25 - Wojciech Szczęsny

[El Gato]

I always found it fascinating how Anglophone crowds seem perfectly capable of following and writing names like Watzke or Woitke etc but Wojciech or Wojtek blows people's minds

 

[Barcaman]

I always found it fascinating how Anglophone crowds seem perfectly capable of following and writing names like Watzke or Woitke etc but Wojciech or Wojtek blows people's minds

Not really. Both Germanic languages.

 

[El Gato]

Naturally

Just dont see how the name so clearly similar in the root meaning (both the German and the Polish version stem from the Old Slavic/Czech) automatically gets shortened into the rear syllable
The only root cause I tend to see is the W that throws pronunciation (and thus, imagining & writing the rest of the word)
But once you know W in Watzke is pronounced the same as W in Wojciech, I cant see anything but dyslexia as an excuse to refuse even trying

 

[Horatio]

What a time to be alive

 

[khaled_a_d]

2nd most nationality in the Club is from Poland. What a time to be alive indeed

 

[ZenI]

Haven't read this thread, is he joining? If so when's he starting?

He signed and already training, no?

 

[pers]

He's even a bit taller than Lewy

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1842163922809266394

haha Lewy more excited than Szczesny who really looks calm.

 

[Loki]

Let's go Woj, we need you after the int. break.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1842171156171723130

 

[FC B]

Please, stop calling him "Tek". That sounds so dumb in polish. It's like if you get used to call Wayne Rooney "Yne".

You should first see how calling/spelling Wojciech Szczęsny feels for a non polish speaker.

 

[pers]

One more interesting thing from his interview was that he said physically he looks/feels great but... "getting your eye used to the speed of the ball is the biggest challenge after a long break"

Something I would never thought about.

 

[Andresito]

Did he train with Juve before retiring? Or was the Euros the last time he touched a ball?

I saw he didn't participate in any of their friendlies but on TM it says he retired 27 Aug.

 

[Loki]

His last official game was 21.06 against Austria. I doubt he even touched the ball after that.

 

[pers]

@Andresito He had 3 weeks of individual training - 1 week in Warsow and 2 in Marbelle as I remember from his interview.

 

[Loki]

@Andresito He had 3 weeks of individual training - 1 week in Warsow and 2 in Marbelle as I remember from his interview.

Yes, he prepared himself for the medical test. But the question was if he trained with Juventus after the Euros because his retirement status is 27. August on Transfermarkt.
According to the news, he didn't train anymore with Juventus after the Euros

Wojciech Szczesny extends his holiday as Juventus do not want him back

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Because of their stance, he has extended his holiday for a few more weeks and is not expected back in Turin. There is no space for him at the club, and he will not travel with them for their pre-season training camp in two days.

 

[pers]

Yes, he prepared himself for the medical test. But the question was if he trained with Juventus after the Euros because his retirement status is 27. August on Transfermarkt.
According to the news, he didn't train anymore with Juventus after the Euros

Wojciech Szczesny extends his holiday as Juventus do not want him back

Read this news on OneFootball.

onefootball.com

Because of their stance, he has extended his holiday for a few more weeks and is not expected back in Turin. There is no space for him at the club, and he will not travel with them for their pre-season training camp in two days.

It was 3 weeks with Juventus couch (Tommaso Orsini) before they agree to end contract - it was individual training in Warsaw and Marbelle - Juve send couch to him so it wasn't in Juve training facility. For Barca medical tests he had like 4 days to do something.