Poland v Holland 1975 (Part Two)

Poland 4 Holland 1
10 September 1975, Chorzow
European Championship qualifier
Attendance: 70,400

Poland:
Tomaszewski - Szymanowski, Bulzacki, Zmuda, Wowrowski - Kasperczak, Deyna, Maszczyk - Lato, Szarmach, Gadocha

Holland:
van Beveren - Suurbier, van Kraay, Overweg, Krol - Jansen, Neeskens, van Hanegem (46. Geels) - R.van de Kerkhof, Cruyff, van der Kuylen

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Sports

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• Poland
• Holland
• 1975

[magazine40]

can any Polish viewer tell me why Robert Gadocha retired from the national sidea in 1975, not long after this game? Poland were at their best with him and Lato in tandem and he his powers certainly don't seem to be on the wane on the evidence of this video.

[WalterKineder]

I guess he started playing in France and was left out of the national team. Not sure though.

[Mazurka1001]

This video proves how brilliant the Polish team (their best team of all time, doubtless) was at that era since the Dutch were the world's absolute powerhouse (they should have won the WC '74)....

[magazine40]

Thanks WalterKineder. I think you are probably right. Maybe in those days it was a bit of a no no to have left the country to continue your career. Though Poland had further success in the next seven years I dont think they were ever as good as when they had both lato and gadocha. A great pity as it would have been amazing to see them both with boniek in 1978. and if they had had a fully fit lubanski too..........? Did you know the Elo world rankings make them no 1 in 1975.

[Zecalran]

@magazine40 but they were number #1 throughout the 70s n early parts of the 80s!