Coach Jan Urban after winning 3:2 with Malta admitted that Poles played besides poorly in the defensive, even considering the rival class. “I knew it wouldn’t be a walk,” said the selector.
The white-reds scored 3 points in Monday's distant game and will play in the barracks. Malta – despite its low position in the FIFA ranking – has caused them quite a few problems. The deciding goal at 3:2 Peter Zieliński scored only in the 85th minute.
Urban explained that fatigue was evident after the match with the Netherlands, but the key was the psyche: the anticipation of an easy triumph affected concentration. He emphasized that the mistakes in defence were besides many and that even the weaker rival could not be left so much space: “Everyone has his ambition, honor and does everything to win. It was the same present from their side, they came up with quite a few energy to the match," he said.
The selector pointed out that it was hard to draw more serious conclusions from specified a meeting, but the most crucial thing is that the squad nevertheless won. A large influence on the course of the game was the cancellation of Karol Świderski's goal at 3:1 – alternatively of calming it went 2:2 and nervousness appeared.
Despite the weaker match, the selector positively assessed all the eliminations and stressed that there was inactive plenty of time for March barracks. erstwhile asked about his dream rival, he briefly replied, “The 1 we will defeat.”
