Jerzy Brzeczek, new coach for the Polish national soccer team and Zbigniew Boniek, head of the Polish Football Association attend news conference at National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland July 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's new coach Jerzy Brzeczek said on Monday he will retain influential striker Robert Lewandowski as captain and bring in younger players gradually to the national team, heavily criticised for a poor showing at the recent World Cup.
Poland were the first European side to crash out of the tournament in Russia in the group stage, a big disappointment after the team had reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 European Championship.
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