My first thoughts go to Lukas Podolski, the Mannshaft’s striker, who scored both goals tonight. Why? Because both his parents are Polish, and because the player himself never concealed his origins, nor the fact that he still speaks his elders’ language at home. He remains firmly attached to my country, which is why he refrained from celebrating after the goals he scored against his “former” motherland. I thought I saw a tear roll down his cheek after the first goal scored…I admire this player for what he did, because with this gesture he showed Poland that he’ll never disrespect the land where most of his family were born. Hats off to you Podolski for your match, but also for your personality.

Defeat is difficult to swallow because my team deserved better than that, but it’s football. The Germans were realistic and didn’t miss a single chance or make a mistake…Poland, however, played a good match, a very good match and they should be proud. I feel Polish supporters have no reason to be ashamed of their team because Smolarek and his men aren’t done yet. To conclude I would say that nothing is certain and that Poland has ample reason to believe that it could qualify for the quarter finals because, even if the Germans played really well, there were still positive elements to be drawn from this match against Germany."