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Bruce Davis
7 days ago4 min read
As 2025 begins, a look at what’s to come in Polish football (and how 2024 ended)
Images via @FCBarcelona, @LCFC, @ibfk2014 and @OUFUOfficial on Twitter Rather than write a complete retrospective of what was a year of...
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Bruce Davis
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Poland’s 2026 World Cup qualifying opponents confirmed
Image via FIFA At today’s draw in Zurich, Poland discovered their World Cup qualifying group for the coming year. After a difficult past...
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Bruce Davis
Dec 10, 20244 min read
A word on the women’s team, Boniek’s bluster and early January transfer rumours: December so far
Images via @laczynaskobieca and @Mezcykipl on Twitter & Mikolaj Barbanell/Shutterstock Ten days into the final month of 2024, and there...
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Bruce Davis
Nov 29, 20244 min read
Is there a generation gap forming in the Polish national team?
Images via @LaczyNasPilka and @Inter on Twitter On the back of what was a stunning European week for Poland’s two biggest stars, and a...
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Bruce Davis
Nov 21, 20246 min read
Despite all the positives we’ve seen, supporting Poland feels more hopeless than this time last year
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter A pretty leading headline as ever, but given the calamitous nature of the international break just...
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Bruce Davis
Nov 18, 20243 min read
Poland 1-2 Scotland: How many negatives fit in a headline? Biało-Czerwoni relegated to Division B
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Poland have been relegated to Division B of the Nations League after an injury-time goal sunk the...
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Bruce Davis
Nov 18, 20244 min read
Poland vs Scotland preview: spotlight on the defence again as Probierz faces his first sustained criticism as Selekcjoner
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Poland welcome Scotland to the Stadion Narodowy tonight in a game which will determine whether or not...
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Bruce Davis
Nov 15, 20242 min read
Portugal 5-1 Poland: A scoreline not befitting of Poland first 70 minutes, but definitely the last 20
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter A concerning late collapse in Porto saw Poland end up on the wrong end of a 5-1 scoreline with...
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Bruce Davis
Nov 12, 20243 min read
Injuries dominate the headlines for Poland early in this international break, but beware premature conclusions
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Coming into this international break, it did already feel a little bit like a lot of the points...
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Bruce Davis
Nov 6, 20243 min read
Poland’s November Nations League Squad: even the “surprises” are predictable, but that’s not necessarily a shortcoming
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Michał Probierz announced his Poland squad for November’s Nations League matches against Portugal and...
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Bruce Davis
Oct 29, 20246 min read
Plenty to enjoy from a Polish perspective when surveying club football, but the same old concerns too
Images via @FCBarcelona and @Inter on Twitter With two weeks since the last international break and with two weeks or so until the next...
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Bruce Davis
Oct 15, 20245 min read
Poland 3-3 Croatia: A hectic but improved display from Poland and finally some concrete answers on personnel
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Poland and Croatia played out an increasingly dramatic game of football in the Nations League to a...
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Bruce Davis
Oct 15, 20245 min read
A “match for everything”? Not quite - but the improvements need to be obvious: Poland vs Croatia preview
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter After a fairly disappointing but predictable loss to Portugal on Saturday night, Poland will be...
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Bruce Davis
Oct 12, 20243 min read
Poland 1-3 Portugal: Biało-Czerwoni lose as Probierz’s team selection requires a rethink
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Poland were beaten at Stadion Narodowy as Portugal found victory at a relative canter, with a few...
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Bruce Davis
Oct 11, 20245 min read
The justifiable clamour for Oyedele, the lack of clamour for others and more: Poland vs Portugal preview
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter With just over 24 hours to go until Poland kick off the first game of their October international...
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Bruce Davis
Oct 8, 20246 min read
Probierz is taking greater risk than usual for October’s Poland games. Will it reap the potential rewards?
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Slightly provocative as a headline, I grant you, but the simple truth is that when Michał Probierz...
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Bruce Davis
Oct 3, 20242 min read
A front row report as Urbański and Skorupski toil for little reward against Liverpool in the Champions League
I had the privilege of witnessing Liverpool’s home Champions League opener of the season against Bologna, and thus had a close-quarters...
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Bruce Davis
Oct 2, 20243 min read
Wojciech Szczęsny is officially a Barcelona player: what this might mean for Poland and for his footballing legacy
Image via @FCBarcelona on Twitter It was just over a month ago that we were falling over ourselves to reflect on the wonderful career of...
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Bruce Davis
Sep 30, 20243 min read
Poland’s Nations League squad for October: huge surprises and plenty of risk taken by Probierz
Image via @LaczyNasPilka on Twitter Earlier today we saw Michał Probierz’s Poland squad for their upcoming Nations League ties against...
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Bruce Davis
Sep 17, 20243 min read
Kacper Kostorz’s winner for NAC Breda another sign Polish strikers need time
Image via @NACnl/Maurice van Steen on Twitter Whenever I write about Polish strikers, it’s usually the same big-name four or five, very...
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