viernes, 14 de marzo de 2008

Beenhakker turns to uncapped Janczyk

Poland coach Leo Beenhakker has named the uncapped PFC CSKA Moskva forward Dawid Janczyk in his squad for the friendly against the United States in Krakow on 26 March, while defender Arkadiusz Radomski returns to the fold for the first time in 13 months.

Youthful promise
Janczyk, 20, was selected by former national coach Pawel Janas for the friendly against Saudi Arabia in March 2006 but injury prevented him from making his debut. More recently, Janczyk scored three goals at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup when Poland reached the last 16 and his inclusion comes at the expense of Grzegorz Rasiak, Marek Saganowski, Artur Wichniarek and Ireneusz Jeleń, all of whom have been omitted by Beenhakker.

Fully recovered
FK Austria Wien's Radomski, meanwhile, last appeared for Poland against Slovakia over 12 months ago, and returns to the squad having recovered from a serious knee injury. The 30-year-old was a regular at the start of UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying, playing in Poland's first four Group A qualifiers.

Poland squad
Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Celtic FC), Tomasz Kuszczak (Manchester United FC), Łukasz Fabiański (Arsenal FC).

Defenders: Marcin Wasilewski (RSC Anderlecht), Paweł Golański (FC Steaua Bucuresti), Mariusz Jop (FC Moskva), Jacek Bąk (FK Austria Wien), Michał Żewłakow (Olympiacos CFP), Grzegorz Bronowicki (FK Crvena Zvezda), Arkadiusz Radomski (FK Austria Wien), Marcin Kuś (Korona Kielce), Adam Kokoszka (Wisła Kraków), Jakub Wawrzyniak (KP Legia Warszawa).

Midfielders: Mariusz Lewandowski (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Dariusz Dudka (Wisła Kraków), Wojciech Łobodziński (Wisła Kraków), Rafał Murawski (KKP Lech Poznań), Michał Pazdan (Górnik Zabrze), Michał Goliński (Zagłębie Lubin), Jakub Błaszczykowski (BV Borussia Dortmund), Łukasz Garguła (GKS Bełchatów), Jacek Krzynówek (VfL Wolfsburg), Radosław Majewski (Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski).

Forwards: Tomasz Zahorski (Górnik Zabrze), Maciej Żurawski (Larissa FC), Euzebiusz Smolarek (Real Racing Club Santander), Łukasz Piszczek (Hertha BSC Berlin), Radosław Matusiak (Wisła Kraków), Paweł Brożek (Wisła Kraków), Dawid Janczyk (PFC CSKA Moskva).