Lewandowski announces resignation from national team - what now?

Lewandowski announces resignation from national team - what now?

Polen, Land - Robert Lewandowski has announced his resignation from the Polish national team. The star player, among other things, expressed his decision on the X platform and justified her with a loss of trust in coach Michal Tastierz. Lewandowski thus puts a final point under an impressive career in the national team, in which he played 158 caps and scored 85 goals. However, his hopes of being able to play for Poland again after the tenure of Tasty, but do not quite let him cede from the stage of international football. The Polish Football Association confirmed that PLASSERZ Lewandowski and the team personally informed about this decision.

Trainer Tastierz has already announced that Piotr Zielinski will carry the captain's armband in the future - a role that Lewandowski held. The resignation of the genius could increase the pressure on tried and tested, which recently took over the coaching office.

Poland's football history and Lewandowskis

The Polish national team has qualified at the last two World Championships, 2018 and 2022. The qualification for the tournament in Qatar achieved a 2-0 win against Sweden in the playoffs. In addition, Poland received a frozen due to the disqualification of Russia. In October 2022, Poland was in 26th place in the FIFA ranking-a noticeable decline after the team once moved to 5th place.

During the tournament in Qatar, Poland reached the round of 16, and Lewandowski was able to achieve his first World Cup goal against Saudi Arabia on November 26, 2022. The pressure on Lewandowski was high, as it was rated as the team's most expensive player with a market value of 50 million euros. Czesław Michniewicz was a coach for the 2022 World Cup, who led the team through the group phase, where they played against Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Argentina.

A look at Lewandowski's career

Robert Lewandowski comes from a sporty family. His father was European Junior European champion while his mother was a volleyball player in the highest Polish league. Lewandowski started his career at the age of eight and was active in various clubs before moving to Borussia Dortmund in 2011. In the team he quickly became a key player before his path led to FC Bayern Munich in 2014.

in the course of his career, Lewandowski received several awards and, among other things, held the record for most goals in a Bundesliga season. In 2021 he switched to Barcelona and thus strengthened the club's already strong offensive.

The news about his resignation from the national team was recorded with mixed feelings. Lewandowski remains a hero for many Polish fans and will go down in history as the national team's best goal scorer. While the future of the team remains uncertain, the cult star hopes for a return to the national team to represent its country at the upcoming World Cup 2026, which will take place in the USA, Mexico and Canada.