janas can pull them together to play as a cohesive unit then Poland just might go far. Maybe not as far as 1974, when they finished third, but the second round is definitely within reach.
Comments
Polska do boju! I am with Poland every step of the way!
Posted by: David Mludzik | May 11, 2006 02:11 PM
Poland rocks and they can beat every team in the world if they put their minds to it
Posted by: me | May 12, 2006 02:08 PM
not they cant
Posted by: ......... | May 12, 2006 04:16 PM
Poland will not see the second round,Germany and Costa Rica will go on to next round.
Posted by: tico | May 13, 2006 01:42 PM
Ukaraine 4-0 Costa Rica
says that costa rica aint makin to the second round, poland and germany
Posted by: plsupasaver | May 28, 2006 09:37 PM
ivory coast will win it all!!!
Posted by: dfghhjk | May 29, 2006 10:02 AM
Hello , my name is George Vernadakis. I am a Greek fan of EMMANUEL OLISADEBE . I want more information’s about my favourite football player .
Since he left Portsmouth FC I haven’t heard of him . Do you know which will
be his next team ? do you have his e-mail ? How I can get in contact with
him ? . I am looking forward for any further information from you .
Posted by: GEORGE VARNADAKIS | June 29, 2006 10:17 AM
My 2nd best friend is polish so i just wish the team good luck.....
PORTUGAL RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by: Nettie | January 7, 2012 04:22 AM