Why Barcelona Signed Wojciech Szczęsny

[@Venemoth123]

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.

[@kurimasutreee]

According to my knowledge that's the best Polish tactics invention ever

[@Lol_Mil]

it is "laga na lewego"

[@xaxy_]

@@Lol_Mil both names are used to describe it

[@TheDunningKrugerEffectisReal]

That's fucking gold haha

[@GeeVoo]

Laga na Roberta 💯💪

[@no.5689]

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

[@MDD-d8t]

I think only you call him like that 😅

[@kachsonek]

@@MDD-d8t nah, during world cup there was an ongoing meme that Szczęsny should be promoted to a minister of National Defense because he defends the country better than our (at the time) current minister

[@sowietnkvd]

@@MDD-d8t no, it started during the 2022 world cup, he saved a penalty against saudi arabia and argentina (messi was the pen taker) letting poland go to the knockout stage by goal difference, it strenghtened when poland won a friendly against germany 1-0 thanks to him aswell

[@ezze4326]

@@MDD-d8t whole poland call him like that

[@MDD-d8t]

@@ezze4326 yeah good for you

[@randriu1221]

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

[@Zero-lq7xz]

camavinga bringing in french and vini bringing in brazilian

[@only8035]

@@Zero-lq7xz ''spanish'' 🤡🤡

[@BrawlLover32]

@@Zero-lq7xz can you read? he clearly said "spanish", nothing about french or brazilian

[@ericrodriguez1978]

So true it’s sad

[@Neo-Reloaded]

If all Barcelona players were fit, Ter Stegen (German), Kounde (French), Araujo (Uruguayan), Balde (Dominican), De Jong (Dutch), Raphinha (Brazilian), Yamal (Moroccan), Ansu Fati (Bissau-Guinean), Lewandowski (Polish).

[@kino9521]

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.

[@Cavisek]

It is worth mentioning that last season was his best with Juve. He said that, every Juve fan says the same thing. He'd be a rock-solid number one there if it weren't for the fact that everyone knew Szczęsny was going to retire soon and the new coach didn't want to play with a veteran for a year and then start from scratch again when Wojtek retired. That is why he wanted to start with a new goalkeeper, possibly for the next 10 years.

[@MercWTM2]

Isn’t Neuer 40? Edit: Damn, he’s only 38, I thought he was 40.

[@nothingisnissimgcoolio]

@@kino9521 btw buffon retired at like 41, yk what’s old for a player, i mean a player; 58, thats how old the record-holder of longest career ever is

[@gilzuniga6692]

That’s why Navas was the best option.

[@thisandthat4391]

Szczesny eats Navas for breakfast 😊​@@gilzuniga6692

[@fatih8053]

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

[@nastybeats]

He's great at defending penalties which is good against real

[@Maciej-y8o]

@@nastybeats haha

[@oscarmccoy9102]

@@nastybeatswhy you subbed to a bunch of scammers channel?

[@fatih8053]

@@nastybeats They'll probably get a retake if he saves them. There's no way around Real.

[@justsomeguywithoutabeard8306]

​@@nastybeats That's a nice one 😂

[@UchihaSasuke-hq7ld]

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

[@ankita_9607]

I don't want him to save penalties coz that's a 50/50 chance I just want him to save like courtoise RMA literally won some games with the help of courtoise

[@NoCluYT]

Not really. I mainly remember him for his time at Arsenal. Prime 4rsenal. They won fuck all, but always managed a top 4 finish

[@genghiskhan1187]

​@@ankita_9607 bro he retired andu want him to be like courtois? Use some brain brother.

[@Kiziumiziu95]

​@@genghiskhan1187don't never compare szczesny to courtois little boy, you will see a polish kurwa power of keeping

[@beginner1676]

@@genghiskhan1187he didnt retire cause of lack of skill. it was about helping juventus save money (they didnt have money to pay him) and to have more time for the family.

[@bartomiejbanach5690]

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)

[@power279]

He is okay

[@ysbrandd]

@@power279 I think he is good, not okay but he is a good influence on most teams. So it might be a great signing!

[@bartomiejbanach5690]

Yes. I think he's really good gk. One of the most underrated ones in recent history.

[@gregbrost730]

Until, from time to time he will do some silly fuk up, like running half pitch, or dribbling or trying to catch someone's legs just outside penalty box

[@wingedhussar1453]

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

[@ayaan9646]

Saved you from what? Lol

[@Hello-wy2px]

@@ayaan9646conceding goals? Losing? Failing to get 3 points? Wtf do you think a goalkeeper would save?

[@wingedhussar1453]

@@ayaan9646 losing games

[@MercWTM2]

@@ayaan9646you’re either an idiot or just terrible at ragebait. I’m thinking both

[@idk-dz3fo]

3rd best gk last world cup imo. Nothing close to rais mbolhi's Prime, tho.

[@crisch7062]

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)

[@UnknownStarboii]

szczesny is quality he can help us.

[@piotrbugaj5179]

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.

[@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.

[@mati124]

he was very criticised before world cup but then he got a lot of good saves and became hero all of sudden

[@Hello-wy2px]

He’s definitely had his bad moments, but he was at his best towards the end of his career. He was great at the 2022 World Cup and pretty good at the last Euros.

[@RankAndFileGuy]

@@Hello-wy2px No keeper is immune from bad moments but when it comes to consistently good, he's above Dudek and Boruc and they were top keepers too.

[@radopak]

Senegal

[@TexugoGDA]

Despite few brainfreezes he was really great keeper in NT

[@TheTwan85]

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

[@radzik_785]

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.

[@adamkozio5189]

I heard its the best tactic pep quardiola is even scared rn

[@chrisf.9595]

Sean Dyche would be proud

[@silvermanekudan]

​@@chrisf.9595A proper Brexit tactic😂

[@HarshdevSharma-qu9cu]

certainly a very modern tactic

[@muslimcel4581]

Lewandowski sucks for poland

[@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.

[@mrtn6962]

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

[@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.

[@Prod.K2]

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

[@bobblylou]

couldn't pronounce his name right at all and figure I'd find something that let me fly through it 😂😂

[@no_justno]

​@@bobblyloumodern solutions 😂

[@egzynthatnn]

@@bobblylou shchew(w like in we)sny

[@PeterRince]

Still better than "some *lucky* Polish guy". Szczęsny in Polish means "lucky" (more or less).

[@egzynthatnn]

@@PeterRince it doesnt

[@cikarica3521]

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.

[@platypus96175]

always happens with big teams. there are always the "fans"

[@truealpha7258]

nah ter stegen is a different situation. He's been through all those champions league horror show from roma, liverpool, bayern, psg, frankfurt so it can be said that he's mentally not confident anymore in important games. U can't just defend him by saying "he's the best keeper in the world" when he's not even top 15 i swear so move on lol

[@CognicTELEVISION]

@cikarica3521 we Don't care... stegen is shipped in 2019 by madrid or any other serious club because they have standard but you clearly don't hold Barcelona to a high standard if you think think he's a good enough goalkeeper for us

[@truealpha7258]

@@CognicTELEVISION ikr great point, and these attached Barca fans keep saying “he’s one of the best in the world” like he’s not lol prove it to me. And our defence is the one that saved his ass in the la liga winning part. These are the type of fans who wouldn’t swap stegen for kobel or unai coz they are clearly too attached to him

[@CognicTELEVISION]

@@truealpha7258 I just don't understand why they're attracted to him to the point where the think he's untouchable... Like he's literally useless. Put a tree in goal and it would do a better job than ter stegen

[@Daeelldian]

LALIGA ain't ready for the Poland special: "laga na Robercika"

[@bartoszpower2570]

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

[@razorblade7486]

he also made poland reach wc 2022 round of 16

[@yosoyvito]

Szczęsny will be the tallest player ever to play for FCB. Want more? Szczęsny is the FCB player with the highest consonant-to-vowel ratio in his name.

[@simonyricools]

This is the kind of shit I’m looking for.

[@kubakesy6121]

Funny 😅

[@puchatek5584]

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

[@krowaswieta7944]

And 0 of them the season after, hehe

[@puchatek5584]

@@krowaswieta7944 Ukrainian?

[@krowaswieta7944]

@@puchatek5584 Barcelona is planning to sign Ukrainians or wtf do you mean?

[@puchatek5584]

@@krowaswieta7944 no you are Ukrainian I guess lol

[@AverageSpursFan]

​@@krowaswieta7944before Mr. Polish Goalkeeper (IM NOT GONNA TRY TO SAY HID NAME) Andriy Lunin was expected to leave madrid to become Barcelona's.

[@idrivetopoland]

Hes already living in spain for his retirement and his kids go to a spanish school, im sure he already understands a bit of spanish and likes the climate, hes actually decent on the ball too not too worried about press although its easy to force a mistake on him if his defence is playing 0iq ball, definitely one of the best penalty stoppers too, just gotta turn off the smoke alarm in the dressing room. In the face of 41! year old Bravo and 37 yo Navas he was the only real choice there and definitely cheaper than going for an employed keeper in jan.

[@Luperkall]

Dude your smoke alarm joke made my day ;)

[@MrJedroi258]

Barcelona took "Polacos" to heart

[@Arejen03]

as a Polish guy and Barca fan since 20 years , its crazy to have 2 Polish guys in Barcelona in my lifetime

[@fatih8053]

Szcezszczsny is GOAT

[@Gruak7]

Dude, it's Szczęsny LMAO.

[@SeityamNingthwja]

⁠@@Gruak7he typed whatever came through his mind😭

[@MioszMichaowski]

Szczesny definitely has talent, but watching him as a player and as a person, you can see how much he's grown and matured.

[@Xerox0928]

Barcelona made great move. Szczęsny is one of the best in the world. You can't be weak when you was nr 1 in Arsenal, Roma and Juventus

[@janpierzchala2004]

Szczesny is not one of the best. Juve got rid of him quite brutally despite only 1 year in contract left. Barca paid him less than Izaki Pena!

[@karolinaC1997]

Dude - he is actually perfect with his feet, and his chemistry with Lewy is sublime - you should check out Polish “laga na Robercika” strategy and there you will see how precise his long passes are - spoiler: 100% precision XD By the way - he is a KING of saving pens XD

[@The_Monolith]

Every single Polish name has a formal and informal variation, which are widely used and recognized by everyone in Poland. Arkadiusz (formal) becomes Arek (informal). Aleksander (formal) becomes Olek (informal). Jakub (formal) becomes Kuba (informal). Wojciech (formal) becomes Wojtek (informal). Wojciech and Wojtek are both valid, but in a friendly setting, referring to him as Wojciech would feel abnormally cold and distant. Thus, he probably asked people to refer to him as Wojtek while abroad and that later turned into "Tek".

[@CastleShield]

Marek

[@sustrackpointus8613]

"Wojtek" is a nickname for "Wojciech", I think it is more common for ppl in Poland to call him "Wojtek" rather than the latter. So his club teammates ended up calling him Wojtek because of both difficult pronunciation of his formal first name and that is how a friend would call him.

[@bartomiejbanach5690]

Yes. In Poland we use shorter forms of our official names like Wojtek for Wojciech. Wojciech has more official sound, and Wojtek is more casual.

[@SamerA3737]

​@@bartomiejbanach5690 how would you pronounce those 2?

[@Lukasznikov]

​@@SamerA3737 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojciech

[@bartomiejbanach5690]

@@SamerA3737 Wojtek is like Voj-tech( pronounced like beginning of"Technology" ). Wojciech is more difficult because "ci" is difficult sound in Polish language.

[@SamerA3737]

@bartomiejbanach5690 thanks. I know how to pronounce the first one bc I had a friend in high school named that. So I was curious how the other one sounded.

[@pritkon8622]

It's very important to mention that the deciding factor behind his retirement wasn't his age, or waining skills, lack of form but rather his son. He reportedly asked him if he'd like for Szczęsny to retire, to which he replied "Yes, because that would mean you would be home more often".

[@featon5]

He is amzing. Especially the last season. He will finally have chance to prove that he is the best in the world.

[@Domze_]

Imagine that he'll be better than TS, that would be hell of a plot twist.

[@udforreall]

he is...

[@amalibrahim2704]

@@udforreall at distribution he isnt

[@udforreall]

@@amalibrahim2704 that's okay. we have cubarsi, Inigo, casado and pedri for that. he just need to pass a ball to one of these 4

[@axelgarcia3266]

@@udforrealllol he can always just kick it away too if hes ever being pressured by an opponent

[@Domze_]

@amalibrahim2704 Are you familiar with the best Polish National Team tactics? "Laga do Robercika"?

[@gustavson1985]

Fan fact: Szczesny has received a text messege during that game, just when Ter Stegen got injuried. It was messege from a guy who did a commentary on that Barcelona game for Polish tv, joking that there is chance for him (Szczesny) to join Barca. Szczesng said that in interview.

[@udforreall]

good for barca. szczesny is a GREAT shot stopper and 100x better than ter static. in my opinion shop stopping skills should be the number 1 priority to look for in any goalkeeper. all these "ball-playing GK" BS comes after that. if your keeper cant save shots, his distribution skills are useless and that is exactly what the problem was with ter statue. i am so happy barca finally working to replace marc and will go for a permanent replacement in january, hopefully.

[@samyamondal5479]

Lol I think you prob hated busquets too near his end

[@udforreall]

@@samyamondal5479 me hating busquets?? never in my lifetime. he can be 100 y/o and I'll still take him in my team. he is class and rarely makes mistakes. can't say the same for MATS

[@BartSmith85]

Ter Stegen's passing isn't perfect too. He made a bad pass to Eric García during an UCL match against AS Monaco (that forced Eric to make a mistake & earned him a red card in the end).

[@samyamondal5479]

@@udforreall but why though.Gavi had better recoveries fdj offers better progression and there are many bigger stronger players with longer strides than busquets.Isnt he supposed to only get the ball back?and opta can give you the exact data where busquets failed to predict a sequence and got turned over,why tf is he supposed to be important

[@NaplesFC]

He was not good at all in his last days at Barca ​@@udforreall

[@JerzyFeliksKlein]

It's simple. Szczęsny and Lewandowski played together and have been the pillars of the Polish national team for 15 years. They are the most senior, the most experiencedand the most accomplished Polish players of the last decade, though on two opposing sides of the field. Chances are Lewy texted him as soon as he got to the changing room saying "Mate, you're on", and Szczęsny probably replied "No probs mate". He's doing it more as a favour for his best mate than anything else, we all know Barca is skint.

[@SebastianMillerog]

Who’s here after El Clasico and Pena’s performance??

[@commentcritic400]

Barcelona will win the treble this season. Screenshot this.

[@thatssj.10]

Visca barca 🔴🔵

[@rajveergrewal588]

Si

[@Sigma_zink]

I believe we can at least win the Champions League mark our words

[@asapbruhbruh]

Szcęsny is the right man for the job 🫡

[@gz2mx]

football fan from US w/ great knowledge-really impressed! By the way, your videos are amazing!

[@dominikkucharski9461]

I like how you emphasise the sentences and build the case, it makes video reliable and interesting, keep up the good work!

[@mkf628]

Mr Szczesny has historically at times single handedly guaranteed poland's qualification and progression in international tournaments. Poland living LEGEND. Despite a boring, lacklustre team performance during the last WC, his Messi pen-save is absolutely historic. Good buds with Lewy also. Bonus 😎and a really chill, intelligent, down to earth, confident, personable and family oriented dude. He will fit in well!!! As a polak I couldn't be happier. Just hope the spanish cigs are as good as the italian, else may have to order a supply.

[@roccovidalbarrett]

Amazing video, thanks for sharing!

[@WTF_whatthefootball]

Barca just signed the keeper that almost violated Messi.

[@avefrahi]

It's very funny how you avoid saying szczęsny

[@turbodizalturbat9807]

Szczęsny was the sole reason juve made the ucl qualifiers, I bet he will fill the spot for ter stegen even tho he isn't great as a ball playing goalkeeper

[@The_Fieldman]

you deserve 100k, im closing down on 2k, way smaller but i like your style of videos! Barca got a good goalie with him, something they need!

[@PerfPL]

A great summary, well done!

[@Ozar3]

Remember the days that Lewandowski played with two other polish players in dortmund. He is different when he is playing with his friends.

[@YoussefZarka]

Ter stegen does not deserve the hate, the most loyal player after puyol

[@skinnytoothbrush]

im a barca fan but my second club is juve so i see this as a massive win

[@czarnychleb1989]

I am Polish and i think that Wojciech Szczęsny played great in the National team and in clubs i think that he WAS one of the best in his days

[@La_Vecque0]

They signed Szczęsny to get that 3 chemistry rating for Lewangoalski

[@viltautasYT]

respect szecny, he is a great goalkeeper

[@PLRAHAPL]

Szczęsny is solid goalkeeper, might even say elite. I watched him playing for juve and in Polish National team. He can outperform for most of the time and he is good at defending PK’s check last game against argentina.

[@Kanal5909]

As a Pole, I can't wait to see long balls from Szczęsny to Lewandowski. In polish national team we have 5 players that can actually play football. In Barca Lewandowski is surrounded by better players so it may actually work out :D

[@flashlightbeam3487]

You have to be very good goalkeeper, when You playing for Polish National Team and every game You saving like 20+ clear shoots on Your goal. This is why Polish goalkeepers are so good, because Polish defence is so weak.

[@piotrpp5478]

His father was actually a great goalkeeper himself. You can imagine daddy trained him since he was in the womb.

[@markc90]

I love Szczezny 🇵🇱 he will fit in great at Barca

[@power279]

Myb this is the blessing that we need

[@urien3315]

I am a die hearted fan of Barca since I was a kid and I do play football casually of course and I am a goalkeeper 😅 Szczesny is my favourite keeper of all time I am happy that he is a Barca player now❤

[@8thepolishdude8]

It’s also important to mention that when he went on loan to Brentford for 6 months, who were in League One at the time, he was named the goalkeeper of the century

[@sh4dowtomi111]

he may not be the best in the world, but certinly he's one of the best of his generation, absolute top

[@feitanthegoat]

If Flick wanted a replacement for MATS then I believe he has a plan to get the best out of the player's quality as we have seen with many of our players who have been under-performing under Xavi's management but has completely rejuvenate under Flick.

[@BunBeezy3]

Michi and Robby are the best Barca content creators right now

[@golddrain8925]

Szczesny goin to be best keeper in barcas history

[@kubakesy6121]

Ter Stegen is amazing with his feet. I hope Wojtek makes some improvements in this element.

[@flashlightbeam3487]

Szczesny is very close friend with Lewandowski. I mean really, really close. I believe Wojtek is one of the closest people for RL9. They are spending private time together, like for example holidays. On Polish National Team they always train together. It will be additional plus for Barca because they know each other extremely well. They are playing together for Polish National Team since... 2008. They both want to live in Spain after their careers and they even having houses in the same neighbourhood.

[@mtw8836]

the biggest question is - what are they gonna do with Pena now and how LaPorta, Deco and Flick are gonna sort it out

[@mattar8432]

Pena will keep doing what he has been doing

[@mtw8836]

@@mattar8432 making mistakes, being a poor goalkeeper?

[@krest7944]

@@mtw8836 warming the bench up for the whole team

[@abbasali4630]

Better keeper than Ter Stegen but if I was Flick and Barcelona President I would have chosen Keylor Navas considering what he has done in the UCL

[@anitaklara7428]

Because he is amazing ! From a proud Pole 😉

[@captainf5262]

i hope he joins the list of 1 season starmen that influenced barcelona greatly during a time of turmoil

[@JB_aris]

I was praying for Him

[@exliferEK]

very good video, good luck on 100k subs goal

[@kosipisakii]

Him coming back so fast tells you all you need to know about polish retirement system

[@MrZixad]

The coincidence was crazy... few weeks after he was done he got basically the only offer that would bring him back.

[@ArekPoli-he4qy]

The Pole is good and will show his class in Barcelona's goal

[@IstnyBolek]

Just watch the video when he kick the ball by the rainbow into the basketball basket. He is REALLY good in short passes.

[@MAGACOUNTRY2024]

Bro was smoking in the dressing room😂😂 Sounds like a young lad frest out of eastern europe! To me it fits perfectly. No shame in it. Sure it was a learning lesson for him. Cant wait for him to turn up on our goal line.

[@rinleez]

I just subbed, your video popped up on my feed and I enjoyed how you presented the whole story. As far as I know he's not smoking anymore, he was caught with a vape during the Euros ;)

[@priyamprasad624]

Man It would have been great if De Gea waited for 1 more month. His luck always bad.

[@Pythxn-_-]

"He can very much so mix in very well with our Spanish child labours who act like clowns all the time" No way you just said that 😂

[@Pythxn-_-]

Can't wait to see him in action Hopefully he can play well Also thanks for the ♥️ Força Barça 🔴🔵

[@orgeszeneli]

@@Pythxn-_-well..

[@jantarjunior]

And for the non Poles: Szczęsny in Polish means " Lucky " "Afortunado"

[@tomekkaminski2677]

His father was also in his time best polish goalkeeper

[@HaczyKij]

His retirement was actually a good choice for him, juve wanted to train youngsters, not to extend his contract, so he had only offers from smaller italian clubs, which would be a downgrade for his career, or saudi arabia which is a retirement league (and a tuff place to move to), and all of the better european clubs had their #1 goalkeeper spots taken, for someone with dignity this was the best choice

[@alxm1271]

Dude, Barça didn't fail to get Nico Williams. He decided to stay. Luckily. That allowed us to get Dani Olmo, a much more necessary player. Also, it was sad not to have Nico, but it was far from a drama. The only drama was invented by Madrid's press as usual.

[@polishgigachad7097]

And then, Wojciech "the Winged Hussar" Szczęsny arrived! 🇵🇱👑

[@maciejdzik1513]

You should mention that his retirement was not planned for this year but for the next year. The only reason he retired is because Juventus struggle with his salary and asked him to leave this season. He was looking for a good transfer but nothing great and ambitious came up so he just said it is not worth it. He did not want to go to smaller club or league where there was no longer exciting to play. He always said he wants to spend more time with his family and he earned enough money to do so.

[@dobregeesy1]

Pole taking german man job. clasic

[@DamienZieliński]

Back in Poland, we call him “the national defence secretary”... now I think I’ve to go to see bookies to make some changes about la liga

[@flashlightbeam3487]

You just forgot to mention about most important thing in His career. Namely, once Szczesny arrived to Rome, He was just number two, after... Alisson, but He never gived uo with this and not long time after, situation changed and Wojtek became number one and Alisson number two. He just won rivalisation with the best goalkeeper of that time. This maked Szczesny really great. There was not so many goalkeepers, who could seat Allison on the bench... This was crucial for His career.

[@DonLagg3rr0]

Szczesny had Fabianski, Cech and Martinez to fight for a spot in Arsenal, then Alisson in Roma, Buffon in Juve. And he pretty much was the 1st choice for most of his career. Pena is the weakest of them all. This feels like a breeze for him

[@poutane48]

Barca cooked with this one

[@SwapnilSahaXE]

Inaki did pull some great saves in the recent matches, but he does get nervous sometimes

[@endreyeye9753]

1:01 Real Madrid last season wasn't okay with Lunin at the begging - that's the reason why they get Kepa, but he worse than they' expected him to be.

[@2012ArsenalMega]

The biggest issue with Szczęsny is the amount of unforced errors caused by his super inflated ego. He will attack a striker in 1v1 scenario with 0% chance of winning instead of waiting for a 10% chance for the striker to miss. Otherwise he is pretty much perfect.

[@Ali2009hassan]

The most underrated GK szenecy

[@jdsoteldo]

as a milan fan i have to admit. Ter stegen is a very alright keeper. is not the best and never will be but he’s pretty solid. he won’t be curtois but he also won’t be Karius. all am saying is barca won’t have to worry about the keeper being at fault for losing