Zbigniew Boniek couldn’t stand it after the national team’s defeat. “Unfortunately, no one says…”
The defeat of the Polish national team against Scotland (1:2) at the PGE National Stadium had wide publicity. The former president of the Polish Football Association, football legend Zbigniew Boniek, spoke on the matter.
Andrew Robertson, the captain of the Scots, ended the Poles’ hopes of remaining in the A division of the UEFA Nations League with his goal in the last seconds of the match. The Poles lost the next match, leaving a very mediocre impression.
Zbigniew Boniek commented on the defeat of the Poles against the Scots
It must be remembered that although Poland had many goal-scoring opportunities, in the end, they could have just as easily lost by the break. Łukasz Skorupski had a lot of work, and the Scots also hit the posts and crossbars.
Zbigniew Boniek, who was present at the PGE National Stadium on Monday evening, rightly drew attention to this topic. The 1982 World Cup medalist looked with disbelief at what the Polish representatives were doing.
“The fact that a draw and a play-off was almost certain. I read that everything was fine, just a little bit of luck. Unfortunately, no one talks about posts, crossbars and three fantastic interventions by Skorupski… If we want to mean something and improve results, this is where we have to start,” Boniek wrote on the X platform.
It was not the first time that the UEFA vice-president hit the nail on the head.
UEFA Nations League: Polish national team relegated from division A
The defeat of the hosts in the Poland – Scotland match (1:2) meant that coach Probierz’s team said goodbye to the A division. The Scots overtook the Poles in the final stretch, scoring a goal to make it 2:1 in the added time of the second half. Objectively speaking, however, Scotland performed better in the second half of 2024 than Poland in division A. It is therefore hardly surprising that they ultimately showed superiority over their direct rival in the fight for relegation, at the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw.
The Polish national team started the competition with a win in Glasgow (3:2). It was the only victory for Poles in this edition of the UEFA Nations League. Then the Poles lost away to Croatia (0:1) and in Warsaw, after a colorless match, to Portugal (1:3). Poland managed to get the point after a heroic fight against the Croatians at home, making up for a two-goal deficit and ultimately drawing (3:3).
Poland’s last two group matches were two consecutive defeats. First, a defeat (1:5) away to Portugal, and then the above-mentioned defeat at home to the Scots, which finally closed the chances of entering the play-off zone in the fight for possible retention in the elite.
