Former football player and representative of Poland Roman Kosiecki in an interview with Polsat Sport spoke quite harshly about foreigners in Ekstraklasa. He also said that he hears when he calls his colleagues from abroad to ask about this or that player. “It hurts,” he thunders.
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Roman Kosetsky: I come to Ekstraklasa and ask “what’s going on here”?
In addition, the Portuguese coach drew the attention of Polish clubs to focusing on young Poles rather than bringing in middle-class foreign players. Among other things, Polsat Sport journalists talked to Roman Kosiecki about this topic.
The former football player noted that when he travels to the Netherlands for matches, he sees a completely different level of the league. “Look how many alumni are on each team. The Germans are also betting on them. In the meantime, I go into the Polish league and see that there are two Poles in one team, and the opponent has three, because there are rarely five, so I say: “What is this about?” He said.
Roman Kosetsky: It hurts!
Kosiecki also gave an anecdote that when he looks at foreigners in the Polish league and calls, for example, a friend from Spain and tells him his name, he hears in response: “Who is this? We don’t know that at all.” “I have teammates all over Europe, including Portugal, and I hear the answer all the time: “No, what are you doing, dude. He didn’t play for us,” he said.
The former footballer admitted that he prefers to see, for example, a twenty-year-old boy in Ekstraklas. -And how many of them play in Fortuna 1 Liga or in the 2nd league. They are just waiting for someone from the Extraclass to reach them. But no. It’s better to bring Pernambuca or Cvinkovic with you and promote him here because you have a good relationship with the coach. This sucks! - finished.
Source: Wprost
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