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A video of Poland captain Piotr Zielinski and Nicola Zalewski taking a picture with Ronaldo did not go down well.
https://vglive.vg.no/kamp/portugal-polen/641740/rapport
A video of Poland captain Piotr Zielinski and Nicola Zalewski put their minds to work after the 5-1 loss to Portugal on Friday. The pictures show the Serie A profiles waiting for Cristiano Ronaldo outside the dressing rooms to get a “selfie” with the superstar.
Nicola Zalewski (21) and Piotr Zielinski (10)
Roma and Poland, Inter Milan and Poland
The pictures have flourished on X – and were very poorly received by several.
– Do we really have no honor in us?
The question was asked by former Poland player Jacek Bak in the Polish newspaper WP Sportowe Fakty. He is one of those who rage against the behavior of the Inter Milan and Roma players.
– We lose 5-1 and have to ask Ronaldo for a picture? The one who slaughtered us just a moment ago? It’s sad, continues the Polish former soccer player.
Dariusz Dziekanowski, who is also your former Poland player, also railed against the stunt.
– This behavior ridicules our players. After losing 5–1, they behave like soccer players from Andorra or San Marino. I think the head stayed in the closet, while the legs went out. This is not how you do it, says Dziekanowski i same newspaper.
Captain Piotr Zielinski – who in the match against Portugal also reached his 100th match for Poland – also posted these pictures on Instagram after the match – also here together with Ronaldo.
Zielinski himself defended the image, and titled Ronaldo with «one of the best players in the history of football».
– I felt like taking a picture, so I did, said the Polish captain at the press conference on Sunday.
– Why is it inappropriate for you? We lost the fight, but what should I do? Hide me in a corner? I took the picture, and that was it. He (Bak) is entitled to his opinion, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.
And the saga would not end there: Artur Wichniarek, another former Poland player, also gave his thoughts on the captain’s response to the Polish channel Kanal Sportowy.
Artur Wichniarek
Former soccer player for Poland and Hertha Berlin
– As captain, he could have said: «I did it because it was my dream, but the timing wasn’t really the best». But the statement is that «I wanted and I did it», and it is not as it should be. The captain’s armband binds you to certain standards, was the verdict.
Zielinski is captain in Robert Lewandowski’s injury absence.
After the loss, Portugal sits atop Group One of the Nations League A League with 13 points. Poland is in third place with four points, three points behind group runners-up Croatia. Scotland is at the bottom – level on points with Poland.
https://vglive.vg.no/turnering/uefa-nations-league/187/tabell?stageName=League+A%2C+Group+1
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