Poland took an early lead against Croatia, with Piotr Zieliński scoring after just five minutes to make it 1-0. Unfortunately, within six minutes, Poland was trailing 1-3. Between the 20th and 26th minute, the defense crumbled, conceding three goals. The internet quickly pointed to the culprit - Paweł Dawidowicz. His errors contributed significantly to each goal. The Hellas Verona defender left the field before halftime due to injury, replaced by Kamil Piątkowski in the 38th minute.
Dawidowicz Criticized Harshly. The Internet Is On Fire: "There Are Limits"
"Good defenders would really have to work hard and break a sweat to be late in almost every play. Fortunately, Dawidowicz is not among them, and being late comes easily to him. An absolute disaster. This is semi-amateur level football. No, take him off the field before halftime. It's a shame to show something like this in the Polish national team shirt. There are limits," commented Dawid Smyk from Weszło.com.
"We're leading 1-0 against Croatia, but Paweł Dawidowicz takes matters into his own hands: clearing the ball with his head right outside the box 1-1, late challenge 1-2, a pass to the opponent!!!!!!! 1-3," summarized Tomek Hatta from igol.pl. "But why play Kamil Piątkowski, after all, he made mistakes at Salzburg. Well, now you see what Paweł Dawidowicz, who shouldn't be on the pitch, is doing. This is a scandal and a total embarrassment. Enough is enough," he added.
"And while Dawidowicz somehow held his own centrally, he's been playing poorly or very poorly as a right/left half-back," said Jakub Seweryn from Sport.pl. "Dawidowicz wouldn't even make the lineup at Śląsk Wrocław; he would be carrying towels," raged Dawid Zieliński from the SkazaninaPogoń podcast.
