Poles hung-ary after Italian

19th November 2011

Polish fans have little to get excited about after the two recent games

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Poland’s footballers lurched towards the rapidly approaching Euro 2012 with minimal optimism after a lesson from the Italians in effectiveness then a slightly better display against Hungary. The atmosphere around the team, though, continues to be soured by the row over the new strip; with fans, politicians, ex-players, Olympic athletes and even current players weighing in to criticise the lack of the Eagle, replaced with the symbol of the much-disliked Polish FA (PZPN) [see below.

On the pitch, Poland suffered a depressing 2-0 defeat at home to Italy last Friday. Italy showed that possession and industry count for little. Like an adult keeping a thrashing child at bay, the Italians seemed ...

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