Kiwior out to change his luck at Dragão: “That will change” | OneFootball

In recent days, Jakub Kiwior has been through a whirlwind: an uncertain future, postponed trips, a club change, and a new journey to Poland for the national team training camp. This hectic sequence was discussed by FC Porto’s new center-back in a vlog for the Polish national team, where Josef Mlynarczyk, a legendary former Porto goalkeeper and now a member of his home country’s coaching staff, also appeared.

“So many Portistas,” exclaimed the starting goalkeeper from Porto’s 1987 European Cup triumph, in perfect Portuguese, while chatting with Kiwior and Bednarek, the duo now hoping to replicate their compatriot’s achievements. “FC Porto is a top-level organization. I’m curious to discover more. I was with Bedi [Bednarek] when I was having blood drawn during the medical exams. He told me a lot about the club and the city. I hope to spend a lot of time with him on the pitch,” revealed Kiwior, recalling that, so far, his memories of the Dragão are not positive.

“I’ve already lost two matches at the Dragão, my memories aren’t good, but now that’s going to change,” said the former Arsenal player, referring to defeats with the ‘Gunners’ against FC Porto (1-0) and with the Polish national team against Portugal (5-1).

Regarding the end of the transfer window, Kiwior shared his version of the events that left the blue and white universe on edge in the final days of the transfer period. “It was hard to say goodbye to Arsenal, because I didn’t know when it would actually happen. If I had known the exact day in advance, I would have had time to prepare. In the last three days there, I didn’t know which would really be the last. Fabrizio Romano posted the ‘here we go’ and I started receiving dozens of messages and calls congratulating me. Training was about to start… The players saw it on their phones and asked me why I was getting ready if it was already done,” recounted the Pole, adding: “I refused to say goodbye there, because I still didn’t have information about what could or couldn’t happen. The next day I went back already knowing I could say goodbye. I went to the pitch to say farewell to my teammates and the coach. They made a farewell tunnel and it was tough… Not everyone I wanted to say goodbye to was there, so I still had to make a few calls.”

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