Why Barcelona Signed Wojciech Szczęsny

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[Venemoth]

11:05 In Poland there's something called "laga na robercika" which basically is a meme where Szczęsny just kicks the ball really far looking for Lewandowski every time because the rest of our national team is so bad. I think they got it perfected by now so shouldn't be a problem.

[no.]

here in poland, we call him the *minister of national defense*

[fatih]

He was the best option available now, i'm glad Barca did something right for once.

[randriu]

Crazy that Barcelona in starting 11 will have more Polish than Real has Spanish in thier starting 11 LMAO

[kino]

I think people hear "retired" and immediately think he's washed up... no he's not. 34 is not old for a goalkeeper, for example: Neuer is 38 and still playing at the best german club there is.

[UchihaSasuke-hqld]

i think everybody remembers him as the guy who stopped messi's penalty in the world cup.

[bartomiejbanach]

Szczęsny is the best goalkeeper in history as he once said "In Roma, I benched the best goalkeeper in the world (Alison), in Juventus - the best in the history (Buffon) . Turns out I'm the best in the world and history." (it was a joke)

[wingedhussar]

Hes actualy ben polands number 1 for over a decade. Hes amazing saved us many times

[RankAndFileGuy]

If there's a couple words to describe Szczęsny it's "top class solid". I don't watch Serie A that much but for the National side I can hardly remember a moment where any goals conceded were his fault. Dude, saved Poland's ass too many times to count.

[crisch]

Szczesny is an insane Goalkeeper. I'm a Romanista and trust me when I say there was a reason Alisson was his second. He's really world class. (After he went away Alisson became in my opinion the better GK but it's like talking about who's better Foden or Wirtz)

[Prod.K]

0:15 calling szczęsny “some polish guy “15 seconds in is crazy 😭

[piotrbugaj]

Szczęsny was the true MVP of the last World Cup. He just happened to play for a shit team, that with a regular GK would loose all 3 matches, but he alone pushed Poland past the group stage, while defending 2 penalties as a bonus.

[radzik_]

about his long passes in Poland we call it "laga na lewego" its modern tactic that requires Szczęsny to make a long pass to lewandowski and hope for the best.

[TheTwan]

Why Barcelona Signed Wojciech Szczęsny: cause he's a free agent world class goalie. Sometimes it's that simple 😆

[aggressorkfd]

Wojtek is in good shape, he was training whole summer, stop only 3-4 weeks ago when he announced retirement. Wojtek now is in top 5 goalkeepers in the world. Definitely better even than Ter Stegen. Barca won the lottery.

[mrtn]

Man I'm so excited to see him in the barca jersey

[Cavisek]

You left out one fact. Yeah, winning a spot over Gigi was a big deal, but Gigi was old by then. The real thing was winning a spot over FREAKING ALISSON BECKER in Rome. He was number one in Rome while Allison (the best goalkeeper in the last ~6 years) couldn't get his spot. And the moment Wojtek went to Juve, Alisson got the number one spot and after an amazing season moved to the Reds for 60m€ and since then he has been at least top3 GK in the world in every season.
So yes - Wojtek has an amazing story.
He played at Arsenal and was good there.
He moved to Rome and he benched the best goalkeeper in the last 6 years.
Then he went to Juve and he benched the best goalkeeper in the history of the game.

I am not saying that Szczęsny is a GOAT... but he has always been one of the most underrated goalkeepers in Europe. He never dropped below a certain level while most other goalkeepers did.
Neuer - many bad moments in recent years, mostly due to injury.
Ederson - had his moments too.
De Gea - not worth describing.
Ter Stegen - same.
Oblak - usually solid, but has had one or two down seasons.

The only two goalkeepers who have been consistent in the last 5 years are Tibo and Alisson. And if we add to the list maybe 10% weaker goalkeepers than these top ones, then Szczęsny should also be in the list of the most consistent goalkeepers of the last few years.

[cikarica]

Some part of Barca fandom are really toxic. I remember when Barca fans was trashing Raphina. Raphina is one of the best Barca players at the moment. Now some Barca fans are trashing Ter Stegen, even though he was one of the main players for winning last La liga title.

[bartoszpower]

It's safe to say that without Szczesny Poland wouldn't have qualified to Euro 2024 and wouldn't make it out of the group stage at the World Cup

[puchatek]

There will be more Poles than Brazilians in Barcelona team after this transfer.