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BIG PETE: What to do when your career is coming to an end? Fabiański on finding a new role

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Published 2 months ago

We continue with the second part featuring Lukasz Fabiański in the Big Pete series by Flashscore and CANAL+. In this episode, he openly reflects on his return to professional football and his search for a new role off the pitch. He talks about why maintaining a routine was crucial for him, how he thought about his future, and why he’s more drawn to working with young players than facing the pressures of elite football.

[embed guid="6e152751-3898-4954-8924-4fbdeb45de1c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VseEH42VImA" social-type="youtube" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fabianski-lukasz/bRKKNZwj/"]Lukasz Fabianski[/a] spoke about the role he has taken on at the end of his playing career. “[b]Right now, I’m the third-choice keeper at the club, sharing my experience and trying to support the team. I’d also like to keep coaching at the academy. I enjoy it because I feel a certain responsibility. When you see players suddenly do what you’ve told them - like coming out at the right moment to catch the ball or reacting differently to a situation - that’s the biggest reward,”[/b] he told [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cech-petr/fTjQ34vo/"]Petr Cech[/a].[/p][p]He also looks back on the period when he was without a club. “That summer was mentally tough. I missed the routine, the dressing room, the feeling of being part of something. The longer it went on, the more I felt I was lacking direction. But I also had opportunities to work as a TV pundit, and I actually enjoyed it. It’s a completely different perspective on football, where you have to express constructive opinions.”[/p][p][i]The full TV version of this episode of the Big Pete documentary series will be available on CANAL+ Sport and the CANAL+ streaming service in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Poland, Myanmar, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Romania, and Hungary, and on SuperSport in South Africa and Switzerland.[/i][/p]

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