With the announcement of the departure of Polish coach Czeslaw Michniewicz, there are now ten coaches who have left their respective teams after the World Cup in Qatar, including Portugal’s Fernando Santos (Portugal), Paulo Bento (South Korea) and Carlos Queiroz (Iran). ). ). . Many terminated their respective contracts at that time, but in some cases bond extension options or new invitations could be activated, which ultimately did not happen.
For example, in the case of Fernando Santos, there was even talk of termination by mutual agreement, as the coach’s bond did not expire until 2024. Paulo Bento and Carlos Queiroz terminated their contract at that time, but did not renew the bond.
In a statement released yesterday, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) reported that Michniewicz “will end his duties as coach of the Polish national team” on December 31, about a year after he took over the team’s fate, replacing Portugal’s Paulo Sousa , who went to Flamengo at the time.
“Last week, Czeslaw Michniewicz held talks with the PZPN management, analyzing Poland’s participation in the World Cup in Qatar and some organizational aspects of the team in the final stages of the competition. After a thorough analysis, the PZPN chose to Czeslaw Michniewicz’s contract, which expires at the end of the year,” the note read.
In the World Cup, Poland was in second place in Group C, behind leader and later champion Argentina, but would eventually be eliminated in the round of 16 by finalist France (1-3).
Brazil coach Tite had long ago announced he would retire after the World Cup, but there was some hope that if the Brazilian were crowned world champion, the coach could stay on. But Brazil’s elimination in the quarter-finals against Croatia, in a game decided on penalties, dashed all hopes.
Identical case was that of Louis van Gaal, the Dutch coach, who had already indicated that he would stop after the World Cup. In this situation, too, there was still talk of the possibility of staying until Euro2024, but the coach did not come back with the word: “Losing twice on penalties is very unfortunate. I will not continue because it was only in this period. This was my last game,” said after the elimination with Argentina in the quarter-finals, in the penalty shootout.
Another victim was Luis Enrique, after Spain was surprisingly eliminated by Morocco in the Round of 16. The decision was made by the sports management of the Royal Spanish Federation, who wasted no time and chose Luis de la Fuente as their new coach.
Also without honor and fame, Roberto Martínez left the command of Belgium after the fiasco in Qatar, with the Belgian selection immediately falling into the group stage. The coach’s contract expired at that time, admittedly, but both parties intended to extend the relationship. What did not happen.
The other technicians who were unemployed were Gerardo Martino (the Mexican team was immediately eliminated from the group stage of the competition) and Otto Addo, from Ghana, who was told by the federation of that African country that he had been fired after finishing his the match. group stage in last place.
Despite a lot of news that also points to the departure of Gareth Southgate from England, the coach will remain in office for the time being. The British, remember, were knocked out by France in the quarter-finals of the competition.
Source: DN
