Coming out of retirement to sign a contract with Barça last year, Wojciech Szczęsny played 30 matches in all competitions, notably after the injury of Marc-André ter Stegen and the average performances of Iñaki Peña. This season, the 35-year-old Pole left to be Joan García’s understudy in the Catalan cages. But with the latter’s injury, Szczęsny played more matches than expected, and his performances in Spain are questionable.
And in an interview given to Sportowe Faktythe guard’s brother said: “I know that Wojtek prefers to observe his teammates from the bench and intervene if necessary. I always see a sparkle in his eyes after every good save, and I’m glad because I love watching him play. He already has enough experience, he has played the most important matches, so it is time to give way to the younger players. Especially since Joan Garcia is a very talented goalkeeper. Wojtek is always ready, but I think he prefers to be a spectator rather than a player”. A rather unexpected statement, which will undoubtedly not reassure Spain.
