If you have a contract, do it according to the contract!
Well, before the World Cup in Qatar, the head coach of the team paid a liquidated damages according to the terms of the contract, equivalent to all the salary of a year of coaching, all returned. He bid farewell to the team in a "clean house" manner.
Of course, a few hours later, Brazilian giants Flamengo announced his appointment, with a longer annual contract and a more generous salary.
He is Paul Sousa, who is relatively familiar to Chinese fans!
Sousa's actions provoked outrage, all because he chose the timing of his resignation. The group stage of the 2022 Qatar World Cup In Europe is over, and Poland is second in the group with 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and advances to the play-offs, and the top of this group is England with 8 wins and 2 draws.
According to the rules of the play-offs, Poland wanting to qualify for the World Cup will need to win away to Russia on March 25 next year, and then win against the winner between Sweden and the Czech Republic.
Being able to dodge Portugal and Italy, Poland's draw results are already quite good. However, at this critical juncture, Paul Sousa was resolute and asked to leave office.
The Polish Football Association's strong retention was to no avail, and in the end, the two sides broke up, and PaulOsa paid a penalty of 300,000 euros and left.
Changing coaches is a big no-no, unless the team's record is very unsatisfactory. I wonder how Lewandowski, the world footballer of the year, will feel?
The anger of the Polish Football Federation was palpable, and the official statement did not say a word of thanks, not even calling Paul Sousa Mr.
The Polish Football Association said: "Paulo Sousa will no longer be the head coach of the Polish national team and we have unanimously decided to terminate our contract with Paulo Sousa. As part of the agreement, PaulOsa will pay full termination damages as requested by the Polish Football Association. ”
Is 300,000 liquidated damages a lot? Perhaps it is not worth mentioning in the eyes of Paul Sousa, first of all, his annual salary in charge of the Chinese Super League is 6 million euros.
Secondly, this time, Paul Sousa and Flamengo signed a 2+1 contract, with an annual salary of much more than 300,000 euros. And 300,000 euros is Sosa's salary for a year in charge of the Polish national team!
Can't Paul Sousa wait until the World Cup is over before leaving?
From his point of view, he can wait, but Flamengo can't wait, and if Poland can't qualify for the World Cup, his coaching prospects may also be overshadowed.
You know, Sosa's overall record of coaching the Polish team is only 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, including two victories over Andorra, two victories over Albania, and two victories over San Marino!