The Polish team defeated Italy 3-0 and thus won the bronze medal of this year’s League of Nations. Bartosz Kurek spoke after the meeting. The 33-year-old was painfully honest, and his words may give you food for thought.
On Sunday, July 24, the Polish national team fought with Italy for third place in this year’s League of Nations. On the eve of the white and red were clearly worse than the Americans, who defeated them 0:3. Wards Nikola Grbic wanted to immediately rehabilitate at all costs, and they succeeded. They beat the hosts of the final tournament with a score of 3:0 and won the bronze medal. Despite the fact that the Poles won three sets, it was not such an easy game for them. Fortunately, they showed character.
Nations League 2022. Bartosz Kurek appreciated the match against Italy
After the game, the leader and captain of the Polish national team Bartosz Kurek spoke. An experienced presenter appreciated his performance. He was quite critical of himself. - I think, in addition to the medal, I should also get an Oscar, because it was not my tournament, and today I pretended to be a good player on the field and tried to support the guys. They won this medal for me with one fifth wheel on the car, so congratulations to them,” he said in an interview with Polsat Sport.
The 33-year-old football player also spoke about the course of the match with Italy. He emphasized that in these most important moments for the fate of the competition, Byalo-Chervoni were able to take advantage of the weakness of their opponent. - Sometimes you play like that and win important games. This medal is not just because we win and show that we are in the top, - he added.
Bartosz Kurek also talked about his other teammates. According to him, everyone, without exception, did a very good job, because you need to properly prepare for a match of such a high level. He stressed that due to the fact that there are so many good players in the Polish national team, they went to this meeting very decisively.
Source: Wprost
