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Images via @Inter_en and @fckoeln on Twitter This article has been gestating in my head for a while now, so it’s about time I finally got around to putting it out there.  What I’m writing about is not earth-shattering and is fairly obvious, but it’s still something I think needs to be said, particularly as we often get told by pundits and indeed managers or coaches themselves how vital versatility can prove to be.  I thought it would be interesting to look at both Piotr Zieli

Images via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Last Friday evening saw the excruciating two hour long draw to determine the World Cup group stages. A truly embarrassing and wholly overlong event, and I think those of us who speak about football would be united in that viewpoint. Well, that’s me never getting invited to any Fifa events. Moving on, we did just about find out who Poland would potentially play in next summer’s tournament, as in-between the excesses there was actually a set

Images via @OHLeuven, @Udinese_1896, @1913parmacalcio and @OUFCOfficial on Twitter It’s been a bit of a minor hiatus on the website the past few weeks, but there have been a few ideas gestating and hopefully you’ll be seeing more articles posted in the coming days. There’s a lot to discuss, from Poland’s potential World Cup group should they qualify to the minor reinvention of specific Polish players which has benefited them both at club and international level.  Today howeve

Images via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter At today’s draw in Zurich, Poland’s opponent’s for March’s World Cup play-offs were revealed.  In the first semi-final, at which Poland are the designated home team, they will play Albania. Should they win, they face the task of travelling to play either Sweden or Ukraine.  It was very interesting to hear what Jan Urban made of the draw. He emphasised that a lot, both positive and negative, can change in four months between now and the nex