Wojciech Szczesny did not have the easiest start of life in Barcelona, but after he forced him time, he has now settled as the starting goalkeeper for Hansi Flick. Apart from matches against Real Betis and Getafe, the Polish veteran started every match that the Catalans played in 2025.
Szczesny came to Barcelona in September after Marc-Andre ter Stegen had sustained a seasonal knee injury. He retired to make the move, about which he thinks during an interview with La Gazzetta Dello Sport (via Sport).
“I retired because I couldn't find a project to be enthusiastic about, but I thought it was a exciting opportunity to reject. I came without the expectation of playing, I had only played golf for two months. I saw my destination here. “
Szczesny spent nine years of his career playing in Italy (AS Roma 2015-17, Juventus 2017-24), and he thought about the differences between there and Spain in a footballing sentence.
“The importance of one goal is less than in Italy, here they keep attacking, it is impressive. Recently we won 7-1 (against Valencia) and all my teammates celebrated. Me too, but I was irritated because they scored a goal against me. At a tactical level, Italy is a bit ahead, but at the technical level, Spain is much more advanced. There are more goals here, it is not all organized that way. “
Szczesny was also asked about his thoughts about Barcelona teammate Lamine Yamal, who continues to surprise at the age of 17.
“He is the greatest technical talent I have seen in my life. I have not seen anyone do the things he does when training. With him and the younger players, the energy they transfer is very nice, I have a lot of fun with them. “
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