Euro 2020 team guides part 17: Poland

07-Jun-2021 23:01:04 | Guardian

Paulo Sousa has been brought in to build a team around Robert Lewandowski that can finally impress at a major finals

This article is part of the Guardian’s Euro 2020 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 24 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June.

Qualifying for Euro 2020 did not present Poland with many problems. They were the favourites to win their group and did so handsomely, six points ahead of Austria. Results hid the fact that they did not play very well. They suffered in many games and the playing style of the team under Jerzy Brzeczek was becoming a problem for the fans and also the Polish FA president, Zbigniew Boniek.