Friday, June 10, 2016

Poland face test of patience against 'horrible' Northern Ireland (Reuters)

Poland's Grzegorz Krychowiak (R) and Robert Lewandowski during training. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

By Brian Homewood NICE, France (Reuters) - Poland face a test of patience and their nerves when they open their Euro 2016 campaign against a Northern Ireland side who want to make themselves "horrible" to play against. Spearheaded by the attacking duo of Robert Lewandowski and Arkadiusz Milik, Poland were the highest-scoring team in the qualifying competition with 33 goals, 13 of them coming from Bayern Munich's Lewandowski. Coach Adam Nawalka has turned them from a counter-attacking side into one that keeps possession and build attacks carefully.


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