Kozakiewicz's gesture and two middle fingers towards the rival fans and mocking the Brondby coaching staff with the comment “go home”. This is not a description of the behavior of a fan who got a bit carried away after the final whistle. It is a summary of what Legia Warszawa coach Goncalo Feio did after the match.
Even Brondby's coach thought it was abnormal.
The Portuguese once again showed his explosive temperament and caused quite a scandal. Brondby coach Jesper Sorensen clearly described his behaviour as “abnormal” at the post-match conference.. Legia advanced, but in terms of style, it had nothing to brag about, as experts unanimously agreed.
Experts are unanimous about Feio. One big embarrassment
However, the consensus among observers was not only about the match itself. The Portuguese coach's behavior did not arouse mixed feelings either. They were very negative, and Feio's behavior was considered embarrassing. “Football is about emotions, but such embarrassing behavior is simply not appropriate for a self-respecting and serious coach,” assessed Filip Macuda from Sport.pl
“And the most interesting thing is that with Goncalo Feio's behavior exactly what the average football fan in Poland predicted is happening, but the sports director of Legia didn't get it? Is anyone surprised? Total lack of class.” – added Wojciech Piela from Viaplay.
Brondby fans did Legia a favor. Feio didn't care
“And Brondby fans let Legia fans into the first match, despite UEFA's ban… Respect is a word that Feio doesn't know, despite knowing several languages,” emphasized Roman Kołtoń from Prawda Futbolu. Jakub Białek from Weszło also struck a similar note. “1. You're weakening the team (you could get suspended), even though you should infect others with calm. 2. You're acting rudely towards the fans who helped you a moment ago (they let you in, even though you're banned from travelling). 3. You're simply behaving like a child. The world of Goncalo Feio,” wrote the journalist.
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“Knowing the reality of Legia and Polish football, the guy most likely won't improve until the end of the season, and now he'll be saying that he'll 'give his life for this club' and justifying his lack of class. Totally off the mark. But that's Goncalo Feio. Not the first and not the last time,” assessed Krzysztof Sędzicki from WP SportoweFakty.
“For me, a coach is someone who is not only responsible for results, but is also, to some extent, the face of the club. And in this video we see the face of a total idiot. And let's remember that no one in Legia can say now that this is some big surprise,” concluded Maciej Łuczak from the Meczyki.pl portal.
“Idiot to be immediately fired by the fans in November. Write it down faken” – Wojciech Kowalczyk, a former player of the Warsaw club, did not mince his words. “After an embarrassing football performance, the team pushes to advance to the next round of eliminations, and the coach runs to the away sector to show them the middle finger. You have to have a total lack of class” – added Marcin Borzęcki from Viaplay.