"It’s an incredible recognition"

At the beginning of the season, the squad picked Darko Jevtic to be their captain. However, since the Swiss midfielder wasn’t a part of the starting line-up on Saturday, the captain armband should have gone to Thomas Rogne. Unfortunately, the Norwegian is injured which meant that the third captain – Mickey van der Hart – was given the responsibility to lead the team.

“It’s a beautiful feeling to wear the captain armband for a team like Lech, however, I am conscious of the hierarchy that has been put in place. Darko and Thomas couldn’t play the match since the opening minutes for various reasons hence I was given the chance to experience what it’s like to lead my squad,” said Lech’s goalkeeper. “It wasn’t the first time that I was wearing a captain armband but it’s been a long time and I have never been given the chance to lead a team at such a high level. It’s an incredible recognition for me,” added van der Hart.

So far this season, Lech’s keeper managed to keep a clean sheet in three games, two of which were league clashes, and one was a Polish Cup match. The coaching staff and the players themselves explain that it’s the result of an offensive style of play employed by the team from Poznan.

I don’t have any particular goal in mind when it comes to clean sheets. It doesn’t really matter how many times I let the ball past me; I’d rather win 4:3 than get a 0:0 draw. I enjoy Lech’s offensive style of play and it’s one of the main reasons I came here. I prefer when teams accept the risk that goes with offensive football rather than simply defend with the whole team for 90 minutes,” explained van der Hart.