In a preliminary presentation for next Thursday’s match with the Faroe Islands, related to the qualifying stage for Euro 2024, Fernando Santos provided an explanation to the Polish media, which accused him of “disrespect” for arriving after the time specified in the previous press. conference.
“They told me that journalists said it was disrespectful for me to show up late for a press conference. And that’s true! I also consider it disrespectful for me to be late for an appointment. But I didn’t show up late for the press conference! I was there at the door for 10 minutes waiting to get in.” “I was waiting for them to ask me to come in. If there’s one thing I don’t like, it’s disrespect, and I also don’t like to be disrespected, okay?” said the Poland coach.
The Portuguese coach then stressed the importance of the match with the Faroe Islands, preferring not to talk about Sunday’s meeting with Albania in Tirana, as Polish journalists intended. “Last time they said that Moldova was weak and that the match was not very important. And we lost [3-2]! That is why I do not want to talk about Albania today. “We have to focus on the Faroe Islands, a well-organised team that plays typical northern football,” said Fernando Santos.
He concluded: “We must have a calm mind and a warm heart, so that what happened against the Czech Republic and Moldova does not happen again.”
It is noteworthy that Poland occupies fourth place in Group E with 3 points, and it is forced to win to stay in the struggle to qualify for the European Championship.
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