Although several days have passed since the match between Poland and France at the World Cup in Qatar, the game of the white-reds is still widely commented on. The mood of Cheslav Mikhnevich’s wards was appreciated by Tomas Ivan, who sharply summed up the team’s performance at the world championships.
At the World Cup in Qatar, the Polish team fulfilled the minimum plan, as it reached the 1/8 finals. However, Byalo-Chervoni’s super-defensive play in the group stage met with a lot of criticism, and Cheslav Mikhnevich’s wards managed to smooth out the unpleasant impression only in the match against France, in which they played more courageously in attack. According to Tomasz Ivan, the game against the current champions should not affect the overall assessment of the team.
Mundial 2022. Tomasz Ivan strongly about the Polish team
The former representative of Poland, who played 40 matches in white and red colors, in an interview with tvpsport.pl recalled that the Poles had only four shots on target in the group stage, and left the group thanks to the good mood of Wojciech Szczesny. . “It was not a knockout trophy. Well, that was our goal, but we went to the World Cup to show our best side, - he said.
According to Ivan, the Poles in the group stage looked worse than most other participants in the World Cup. “I don’t know if even Qatar had better statistics. We had the players and the potential, maybe not for the World Cup, but for trying to build action. We can’t play with 10 defensive players and try to play a long pass to Robert.” “When viewed as a whole, we were probably the weakest or second weakest team in the group stage,” he added.
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The interlocutor of tvpsport.pl also referred to the statement of Robert Lewandowski after the match with France, who bluntly stated that the defensive game of the national team did not bring him joy. According to Ivan, the Barcelona sniper may be poorly evaluated after the World Cup because of the tactics chosen by Cheslav Mikhnevich, which resulted in the lack of passes to the team captain. – It is a certain art that the breeder has imposed such rhetoric on the players. No matter how, it is important to leave the group. We have forgotten what football is.
Ivan recalled that Byalo-Chervoni reached the playoffs after losing to Argentina, against which they played “poorly”, and the place among the top 16 teams of the tournament was achieved due to the fact that Mexico scored less than Saudi Arabia. “That’s not what it’s about.” I hate the mood in the group stage,” he admitted.
Source: Wprost
