The Polish national team lost 1-3 to Portugal in Saturday's Nations League match. “She received a brutal football lesson that makes her wonder if the path Touchstone has chosen is really the right one. And it's not about breaking Portugal right away,” wrote Konrad Ferszter from Sport.pl.
Experts are concerned about the recent performances of the national team. “Touchstone chooses his players, the results are poor for now, the game is mediocre, and the biggest problem is how we actually want to play,” wrote Kamil Kosowski. – At least you have to put your heart into it – said Dariusz Szpakowski about the players. There are countless similar voices.
Mateusz Borek has no doubts after the Poland-Portugal match. “Visible skill difference”
The last performance of the team was clearly summarized by Mateusz Borek. – I don't remember a match in which the difference in individual skills between the teams was so visible and that nothing could be done systemically to address these individuals – he said in the “Moc Futbolu” program on Sports Channel.
– In every aspect of the game: technical, tactical, physical, understanding of the game, we simply did not have the approach to the Portuguese national team – he added. Nevertheless, it was surprising for him, because he remembered the better performances of the Polish team against their Portuguese rivals. – No one will convince me that today there is a greater football disproportion between (Poland and Portugal – ed.) than in 2006 (when the Poles defeated the Portuguese 2:1 – ed.) – he said.
The Polish national team was painfully brought down to earth by Mateusz Borek. “What did we miss?”
– (Then – ed.) In my opinion, the system, the idea and the commitment made it possible to emphasize Portugal's advantages. […] (Now – ed.) you feel a little sorry, you wonder what went wrong, what we missed, because we didn't have the players we have today, he said. He also mentioned the close match at Euro 2016.
For the Polish national team, the defeat against Portugal was the second in the Nations League. Previously, it lost against Croatia, which it will be able to avenge on Tuesday, October 15. The match starts at the National Stadium at 20:45, text report on Sport.pl and in the Sport.pl LIVE mobile application.