I have the impression that this team started to form from the beginning and today's match was partly proof of this – said Radosław Majdan in “Fakty po Faktach”, commenting on Sunday's Poland-Netherlands match. – I see a change. There is light at the end of the tunnel, he said. – The most satisfying thing is that for the first time since Euro 2016, the Polish national team is not talked about in an ironic tone – said journalist Mirosław Żukowski.
Poland started the Euro with a defeat. They lost to the Netherlands in Hamburg on Sunday 1:2, although she was the first to celebrate the goal. The second match of this group, the French against Austria, on Monday. Another one for the White and Reds on Friday.
No “toothache”
Mirosław Żukowski, a columnist for “Rzeczpospolita”, stated in “Fakty po Faktach” that “for the first time in a very long time” the match of the Polish national team “was watched without toothache”.
– I cannot forget the last World Cup, when the entire football world asked after the first matches of the Poles whether they had come there to play football at all. This is undoubtedly not the case now, he said.
– In addition, you need to take into account the starting point. Our expectations were not excessive. We crawled through the qualifying rounds in what was probably the weakest group. And as a reward we got an ultra-difficult group – noted the journalist. Meanwhile, on Sunday – he added – “the players, led by Michał Probierz, come out and play a very good match.”
– It is not true that we lost unluckily. The Dutch were the better team. The Dutch won deservedly, but they didn't have to win, he said. In his opinion, “the most satisfying thing is that for the first time since Euro 2016 in France, from (Adam) Nawałka's team, the Polish national team is not talked about in an ironic tone.”
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“This team started forming from scratch”
– A draw would be a happy result, but the Dutch were better – said former Polish national team player Radosław Majdan.
He said that he clearly remembers the qualifying rounds for the European Championships, “where our team fell apart at every level, team level, atmosphere”, and the coach from Portugal, Fernando Santos, “couldn't put it together.” – I see a change and something that shows a light at the end of the tunnel – he said.
– I have the impression that this team started to form from the beginning and today's match was partly proof of that – he said. Speaking about the attitude of the Polish players, he said that “it was a team with character.”
– We were weaker because Netherlands is a better team than us in terms of quality. However, there were moments when the Dutch had to sweat a lot. (…) When I saw them rejoicing after the goal, it was obvious that they realized that this match, this victory, came with great pain. Even though they had the advantage and did not take advantage of some situations, they had to really work hard – said Majdan.