The latter set the tone, saying: “I don’t agree [Ukraine] play for nothing”.
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Poland head into their final Euro 2016 Group C game on Tuesday evening knowing only victory can haul them to the summit.
Ukraine v Poland PreviewUkraine played Northern I in their second game of the group stages and lost the game just like they lost their first game by 0-2, they have 0 points in their two games and are nearly on the brink of exit from the tournament.
Lechia Gdansk midfielder Slawomir Peszko said the meagre total is not a concern for Poland. One would say that this Euro had been pretty boring, aside from the fact that more than 50% of the goals in the latter end, the games have been pretty tiresome.
“If we secure the back we will create clear-cut chances, we showed against Germany that we can create three or four chances per match. That is the most important thing for us”.
Despite Lewandowski’s second blank in a row against Germany, Nawalka has praised his star man’s work ethic, which he says is opening up more opportunities for Milik.
He said: “We want to win, we will fight until the final whistle but we respect our opponents”.
Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov could be replaced by Denys Boyko after two unconvincing displays against Germany and Northern Ireland.
With no serious injury issues, Nawalka’s only headache is whether to start Bartosz Kapustka who earned plaudits when he came on as a substitute against the Irish. But with three points in the bag following Thursday’s 2-0 win over Ukraine, Michael O’Neill’s side could qualify as one of the four best third-place sides even if they lose.
A glum Taras Stepanenko said after the defeat to Northern Ireland that Ukraine had failed their “do-or-die” test.
But what better opposition to play himself into form against than Ukraine, who have looked a rag-tag bunch so far.
“We need to defend the honour of our team, the country and ourselves”, he told Uefa.com later. “We’d like to play good football and get a result”. The 2012 Euro co-host have failed to score thus far this tournament and are preparing to face a Polish side who is yet to concede.
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Four of the previous five meetings between the two teams have seen fewer than three goals scored and, with both sides lacking a cutting edge, the 20/33 (1.61) quote from NetBet for that trend to continue looks to be a solid selection. He just wants to beat already-eliminated Ukraine on Tuesday and hopefully advance to the round of 16 from Group C.
