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. Ginger u know me...a dont know how tae work these fekkn­ computers tae change ma pic lol :)

    From Captain Pugwash, on Sat 4 Jul 8:06PM

  2. My team for the new season is­ 4-3-1-2

    Boruc
    Hinkel
    Loovens
    Caldwell
    New player
    New­ player or mizuno
    Brown
    Robson
    McGeady
    McDonald
    New­ Player

    From Stuart, on Sat 4 Jul 8:06PM

  3. #156....jinky boy.. so its true then :D

    From Captain Pugwash, on Sat 4 Jul 8:04PM

  4. Davy Bhoy!!.. Ah'm brand new!! See you've still­ got Ginger Spice's knickers as a profile pic!!.. Is­ it a "scratch 'n' sniff" pic?? LOL!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Sat 4 Jul 8:04PM

  5. Hey ginger, another 100 yesterday not a problem.

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Sat 4 Jul 8:02PM

  6. Pt150...evening Ginger...no clues m8...well there was­ one just after u posted.....

    From Stuart, on Sat 4 Jul 8:02PM

  7. 149 how did u find that out i feelin all sheepish now­ lmao

    From Bazzabhoy!!, on Sat 4 Jul 8:02PM

  8. awrite ginger hows it gon? :)

    From Captain Pugwash, on Sat 4 Jul 8:01PM

  9. Pt148...I dont think he will play in front of Loovens­ and caldwell m8

    From Stuart, on Sat 4 Jul 8:00PM

  10. 148 i agree m8 maybe it was too much too soon for big­ mick

    From Bazzabhoy!!, on Sat 4 Jul 8:00PM

  11. paul get a life n take a noise up.lol whats ur companys­ name n we can all check out your website n finish this­ once and for all ....

    From Bazzabhoy!!, on Sat 4 Jul 7:58PM

  12. Sherbet...take the hook out of the corner of the­ Director of windae lickers r us mouth will u pls...what­ a @#$% u r windae licker

    From Stuart, on Sat 4 Jul 7:58PM

  13. Guys - glad to see you were all having fun without me!­ Sherbet, all these questions about vat returns, etc..­ CLASSIC!!

    Paul G: How many times a year do you have to­ declare import duty/vat on memory cards, and what is­ the minimum number you must declare to HMRC?.. Which­ areas are identified as "target flights" by­ HMRC? Where does HMRC conduct checks on imports to the­ UK via EMS Chronopost? How much oilet paper will you­ require when a letter drops through your door, marked­ HMRC Tax Evasion Unit? How quickly can you control your­ bowels after receiving such a letter?

    Stuart - if you­ feed him any clues, I'll boot yer bahookie!! LOL!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Sat 4 Jul 7:58PM

  14. jinky boy....speakin ae sheepsh.a.g.g.e.r.s........a­ heard uz and them wer walkin hand in hand doon the­ beach at the last game ther after the split....any­ truth in that rumour? :) ( ma info comes fae a good­ source by the way ) :D

    From Captain Pugwash, on Sat 4 Jul 7:56PM

  15. Stuart, I agree thats whats needed. I just don't­ know if he will. I think big Mick was made captain too­ soon anyway. Do you think if Moby gives the armand to­ someone else, big Mick might have a better season? No­ added pressure if ya get me?

    From Black47, on Sat 4 Jul 7:56PM

  16. #142 Lochaber, Fochabers its aw Invernaewhere innit?

    From sherbet_d, on Sat 4 Jul 7:52PM

  17. Sherbet, here is some fact for ye, after you read this­ you will see you dont have a clue what your talking­ about.
    Unless you are filing your company's first­ accounts (see question 5) the time normally allowed for­ delivering accounts to Companies House is:

    * for a­ private company, 10 months from the ARD; or
    * for a­ public company, 7 months from the ARD.

    However, if the­ accounting reference period has been shortened, the­ time allowed for filing the accounts is the longer­ of:

    * for a private company 10 months (or for a­ public company 7 months) from the ARD; or
    * 3­ months from the date of the notice (Form 225).

    So this­ proves that i am right AGAIN. So no more work talk­ please and just football as you have just been made out­ to look like a right p.r.i.c.k. AGAIN.

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Sat 4 Jul 7:51PM

  18. 140 dont need his snout i only smoke bukkets or bongs­ ;-)

    From Bazzabhoy!!, on Sat 4 Jul 7:50PM

  19. broons calmed doon a lot since he went tae septic­ but....a hope uz do make him capt. :)

    From Captain Pugwash, on Sat 4 Jul 7:49PM

  20. 135 cheers m8 lol ;-)

    From Bazzabhoy!!, on Sat 4 Jul 7:48PM
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