The Widzew Łódź Post
Market24 Jul 2028
Ricardo Visus asks to leave Widzew Łódź
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout24 Jul 2028
Samuel Akere says Widzew Łódź went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Boardroom24 Jul 2028
A new deal for Sebastian Piszczek
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Tempers go at Widzew Łódź
Osman Bukari was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
Door shut on Brandon Thomas
Widzew Łódź asked and Stal Mielec said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Boardroom24 Jul 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Widzew Łódź
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Words at Widzew Łódź training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Przemysław Wiśniewski is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout24 Jul 2028
Mateusz Żyro frozen out at Widzew Łódź
This is not rotation. Mateusz Żyro has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Widzew Łódź is pretending otherwise.
The dugout24 Jul 2028
The manager makes an example of Veljko Ilić
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Match Widzew Łódź are at home on the road
- Market Widzew Łódź promote Sebastian Zielinski from within
- Market Robert Lewandowski steps up from the Widzew Łódź academy