Polish coach: Lewandowski said he wanted to give up the captain, I said he decided not to do it, it was normal to inform him by phone

June 10th Polish coach Probildz attended the pre-match press conference against Finland and talked about the removal of Lewandowski's captain's armband.

Probildz: Regarding the team's arrangements, we originally planned that Lewandowski would not come. It was not until the evening of June 4 that I learned that Lewandowski would come to Grositsky's farewell ceremony. After discussing with several players and coaching staff members, I decided to change the national team captain. This disrupted Lewandowski's "surprise" plan.

This is a very difficult decision because Lewandowski is an excellent player. But after thinking about it, I decided to make a change. We had a conversation over the phone yesterday and when I arrived in Helsinki at 20:45, Zelinski and I met and discussed that he would take over the captain's armband.

21:16, I informed Lewand of this decision and told him that I think we need to make some changes to the team, and Zelinsky would be the better captain. Lewandowski said the captain's armband was not important, and it would not change anything on the team. But I think it's very important.

Later, at 21:59, Lewandowski told me that he wanted to give up the captain's armband. I told him that this was my decision and he couldn't do it.

As for the news that he withdrew from the national team, I learned from the media. It's not out of negative emotions, but for the benefit of the team, and I think it's normal to communicate some decisions over the phone, and I've been fired or hired over the phone more than once.