Artur’s Right To Privacy

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Everyone in Glasgow knows that when you play for Celtic your private life is now very much in the public domain. More so if you’ve got any real ability, which the Holy Goalie certainly has.

But it has it’s limits. Here’s what his international coach thinks about it….

Poland coach Jan de Zeeuw fears that Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc could be about to crack under the pressure of being number one for club and country.

The 28-year-old has had a series of blunders this season, and after fighting with Aiden McGeady last week questions have been asked about his future at Celtic.

But de Zeeuw feels the stress could be getting to him after working with him when Poland faced Wales on Wednesday, and it could not come at a worse time with the Old Firm derby on Sunday.

“We all know he has had some tough times and anybody in that situation can find it difficult,”

“He has had a hard time and is still having a hard time. But everybody deals with private problems in a different way. It is difficult for him.

“He has to live with a lot of pressure in Scotland and it is even worse when he comes to Poland. The bull**** he gets in the papers in Poland is unbelievable.”

He continued: “He is one of the biggest stars in Poland and the pressure is unbelievable because the Polish media is brutal.

“Everyone has a right to privacy but Artur has none, in Poland or in Scotland. It is very difficult for him.”

Looking ahead to Sunday’s game, de Zeeuw feels that Boruc will struggle to focus on the match.

“It’s a massive game for him, of course, but I don’t know how he will do because he has problems,” he added. “If everybody is confronting you all of the time it is difficult to concentrate on your job.

“I don’t know the details of any problems Artur might have but if he has difficulties he has to deal with them in his own way.”

So there you have it, but like everyone else, Artur is entitled to some privacy. I doubt if he’ll ever get it, especially here with the media hounds on his case.