Joan Garcia’s understudy at FC Barcelona, Wojciech Szczesny (35 years old) plays this role perfectly. The Polish goalkeeper, who has two years of contract with the Catalan club, played 9 matches this season and was able to replace his competitor when he was injured. During an interview for GQ Polandhe shared an anecdote about his coach Hans-Dieter Flick.
Accustomed to smoking, the Polish goalkeeper did not see the German coach forbidding him to do so: “ the coach and I were recently in the sauna and I asked him for his opinion. He told me that what mattered was what I did on the pitch. As long as you’re super professional, you can even smoke during the victory parade “, he said. Something to motivate him…
