Polish Legend: Boruc “Punished By God”

By Danny Wright

Error-prone Artur Boruc has been told that his recent spate of errors are a “punishment from God.”

The Celtic keeper was at fault for all three goals in Poland’s 3-2 defeat to Northern Ireland at the weekend, including a gaffe which saw the 29-year-old miss-cue a back-pass that rolled into the net to gift Nigel Worthington’s side all three points.

Jan Tomaszewski, the legendary Polish stopper, now says Boruc is paying the price for starting a “religious war” that has “come back to haunt him.”

He told The Sun: “Artur has no one to blame but himself. You could say he has had a punishment from God,”

“He started a religious war in Glasgow and now it’s come back to haunt him. That is why he was under so much pressure in Belfast — as he is hated by most of the Protestant community.”

Tomaszewski made 63 caps for his country, but is most famous for being branded “a clown” by Brian Clough prior to a World Cup qualifying match in 1974.

However, Tomaszewski had the last laugh, as he put in an outstanding performance in a 1-1 draw with England that denied Sir Alf Ramsay’s side a place in the finals.