| Andrew's Stagiere Blog - Sept 5 |
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SZETELA SIGNS WITH LA LIGA'S RACING SANTANDER: U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team midfielder Danny Szetela has signed with La Liga's Racing Santander,and is currently going through physicals before joining the team. The20-year-old former member of the Columbus Crew was one of the stars of the recent FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, scoring three goals in the team'srun to the quarterfinals, including the USA's lone goal in a 1-1 tie withSouth Korea and two against Poland in a 6-1 victory. Szetela, who holds aPolish passport through his parents, becomes the third member of theUnder-20 squad to sign an overseas contract, joining teammates Freddy Adu Update : Change in the program. Program - Wed, Sept 5th - 8:00 - Breakfast 9:30 - Training 13:00 - Lunch 13:30 - Rest 16:00 - Free Time 23:00 - In Rooms Due to a very hard Training , Wed , Sept. 5th at 9:30am, Trainer Leo had given the team the PM session off. The players will be free from 16:00pm - 23:00pm to go into Frankfurt or do whatever they want. The Polish team staff and myself will go to dinner together. Polish National Team Staff = 11 Leo Beenhakker - Head Coach Frans Hoek = Asst. Coach / Consultant / Goalkeeper coach Adan Nawalka = Asst. Coach Boguslaw Kaczmarek (Bobo) = 2nd Asst. Coach Andrzey Dawidziuuk - Goalkeeper coach Marta Alf - Team manager Jan de Zeeuw - Team manager Jerzy Grzywocz - Doctor Wlodzimeirz Dus - Physio Marke Gadula - Physio Wieslaw Ignaziewicz (Wesley)- Kit man (equipment) There was a guest who will leave today. His name is Cesskaw Michniewicz and is the coach of the Polish Champion of 2006/7 Club Zaglebie Lubin. He is a former goalkeeper who is only 37 and came to learn. Bad News : Jacek Bąk (FK Austria Wien)- Went Home with a bad back. The team Doctor said he may need surgery. He is an expert in Poland on back surgery. Defender Jakub Wawrzyniak (Legia Warsaw), came in his place. Training # 4 - Wed, Sept 5th, 9:30am - Closed to the press and public Warm up = Rondo Goalkeepers with Frans and Andrzey Passing and kicking - Wine glass from both sides at the same time 1- turn and pass, 2- drop and pass, 3-drop, pass, 1-2 combination Game - 11 v 11 on 80% field then 11 v 11 full field (set pieces in WE and They have the ball) Line - up for 1st Team - 1 :4 : 2 : 3 :1 #1 Artur Boruc (Celtic FC) # 2 Marcin Wasilewski(RSC Anderlecht), #4 Mariusz Jop(FK Moskva), #3Michał Żewłakow(Olympiacos CFP), #5 Grzegorz Bronowicki (FK Crvena Zvezda) #6 Jakub Błaszczykowski (BV Borussia Dortmund), #8 Mariusz Lewandowski (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) #7 Dariusz Dudka (Wisła Kraków),#10 Jacek Krzynówek (VFL Wolfsburg), #11 Euzebiusz Smolarek (Real Racing Club Santander) #9 Radosław Matusiak (SC Heerenveen). Line - up for 2nd Team - 1 :4 : 2 : 3 :1 #1 Tomasz Kuszczak (Manchester United FC) #2 Pavalek (Wisla Kraków), #3 Przemysław Kaźmierczak (FC Porto), #4 Paweł Golański (FC Steaua Bucuresti), #5 Jakub Wawrzyniak (Legia Warsaw) #6 Sobolewski (Wisła Kraków), #8 Murowski (Leceh Posnav) #7 Wojciech Łobodziński (Zagłębie Lubin), #10 Maciej Żurawski (Celtic FC), #11 Łukasz Piszczek (Hertha BSC Berlin), #9 Grzegorz Rasiak (Southampton FC), On the bench - 3 players Goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański (Arsenal FC). Defenders : Jacek Bąk (FK Austria Wien)- Went Home Midfielders: Łukasz Garguła (GKS Bełchatów) Forwards: Marek Saganowski (Southampton FC) 1st game = 15 minutes, worked on - They have the ball - corners / set piece, took each one 3X played live on the 3rd. 2nd game = 15 minutes -- worked on - We have the ball - corners / set pieces , took each one 3X played live on the 3rd Changes to the first team - Saganowski for Matusiak, Garguła for Krzynówek 3rd game = 2 X 10 minutes - no stoppages , live from all set pieces Line-up first team in game 3 - #1 Tomasz Kuszczak (Manchester United FC) # 2 Marcin Wasilewski(RSC Anderlecht), #4 Mariusz Jop(FK Moskva), #3Michał Żewłakow(Olympiacos CFP), #5 Grzegorz Bronowicki (FK Crvena Zvezda) #6 Jakub Błaszczykowski (BV Borussia Dortmund), #8 Mariusz Lewandowski (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) #7 Dariusz Dudka (Wisła Kraków),#10 Jacek Krzynówek (VFL Wolfsburg), #11 Wojciech Łobodziński (Zagłębie Lubin), #9 Marek Saganowski (Southampton FC) |
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