Injury relief for Poland
 June
8, 2005 - Poland coach Raul Lozano has breathed
a big sigh of relief having been able to call in
two new – yet experienced faces – into his
injury-hit squad as he prepares his side, the
only unbeaten team in the Intercontinental Round
after two weekends, on a 10-day journey away
from home.
Poland have played the first two rounds of the
2005 World League in front of their passionate
home fans and lead Pool C with four wins from as
many matches but now the world number seven must
test the water in foreign territories when they
visit Serbia and Montenegro this weekend
followed by a trip to Greece in round four.
Pic: Poland will have to play away from this
kind of support for the first time
Twenty-one-year-old Michal Winiarski, the
youngest player in the Polish squad, returns to
the 12 having recovered from an illness, which
saw him miss the round two matches against
Greece, however, he is still expected to be a
little off his best after his antibiotic
treatment. But even better news for Polish fans
is that for the first time in this World League
campaign Dawid Murek, one of the most
experienced players in the side with 164 caps to
his name, returns having recovered from an
abdominal injury he sustained while playing in
the Greek national league.
The two changes from the 12 who beat Greece
twice last week see Sebastian Swiderski take a
rest to treat his overloaded knee while middle
blocker Wojciech Jurkiewicz is also absent.
Fixtures between Serbia and Montenegro and
Poland have traditionally gone the way of the
world number three side yet the last time these
two sides played, Poland caused a big upset at
the 2004 Athens Olympics winning 3-0 (25-21,
25-17, 25-16).
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