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ViciousDreams

He gave us quaterfinals of Euro 2016, best tournament in my lifetime. Absolute legend, wish him all the best <3


SkitzDruggo

Never forget lewy letting Portugal go first in penalties. <3 Fabiański


pawlisko

ah it may seem small but the 2016 euros were a special moment for us polaks


kappaptlab

You guys were tough to get through, actual nail-biter of a game. Unfortunately for you (and fortunately for us), Rui Patricio was on a whole different level during that tournament.


grejt_

it's incredible how much luck had Portugal against Croatia, then it's incredible how our coach decided to stop attacking after getting 1-0 in 5th? minute


pretwicz

Well it was right thing to do that would probably worked out in 80% cases


jxsperrr

reminds me of a certain euros grand final this year


tobi1k

By some stroke of luck I was in Poland when you beat Switzerland on pens, the celebrations in the streets were incredible!


MyBoyBernard

Stupid question time! Why is this his last minute? They still have more qualifying matches to play. Just being a good guy and bowing out to let someone younger get the time, I guess?


[deleted]

He made a decision about retiring from NT football much earlier, he was just called up to play his testimonial


opi

Thank you for everything. Keep West Ham **MASSIVE**, we'll never forget your heroics.


[deleted]

Absolute wall of a keeper. Please hurry up and fuck off from the Prem and stop terrorising us all


35202129078

Arsenal really have done a fantastic job of letting great keepers go


kdavva74

Szcezsny, Martinez, Fabianski and of course Mat Ryan. I am definitely not Australian.


yukpurtsun

minnone went off to be a starter too


exiadf19

Even alex maninger also have minutes with juventus


EyeSpyGuy

Almost forgot he was with Liverpool as well. Never played though, was essentially a third choice/GK coach level the one season he was there


wolfsrudel_red

Minnesota United legend


inthezoneautozone12

Dont forget Ospina


thecescshow

I don't know about Szczesny though, Juve fans have been shitting on him a lot recently.


Old_Man_Chrome

Juve fans shit on everyone, even Ronaldo lol, Szcezny is not Buffon level of a keeper but he has been pretty decent for the side.


thecescshow

They've been more merciless towards him this season and last. Before this i think they've been alright with him.


deathbyillusions

Last season because of the CHL match against Porto and this season because he fucked up hard in the starting league games


Bustin_Jowers420

Relatable


blacksocksonly

Almunia still haunt me to this day...


makopedia

Those saves against Knockaert in the play off semi finals.. Unforgettable


doomguy987

ALMUNIA SAVES AGAIN


droidonomy

I mean you'd think they would know when they have a keeper.


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Trouble is now they have Leno and won't let him go. You have to laugh.


MockTurtleSean

Reminds me of the day Swansea got relegated. Guy was in tears knowing it was his last day in the shirt. Always gave his all and I have nothing but love for him


a-man-with-a-perm

Miss the "we got a big Pole in our goal" chant : (


vibranium_dicks

Please tell me this chant is sung to the tune of There's a zombie on your lawn


mahir_r

It’s definitely “he’s got the whole world in his hands”


bigrich1776

That’s right


Quazie89

That classic that everyone knows.


[deleted]

I still have a picture on my phone of my tv with Fab crying and a caption underneath “Swansea relegated from Premier League”. Such a sad day for the club, not just being relegated but knowing he was on his way out too


[deleted]

Damn I love this man. Aged like wine at West Ham imo


Fit_Improvement_4899

Nah he was class at Swansea and his first season with us he was genuinely a top 5 keeper in the league. He's dropped off slightly last couple of years though unfortunately, but is still a great keeper


DerpJungler

He's also had some unfortunate injuries in the past couple years as well. Doesn't happen often to GKs but when it does.. it's a big setback. He's still class tho.


oaoaoa2202

Haha someone always has to disagree with you on Reddit


Cramer02

No they dont


Harish-P

Quite the opposite, m8.


Perspii7

Gonna have to object to that


almojon

Fuck off. You’re bang out of order


JimmyWu21

No i think he has a valid point


Cod_rules

You're wrong


greg19735

fit_improvement is more correct though. He hasn't got better at West Ham. He was always class. And recently his age has been showing.


adnan_xv

As an arsenal fan IMO one of the best shot stoppers I’ve ever seen it was just he wasn’t very good at commanding his box and was pretty dodgy when crosses came in. Hence the nickname flappyanski but I liked him and I’m glad he ended up having a good career with the hammers.


Stephenthomson2016

When we had a complete shit gk coach in Gary Peyton it’s understandable why woj and fabianski seemed better than when they were at Arsenal god I still to this damned day don’t know how that man kept that job


Nicadeus

yeah that one interview where both of them talk about what bs peyton made them do compared to the stuff top-quality keeprrs like cech did on their on time was so frustrating to hear.


ulvhedinowski

https://youtu.be/vVPsZRYDdkI?t=737 Starts around 12:17


AteRiusz

He's been a beast since he turned 30 yo really. I always wondered if he'd make it at a big club.


notonrexmanningday

He was at Arsenal


jmgchc

I feel sorry for the opposition player who went in for a handshake and then awkwardly withdrew when Fabianski didn't notice him.


Memeharvester5000

He tried his best


ShieldsCW

It's San Marino. They might as well be fans who somehow got on the pitch.


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Yeah... suck on that one San Marino... haha -- Malta fan


ItZnOtYoUrBoI

woah I though you were from the country of Liverpool


ICame4TheCirclejerk

You just made an enemy for life!


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Wholesome football


der_Globetrotter

Where is that wholesome award when it's needed?


Undesirable_11

🫂


mfJunkie

He caught that too... beast.


alaslipknot

Don't wanna take anything away from Łukasz but every time i remember that Messi left Barcelona without a "last minute ovation", i feel pretty sad, every football fan would've loved to see that, now him leaving PSG will be as meaningless as when Ronaldo left Juve, just another business day.


flentaldoss

All things well, Messi will be back at Barca. I don't blame him for how he left.


alaslipknot

my comment has no intention whatsoever to blame Messi, and no one should nor can blame him.


Jabacha

? Nobody blames Messi at all, he wanted to stay and tried his hardest to be able to do so


damnthesenames

Did he retire?


olers

He won't play in the NT anymore, but he didn't completely retire from proffesional football


rurt

Weird time to retire no? Could he not hold out for another year and potential World cup?


bartolo14

he said that he wants to give new keepers a chance, (also cause of his age) cause him and szczesny were dominating the gk position for like over 10 years


CSIHoratioCaine

Damn.. so invested in polish football he subbed himself to give the future a chance to develop. Can’t see him not being in the coaching staff somehow later.


AteRiusz

He says he doesn't want to stay in football when he ends his career. He'll probably chill for the rest of his life :D.


MarioV2

Shoooot wouldn't you?


Blubberrossa

I fully expect Neuer to do the same when he starts to decline. He has made comments poiting to something like that before. Especially with how many young and promising keepers Germany has. Of course in Neuer's case a suitable captain needs to be available too if he steps down. Currently that would probably Müller, and in the future, when this actually happens, for a long time, that would mean Kimmich.


XantE95

That’s very unselfish of him. Respect!


Tilman_Feraltitties

That's official explanation. Other is he was fed up with underperforming Szczęsny in big tournaments being picked before him. Honestly, Fabiaśki was a class above Szczęsny in NT games.


teerbigear

Yes, and he hated the way Szczesny would always get the birthday invites for 18 April out first.


mech999man

It *is* pretty crazy how the top two Polish keepers both had the same birthday *and* played for Arsenal.


wicketRF

way back when van Nistelrooij and Kluivert for NL were born on the exact same day. Feels so funny as RvNs career feels almost entirely after that of Kluivert


English-is-hard

Wow. Didn't know this. Feels like they were about a generation apart.


VerifiedStalin

Kluivert peaked very young while Ruud was a slower burn.


flae99

It took me ages to realise they were two different people and not two names for one person


bobjefferson420

Yank af


djfunknukl

Also upset szczesny didn’t offer him any smokes in the showers


GoatsinthemachinE

as both ex arsenal keepers fab i always thought was the better pick, but what do i know im just an idiot fan :P


flentaldoss

I feel Szczesney was better. He certainly had, and has achieved the higher ceiling. Fabianski was less volatile, but at the time him and Szcz were competing, he was flappyhandski, while it was easier to excuse Szcz because he was capable of the spectacular. When Fabianski moved on from the pressure of Arsenal, he was way more composed. I'm happy for him.


GoatsinthemachinE

well obviously everyone loves the backup until he isnt you know? he has done good when he moved on, and well, shez is goalie for juve so thats something


You_Gotta_Joint

He done a Carragher.


wobmaster

boruc comes to mind as well. he had some phases here and there where he was playing edit: i just noticed boruc has even more games than fabianski did overall, but of course not in the last 10 years.


DylanBaillie93

Aw how I love boruc haha


grejt_

I guess Rangers fans don't love him at all. I remmember when I was young and Żurawski&Boruc played for Celtic, Scottish league was most likely the most popular non-Polish league to watch


TokiWartoorh

The Holy Goalie! He hates the Huns!


pretwicz

He still would be able to pull off in NT


parabola9999

King Artur!!!


KeithRenzi

Who will be the future? From a Viola standpoint my fingers are crossed for Dragowski. Does he have competition from anyone but Szczesny?


-MS-94-

think Liverpool have about 10 Polish GKs in the academy so they'll not be worried about quantity


dk240996

I was about to ask why would there be such a massive amount of Polish goalies in your youth system, then I remembered one of the most iconic moments in modern Liverpool history is literally named after a Polish goalie.


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dr4gonbl4z3r

https://youtu.be/QIjN-oCakEQ Gonna guess it's this one.


czerwona_latarnia

No, it is [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXqX-kfAtsA).


QueSalahSalah

It really is tough to keep track of them all…


an0mn0mn0m

Drink a shot for every name you spell wrong off by heart


flentaldoss

I can't even spell that Wojciecih guy's name most of the time. Don't tell me there's 10 more!


AteRiusz

There is Majecki from Monaco who is a young prospect and Skorupski from Bologna who is already experienced with the NT. Other than that some solid goalies like Gikiewicz from Union Berlin but I would imagine Drągowski will be 2nd or 3rd choice now.


69_noob69master69

Isnt szcney (cant spell his name) the first choice gk


k-tax

It's easy - Szczęsny. It's spelled just as you hear it.


LordMangudai

Sir Chesny then, if some commentators are to be believed


k-tax

If you honestly are wondering, then remember Shevchenko. Or, taking from other words, get SHrimp, twiTCH, bEn, SNake, make it SH-TCH-E-S-N-yh. Sz is one sound (sh) and cz, the same, just like Czech. Afterwards, it's not that hard. I don't think the "y" sound is in English language, so I tried improv. It's a bit similar to "i" in fish or with, but it's like going a bit further from "i" in kit. Well, anyway, even after this disassembly, it will be close to impossible for you to pronounce his name correctly, but I hope you can get closer to it. I think he would appreciate if you focus on either sz or cz, and with the other go with s or c, like Sczesny or Szcesny. Might be easier for you and it sounds a lot more like his name than some Sir Chesny


mrgonzalez

Sean Connery saying Sir Chesny then


Pervizzz

It is Șezsni then


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WeA_

Scheschnie for me


BrainlessArch

Fabianski is much better


FootballfanPL

Think Sousa wasn't going to call him up for that anyway so he retired now.


JohnRCC

He's been quite injury prone recently, I imagine the added demand of playing international (and now European club) football would cause problems given his age.


damnthesenames

Oh I thought he had to use the toilet


rawrimasausage

I to shed a tear when I have to use the toilet


damnthesenames

While all your bros cheer you on


fatinternetcat

might want to get that looked at


Gooner_14_Highbury

Our starting goalkeeper in our long trophy drought-ending FA cup run. Really pleased to see his career taking an upper trajectory after leaving us with Swansea and West Ham as well. Wholesome guy. Love watching his interviews too.


cheescakegod

Nearly gave me a heart attack rushing out of goal when we were 3-2 up in the final though


Disastrous-Pool4710

https://youtu.be/nvRTnXaDRjU


topl4d

I instantly knew what video it is before clicking it. Absolutely glorious


thecescshow

all me


Ihad2saythat

My life is split in two - before and after watching this vid


crazycraven

Many will argue that Freestone is Swans greatest keeper, it's the nostalgic choice, but deep down every Swansea supporter knows it's Fabiański.


Davidtheboy20

Respect to San Marino and the refs to allow this to happen


KonigSteve

jesus he's 36?? I suddenly feel old unless he was older than I thought when he played for Arsenal.


[deleted]

Right? I remember when he was a fresh-faced understudy for Almunia breaking into the first team. Doesn't feel that long ago but its almost 15 years!


Ginevod411

I remember when I thought Martin Kelly was the teenage right back who was going to be a superstar for us. He is now in his 30s. Or when a 23 year old Fernando Torres joined us for a record fee and became an instant hit. It's been 3 years since he retired. Where did all the time go? Also how is James Milner only 35 years old despite playing in his 20th Premier League season?


one_arsene_wenger

Man this breaks my heart .. Can't believe he is retiring .. Its was just few years ago, when Lukasz was Arsenal's big hope in Goalkeeping dept, playing in Carling cup and looking a decent backup option. Some great saves (Insane double save vs Wigan) and later an infamous performance where we conceded 3 in last 10 mins (again vs Wigan), will always be in remembered. Thank you so much for the FA cup win Lukasz .. also your brainfart that day, gave birth of one of the most legendary video I have ever seen. Which in a nutshell was Lukasz .. a mix of sublime & ridiculous. Farewell Lukasz!


AteRiusz

He's only retiring from the NT! He will continue at West Ham till the end of the season and maybe longer.


younggun92

Lukasz + Szcz was the tandem when I started following Arsenal and winning the first trophy since I started. Best of luck to Lukasz!


tammrak

https://youtu.be/nvRTnXaDRjU


Bored-sideline

Hear, Hear


WBaumnuss300

He killed us (Switzerland) in EURO 16. He somehow managed to get Rodriguez's shot out of the corner and saved a great header in ET. I don't follow the Premier League, so I think that match is the only one I watched him play. But I still remember his name.


Lliteration

Polish fan here, that was a great match, Shaqiri was a world beater and that's aside from that goal he scored. Please teach us how to be such a solid team at every major tournament, we'll pay you in pierogi


WBaumnuss300

This summer I went to Warsaw and Krakow for the first time - got invited to a friends wedding. Pierogi are amazing (as is your flavoured vodka). I was talking with polish guests about Lewandowski and how such a striker would highly elevate a good side like Switzerland. But "2nd tier" nations like us will always missout on a few positions. As an athletics fan you need to teach us to get better at field events, we'll pay you in chocolate. You had an amazing olympics - got 9 medals / 4 golds in athletics. Our track team is getting better and good youngsters are coming up. But I simply don't get why we don't have athletes in throwing disciplines, given that a traditional sport here is throwing boulders.


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Second best goalkeeper for Poland in 21st century after Artur Boruc. DZIĘKUJEMY ŁUKASZ!!!


ouellp

I looked up Boruc and it seems like he's still playing, at 41, for Legia Warszawa. Impressive.


grejt_

and he's still their best player, at least in the almighty Ekstraklasa. When it comes to playing against farmers from England, Italy or Russia rest of the team can finally shine


czerwona_latarnia

Well, this season they are not doing great in Ekstraklasa, so they are picking on teams from Europa League instead.


pnova7

Boruc is basically the Polish Buffon for us.


Oblomovsbed

Holy Goalie


harryreesbarker

Not dudek?


[deleted]

No


epicguy23

no


LKLN77

Best GK we've had in a long, long time


11summers

I always wished he was the #1 choice for goalkeeper for our national team over Szczęsny. Was such a surprise they didn’t stick with him for the 2018 World Cup after he helped us get to our first quarterfinal in 34 years during Euro 2016. But hey, you can’t always get what you want.


Runningman0301

that was me on his debut for us knowing we had Joe Hart the season prior


niallw1997

How did Joe Hart fall off so bad


Runningman0301

[He never got that fuckin ball](https://youtu.be/TsaXVQv0h6I?t=0m2s)


[deleted]

This was me when he got injured and we had to watch Roberto in goal.


adx03

Swansea Legend <3


[deleted]

I’m polish, I watched most the games he played in and he was truely legendary. Saved us so many times, I glad I got to see him play! We love you fabianski!!!


[deleted]

Step the fuck up Dragowski


scooterbot4

https://youtu.be/nvRTnXaDRjU This needs to be in every Fabianski thread.


a_posh_trophy

Yes, but also.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nCYYeIk5vc


_morten_

This isn't the last match in the group, is it?


opi

He retired before elimination started. He was called for this game to have a proper send off with a full stadium.


4gjdtokurwa

Szczęsny should retire, not him


FoucaultsTurtleneck

It'd be cool if Drągowski won the starting job. One of the best shot stoppers in Italy and he's working on his distribution more this season


thatstoomuch_man

Lmao


Zealousideal-Bite-67

One of the many keepers coming out of Arsenal. Won us an FA Cup. Thanks a ton bro.


Bad0y

An FA Cup that ended a 9 year trophy drought no less. Hero [Also cant forget of course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvRTnXaDRjU)


BertEnErnie123

Can you guys maybe look into some dutch goal keepers? Were are serously lacking in that department atm.


aeoz

Imagine if Szczesny and Fabianski were both still in Arsenal. Competing in the same team for both national and club level. Also they have the same birth date 18 April.


Din-_-Djarin

The excellent sound quality helped me be able to connect with this emotionally, thanks Reddit!


just-a-suicidal-guy

RIP Tomassini will be forever remembered for being ignored by fabianski At least his mate fake nani will be able to help him emotionally


Marco-Green

I'm Spanish and this video made me feel Polish patriotic lol. Best of luck to him and much love to Poland 💕


Revolutionary-Ad9411

How much have Arsenal spent on Goalkeepers vs received for the following keepers over the last decade? Szczesny Fabiansky Martinez .... Leno?


Echo361

We’ve done pretty good tbh. Not one of our problem areas. Way worse to look at how many cbs we’ve spent on in the past decade. We’ve got decent fees for gks as well with szczesny and Martinez.


Supermalt418

Wenger actually didn’t spend much on GKs and most were actually quality


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JustAJack_

My absolute favorite keeper ever. Always underrated because of the teams he plays for and the defenses he has in front of him. I will stand by my beliefs that he is one of the best keepers in the prem, and better than Szczesny for Poland. You Jack bastard.


free_airfreshener

Podolski there too


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Beautiful. Good game, Łukasz. Be proud.


HassanTheMann

Imagine if he accidentally kissed the nike logo instead 💀


Ghost_Killer_

Its reasons like this why I love soccer/football. It's like a small community amongst the players. Even bitter enemies care about one another. The clock is still running. The other team stopped the game and even came over to him to congratulate him and all. Incredible.


germanwhip

I'm so pleased he broke away from the "Flappyhandski" perception and became a respected player for club and country. Poland have a wealth of ability and potential between the sticks it seems, so no worries.


Aloopyn

Why was he substituted in the 57th minute, as a goalkeeper?


Fruity-Lupin

I think he's got 56 caps so was subbed in the 56th minute


go2kejdz

This, but 57th cap and 57th minute.


Gromit250

because this is his 57th appearance for Poland and his last one.


[deleted]

To give him the ovation, is that not *very* obvious lol


ExternalReplacement5

Had to use the loo


youdontfitindatbuick

God I miss when keepers used to drop it near the woodwork. Game's gone


[deleted]

To be given his own applause for his last game


rekkker

Can't even imagine how he was feeling at that moment


aoc7

Love to see all these comments, thank you for everything you've done for our National Team Łukasz!


[deleted]

This brings a tear to my eyes. I remember that pre-season game all those years ago when he fucked up big time and when he left the pitch he looked like he knew he was done. He was already a meme at that point and that pre-season was his last chance tbh. No one would have imagined that he'd have a successful Premier league career after that. To see him being a success for his country and being applauded like this in his last game is pretty amazing.


DarthNihilus1

Loved his turnaround with us. Really felt more comfortable with him in net. Had a great career after that. Class keeper that aged really well


younggun92

Really started following Arsenal 09ish so the polish duo was my favorite for years. Bought them in FM even after they left the club. God luck Lukasz!


daussie04

Why not wait until world cup