Scottish Premier League - Boruc: Personal problems got to me

Eurosport - Sat, 04 Jul 14:02:00 2009

Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc has admitted his personal life affected his performances last season.

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But he insists he is not out of form - just that all his mistakes went punished. Boruc made a number of high-profile errors, most famously when he mis-kicked a pass-back and allowed Northern Ireland to claim a 3-2 win over Poland, while he has also found himself in trouble for breaching disciplinary rules for club and country, following the break-up of his marriage.

"I don't accept all this talk that I'm in bad form," the 29-year-old said. "Last season I made five serious mistakes in games for Poland and Celtic, which is roughly the same as I did the year before."

He added: "But no one said it was my fault then, because those errors went unpunished. A lot comes down to luck - and sometimes your luck runs out."

Boruc was targeted by the Northern Ireland fans at Windsor Park but claims the abuse had nothing to do with him conceding two poor goals.

"My form in the match in Belfast when Poland lost 3-2 to Northern Ireland and the earlier game in Bratislava, when we lost 2-1 to Slovakia, was related to my personal situation," he told the Polish press.

"In Belfast, I wasn't scared of the Northern Ireland fans' taunting.

"I like pressure; I like when the fans are screaming at me.

"The influence on my performances in the Slovakia and Northern Ireland games was not fans, but my personal situation.

"Never mind if you are a worker in a factory or you are a goalkeeper playing in front of thousands of people every week - if you have personal problems it will affect you at work, no matter what you do."

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  1. Mon out ya wee plick, Private Partnerships have no­ connection to C H as they and they alone are Liable for­ their debts. You aint got a scooby doo.

    From sherbet_d, on Sun 5 Jul 1:27AM

  2. Soda brian your full of shytte You dont even know why­ you would be registered at C H never mind how the regs­ apply. Your a bigger bum than 10 a r s e s.

    From sherbet_d, on Sun 5 Jul 1:15AM

  3. "Never mind if you are a worker in a factory or­ you are a goalkeeper playing in front of thousands of­ people every week - if you have personal problems it­ will affect you at work, no matter what you­ do."

    he's right here...

    From dodger, on Sun 5 Jul 1:02AM

  4. my Celtic team for the new season:
    Boruc
    Hinkel
    ­ Macmanus
    Caldwell
    new player
    new player
    new player
    ­ new player
    new player
    new player
    new player

    From inverkenny, on Sun 5 Jul 12:31AM

  5. Looks like yahoo cut my post off!!.. What I meant to­ say was 100 MC's = less than 0.5 kg. Courier ex HKG­ / BEJ yo uk = £30 approx. That's 30p a memory card.­ And you can bet that for your £4.95, he ain't­ sending it via citylink / businesspost overnight!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Sat 4 Jul 10:14PM

  6. 100 sd cards =

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Sat 4 Jul 9:59PM

  7. 174 - there's a guy on E-Bay trading memory cards­ at about £3 for a 2Gb, plus postage around £4.95. Only­ thing is, if you want 10 from this guy, you have to pay­ 10x postage! In other words, £30 for the MC's, and­ £69.50 for the postage!! That's some mark-up! Bet­ it's the windae-licker's M.O.

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Sat 4 Jul 9:56PM

  8. Pt173...hes not going through GLA thats for sure...Mr C­ has assured me of that

    From Stuart, on Sat 4 Jul 8:46PM

  9. Ginger..he must have a fast moving market with a good­ profit if still moving by AF

    From Stuart, on Sat 4 Jul 8:45PM

  10. 172 - watch this space, Stuart!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Sat 4 Jul 8:41PM

  11. Pt171...its nearly every week that he says he is­ moving...must have been flagged by now...

    From Stuart, on Sat 4 Jul 8:38PM

  12. BTW, Stuart (169) - station 25 only seal with the old­ red'n'white if there's nothing interesting.­ The interesting ones get tagged and flagged!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Sat 4 Jul 8:31PM

  13. 169 - Chronopost MAWB's were intercepted and­ x-rayed on the following routes this week: all S.AM­ tranships via MIA . BKK / HKG / JNB / NBO / SIN / JKT /­ SYD / SEL / BEJ. Some were routine, others were­ specific interceptions. My mate at HMRC station 25 says­ they got a few good results!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Sat 4 Jul 8:30PM

  14. PT165...Ginger was there customs tape involved?

    From Stuart, on Sat 4 Jul 8:21PM

  15. #167....its ok ginger....a wull work it oot..am no dane­ anythin the nite so a can @#$% aboot wae this computer­ thing...cheers anyways :)

    From Captain Pugwash, on Sat 4 Jul 8:14PM

  16. 162 - I can give you a walk-through if you like.. So­ long as the pic changes to Scary's minge, or­ something!! LOL!!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Sat 4 Jul 8:10PM

  17. #152, Jinky m8, I'm STILL waitin on him to tell me­ what his business even does. Say's he employs­ fitters. Is that window fitters, floor fitters. I know!­ He owns a couple of franchises for Kwik Fit! "You­ won't get quicker than a Kwik fit fitter" or­ is that "Kwik lick licker".

    From Black47, on Sat 4 Jul 8:10PM

  18. 158 - are you 100% sure about that? You didn't­ notice any signs of tamperage then??

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Sat 4 Jul 8:09PM

  19. Paul G CHAMPION LAVI ATTENDANT AT CR SMITH

    From offmymash, on Sat 4 Jul 8:07PM

  20. Ginger...HRMC Tax bhoys dont do letters...just knock ur­ door down and search

    From Stuart, on Sat 4 Jul 8:07PM
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