Polish NT 2019

    I would like to start this topic finally as I'm realy courious what will happen during this year, as one big thing will happen.


    Of course, starting from 24th July, Wilfredo Leon will be allowed to play for Polish NT. It means his absence only at VNL.


    As Poland defented World champion title, it give really big relief to me, as nobody will say that Poland won anyting thanks to Leon. But will we win anything?


    As for the all of the NTs, Olympic qualification is the most important, then European Champs, and World Cup at the end. There will be two national teams this summer as World Cup start right after European Champ and there is big possibility that B team will play at WC.


    My roster for 2019:

    Setters: Drzyzga, Kędzierski, Komenda, Łomacz

    Opps: Kurek, Konarski, Kaczmarek, Muzaj

    MBs: Kochanowski, Nowakowski, Bieniek, Lemański, Kłos

    OHs: Kubiak, Szalpuk, Śliwka, Leon, Mika, Kwolek, Bednorz

    Libero: Zatorski, Wojtaszek, Popiwczak


    I can't see place for Damian Schultz. He was good when he had good coach at the club. Now in Resovia he is playing very average and this level won't provide any success at world courts. Also he was not impressive at WCH18 so I can easily forget him.

    Fight for MB spots will be very interesting. For this summer Karol Klos will return and he has chances. Lemański is decent in PlusLiga, and may be useful in B team. Actually three main places for MB right now are Bieniek, Kochanowski and Nowakowski.

    Opps - Kurek and somebody else :D i cheer to Konarski

    Setters - Drzyzga is number one; I really don't like Łomacz as he is so so simple player. Time for sombody younger and more creative. But I appreciate Łomacz as team member, he is important person for Vital, so probably he will be 2nd setter.

    OHs - fight of the season. I see three certain spots for Kubiak, Szalpuk (if he will be healthy) and Leon. Then i have dig dream that Mika will be the 4th player. If not him, Śliwka will be useful with his smart behaviour. Bednorz plays really good season at Modena, but I have impression that Vital doesn't see him in his team. Especially comments after VNL about relaitons Bednorz-Vital gave me such impression. Kwolek actually is very young for this position and the weakest at the moment, but maybe in the future as Kubiak replacement. Difficult choice.

    Libero - Zatorski... and that's all.


    We won/succeed in many tournament in the past, but now for the very first time I see our NT as main favourite in the nearest future. I didn't have such impression before (despite succeses) as this is volleyball and everything can happen, but such strange certainity appeared - WCHs + Leon, Gosh!

    Quote from WZP

    We won/succeed in many tournament in the past, but now for the very first time I see our NT as main favourite in the nearest future. I didn't have such impression before (despite succeses) as this is volleyball and everything can happen, but such strange certainity appeared - WCHs + Leon, Gosh!

    True, with Leon, a player who's at his own tier in this planet, plus the team winning WCh. This team doesn't have holes on court, and Leon can stay focused on being the terminator!

    I think Leon/Kubiak is a no-brainer for the starting spots and compliment eachother well. As for the other spots I would go Szalpuk>Sliwka>Kwolek>Mika. Mateusz has had a pretty brutal season and there are simply too many other talents at the position.


    I agree that Schulz is having an average season, but think he will get a look based on his performace last summer. Muzaj has been playing out of his mind for Gdansk though so I think he should get some consideration by heynan as well.

    Just to let you know :)


    Bolesław Grzyb, manager of Wilfredo Leon:


    Is your management agency planning to bring to Poland another talented players or competitors from Cuba?


    Something's up, but I can not reveal details yet. Apparently, the Cuban federation is planning to abolish this restrictive system and allow competitors to sign professional contracts abroad. As of today, the situation is that the Cuban federation only loses the big money for the possibility of playing Cubans in other national teams going to the FIVB account. On the other hand, maybe something is in the fact that the players who want to get out of there know that they have a chance for another life and that's why they play so well.

    Quote from andrea

    Is it a chronic injury or an injury that he suffered during a match / practice?

    It’s chronic. He was suffering back ache for a last few months and he was taking pills. But finally ache was so strong that he decided that it can’t be that way, he need to be fully recovered.

    Vital Heynen, trener reprezentacji Polski mężczyzn w porozumieniu z Pionem Sportu i Szkolenia PZPS powołał szeroką kadrę na sezon 2019.


    Trener mistrzów świata zastrzega, że w prezentowanym składzie może dojść do korekt.

    Szeroki skład kadry Polski mężczyzn na sezon 2019




    Bartosz Bednorz – Azimut Modena (Włochy), przyjmujący


    Mateusz Bieniek – ZAKSA SA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, środkowy


    Bartłomiej Bołądź – VfB Friedrichshafen (Niemcy), atakujący


    Fabian Drzyzga – Lokomotiw Nowosybirsk (Rosja), rozgrywający


    Bartosz Filipiak – Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz, atakujący


    Jan Firlej – Lindemans Aals (Belgia), rozgrywający


    Tomasz Fornal – WKS Cerrad Czarni Radom SA, przyjmujący


    Jędrzej Gruszczyński – Cuprum Lubin SA, libero


    Paweł Halaba – Hypo Tirol Alpenvolleys Haching (Niemcy), przyjmujący


    Norbert Huber – WKS Cerrad Czarni Radom SA, środkowy


    Marcin Janusz – Trefl Gdańsk SA, rozgrywający


    Łukasz Kaczmarek – ZAKSA SA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, atakujący


    Karol Kłos – KPS PGE Skra Bełchatów SA, środkowy


    Jakub Kochanowski – KPS PGE Skra Bełchatów SA, środkowy


    Marcin Komenda – GKS GieKsa Katowice SA, rozgrywający


    Dawid Konarski – KS Jastrzębski Węgiel SA Jastrzębie-Zdrój, atakujący


    Michał Kubiak – Panasonic Panthers Hirakata (Japonia), przyjmujący


    Bartosz Kurek – ONICO Warszawa, atakujący


    Bartosz Kwolek – ONICO Warszawa, przyjmujący


    Wilfredo Venero Leon – Sir Safety Perugia (Włochy), przyjmujący


    Grzegorz Łomacz – KPS PGE Skra Bełchatów SA, rozgrywający


    Piotr Łukasik – ONICO Warszawa, przyjmujący


    Maciej Muzaj – ONICO Warszawa, atakujący


    Piotr Nowakowski – Trefl Gdańsk SA, środkowy


    Jakub Popiwczak – KS Jastrzębski Węgiel SA Jastrzębie-Zdrój, libero


    Damian Schulz – Asseco Resovia SA Rzeszów, atakujący


    Michał Szalacha – Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz SA, środkowy


    Artur Szalpuk – KPS PGE Skra Bełchatów SA, przyjmujący


    Aleksander Śliwka – ZAKSA SA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, przyjmujący


    Damian Wojtaszek – ONICO Warszawa, libero


    Andrzej Wrona – ONICO Warszawa, środkowy


    Paweł Zatorski – ZAKSA SA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, libero





    Sztab trenerski i medyczny


    Vital Heynen – trener


    Mieszko Michał Gogol – asystent trenera


    Sebastian Pawlik – asystent trenera


    Paweł Woicki – asystent trenera


    Jakub Gniado – trener przygotowania fizycznego


    Fons Vranken – trener przygotowania fizycznego


    Robert Kaźmierczak – statystyk


    Jan Sokal – lekarz prowadzący


    Krzysztof Zając – lekarz


    Wiesław Maroń – lekarz


    Tomasz Pieczko – fizjoterapeuta


    Paweł Brandt – fizjoterapeuta


    Elżbieta Poznar – kierownik drużyny


    Andrzej Wołkowycki – kierownik zaopatrzenia


    Hubert Tomaszewski – menadżer


    https://www.pzps.pl/pl/aktualn…ki-mezczyzn-na-sezon-2019

    Quote from Fujii-3

    After watched some games of Zaksa, I would not call up Aleksander Śliwka for national team. His performance this year in club season is very bad,


    I can't agree more that Mateusz Malinowski should be call up for national team!

    Same, Sliwka is super shaky. I wouldn't call Kaczmarek either, imo he showed absolutely nothing special. Deroo is by far ZAKSA's biggest asset.

    25 Roster for VNL


    Vital Heynen, trener reprezentacji Polski mężczyzn wskazał ostateczny skład kadry na Siatkarską Ligę Narodów 2019.

    Reprezentacja Polski mężczyzn na Siatkarką Ligę Narodów 2019

    Bartosz Bednorz – Azimut Modena (Włochy), przyjmujący

    Mateusz Bieniek – ZAKSA SA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, środkowy

    Bartłomiej Bołądź – VfB Friedrichshafen (Niemcy), atakujący

    Fabian Drzyzga – Lokomotiw Nowosybirsk (Rosja), rozgrywający

    Tomasz Fornal – WKS Cerrad Czarni Radom SA, przyjmujący

    Jędrzej Gruszczyński – Cuprum Lubin SA, libero

    Norbert Huber – WKS Cerrad Czarni Radom SA, środkowy

    Marcin Janusz – Trefl Gdańsk SA, rozgrywający

    Łukasz Kaczmarek – ZAKSA SA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, atakujący

    Karol Kłos – KPS PGE Skra Bełchatów SA, środkowy

    Jakub Kochanowski – KPS PGE Skra Bełchatów SA, środkowy

    Marcin Komenda – GKS GieKsa Katowice SA, rozgrywający

    Dawid Konarski – KS Jastrzębski Węgiel SA Jastrzębie-Zdrój, atakujący

    Michał Kubiak – Panasonic Panthers Hirakata (Japonia), przyjmujący

    Bartosz Kwolek – ONICO Warszawa, przyjmujący

    Grzegorz Łomacz – KPS PGE Skra Bełchatów SA, rozgrywający

    Piotr Łukasik – ONICO Warszawa, przyjmujący

    Maciej Muzaj – ONICO Warszawa, atakujący

    Piotr Nowakowski – Trefl Gdańsk SA, środkowy

    Jakub Popiwczak – KS Jastrzębski Węgiel SA Jastrzębie-Zdrój, libero

    Michał Szalacha – Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz SA, środkowy

    Artur Szalpuk – KPS PGE Skra Bełchatów SA, przyjmujący

    Aleksander Śliwka – ZAKSA SA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, przyjmujący

    Damian Wojtaszek – ONICO Warszawa, libero

    Paweł Zatorski – ZAKSA SA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, libero


    https://www.pzps.pl/pl/aktualn…tkarska-lige-narodow-2019

    Kubiak is suspended for the next 6 matches of Polish NT. This suspension is result of his last interview and words said about Iranian players.


    This penalty is embracing actually. He didn’t plan to play until last VNL tournament in Lipsk, so he will have 9 matches break.

    What did he say exactly?🤔

    Quote from serdar

    What did he say exactly?🤔

    Asked about Iranian players:

    “They always play as being innocent, that they are great and we are the worst. But in my option they are fatal, malicious and boorish people. For me, this nation is erased. Despite they are calling them proudly Persians, they are simple Arabs. They are lamers. Sometimes we have to play against them, but they do not exist for me. Ebadipour is ok? But how he should behave if he came to us?

    (Here he describes situation from last Asian Club Champs) I lost the rest of my respect for the people from Iran. They are invisible for me. Yes, I generalise; they are one litter for me.”

    Quote from WZP

    Kubiak is suspended for the next 6 matches of Polish NT. This suspension is result of his last interview and words said about Iranian players.


    This penalty is embracing actually. He didn’t plan to play until last VNL tournament in Lipsk, so he will have 9 matches break.

    Suspended by the Polish Federation or by FIVB?

    Quote from WZP

    Asked about Iranian players:

    “They always play as being innocent, that they are great and we are the worst. But in my option they are fatal, malicious and boorish people. For me, this nation is erased. Despite they are calling them proudly Persians, they are simple Arabs. They are lamers. Sometimes we have to play against them, but they do not exist for me. Ebadipour is ok? But how he should behave if he came to us?

    (Here he describes situation from last Asian Club Champs) I lost the rest of my respect for the people from Iran. They are invisible for me. Yes, I generalise; they are one litter for me.”

    Thanks for the answer. Those are very rude and racist words:mad:

    Quote from WZP

    Asked about Iranian players:

    “They always play as being innocent, that they are great and we are the worst. But in my option they are fatal, malicious and boorish people. For me, this nation is erased. Despite they are calling them proudly Persians, they are simple Arabs. They are lamers. Sometimes we have to play against them, but they do not exist for me. Ebadipour is ok? But how he should behave if he came to us?

    (Here he describes situation from last Asian Club Champs) I lost the rest of my respect for the people from Iran. They are invisible for me. Yes, I generalise; they are one litter for me.”

    I totally lost all the respect for Kubiak. I really cant believe an athlete could express in such a nast way :down:

    I always considered him a very passionate player, sometimes close to the thin red line between being of being a jerk.

    But he has just exceeded all the limits.

    I do hope he would never be again the captain of Polish NT.