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·18 June 2025
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The Polish national team has found itself in an awkward situation after the feud between Robert Lewandowski and former national coach Michał Probierz. Probierz had taken away Lewandowski's captaincy, prompting the striker to announce that he would no longer play for the national team. In the end, Lewandowski won the power struggle against his coach, as Probierz resigned.
Now the Polish Football Association is looking for a new coach for the national team. Several names are circulating in the media, including that of Miroslav Klose. The German record goal-scorer lived in his birthplace of Poland for several years as a child and has Polish roots. Tomasz Hajto, a Polish football expert and former player for Schalke, Nürnberg, and Duisburg, has now clearly rejected the idea of bringing Klose in as national coach in an interview with 'Reviersport online'.
"He was an amateur coach at Bayern and now he's at 1. FC Nürnberg. What kind of experience is that? The Polish national team isn't some currywurst team. We're not an experiment, we're a proud country," the 62-time Polish national player said.
"I met Klose once and spoke to him in Polish, and he responded in German. He lived in Poland for a few years as a child, but apparently forgot the Polish language. That wouldn't be a good solution for the team's environment and the fans either. The mood around the national team would be bad," Hajto continued. Currently, Miro Klose is the coach of 1. FC Nürnberg and is under contract there until the end of next season.
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