Euro: Group E: Poland vs. Slovakia, 6/14/2021

[PanniniClaus]

Return of the Mak

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Gooal Slovakia!

 

[robertmac43]

Robert Mak - I'm excited to say I have scored my first goal at the Euros....

 

[HajdukSplit]

Weird goal, poor all around for Poland

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

The ball bouncing from the post onto the back of Szczesny and then back into goal just seems very representative of his career

 

[kovacro]

Robert Mak - I'm excited to say I have scored my first goal at the Euros....

Well played.

 

[cgf]

Well damn

 

[TP]

this own goal shit is stupid.

It was deflected, it should be his.

 

[bluesfan94]

this own goal shit is stupid.

It was deflected, it should be his.

I mean it makes perfect sense. It wouldn't have gone in but for an opposing player touching it.

 

[PanniniClaus]

this own goal shit is stupid.

It was deflected, it should be his.

Goal for me as well.

 

[S E P H]

Same ole Polska every effin' year. Problems defensively, three starters with injury problems, and looking weak mentally.

I absolutely HATE that we're playing Szczęsny, this bloke is just too lackadaisical for me (like who gets beat on the short side?). Awful goaltending, give me Fabiański like 100 out of 10 times.

 

[robertmac43]

This Slovak team has been fun to watch so far. More so than I thought they would be.

 

[bluesfan94]

Same ole Polska every effin' year. Problems defensively, three starters with injury problems, and looking weak mentally.

I absolutely HATE that we're playing Szczęsny, this bloke is just too lackadaisical for me (like who gets beat on the short side?). Awful goaltending, give me Fabiański like 100 out of 10 times.

FWIW, he didn't get beat on the short side. Looks like, if anything, he got beat by his backside

 

[robertmac43]

Hamsik keeps shooting when the Slovaks are attacking in numbers. He should have laid that one off.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Poor game, Poland playing the same way they did in Russia 2018 without any ideas. Slovakia look good on the counter but Hamsik too selfish on a couple of them

 

[John Price]

Poland underwhelming so far.

 

[S E P H]

FWIW, he didn't get beat on the short side. Looks like, if anything, he got beat by his backside

I understand the ball went off the post and then hit him into the net. But nobody shooting on the short side should've been given that much room by a goalkeeper. He isn't the major one at fault as our fullback got beat badly, but that wasn't very confident goalkeeping in the slightest.

 

[bluesfan94]

I understand the ball went off the post and then hit him into the net. But nobody shooting on the short side should've been given that much room by a goalkeeper. He isn't the major one at fault as our fullback got beat badly, but that wasn't very confident goalkeeping in the slightest.

I was mostly just making the short side vs backside pun. It's okay goalkeeping but not good

 

[Antiillafire]

Okay so I would bring off Hubocan and insert Hancko. Need a bit more speed there and composure. Benes in around 65 minutes for Hamsik as well.

 

[Antiillafire]

Whom would you play there? When I look at the available options then not playing any of them feels somehow justified. But maybe that's harsh, I have seen hardly any of them play.

Well it’s working so far but I feel like Hamsik is more of a guy you sub in around 65 minutes and let him go play for 25-30 mins with full energy. Personally I would have played Benes as the CAM and keep Duda up there. We don’t have an amazing natural striker and lost arguably our best one in Strelec in pre tournament games

 

[Jussi]

1-1

 

[koyvoo]

Slovakia even make it out the tunnel for the 2nd half?

 

[HostileCapSpace]

That was quick.

 

[AB13]

Poland are really well coached. Their 442 press off the ball is quite good, as is their 3151 shape on the ball. Similar to Nagelsmann’s Leipzig. They overload well and create via combination play.

 

[robertmac43]

That's a brutal letdown to start the half but also a really well-worked goal from Poland.