Poland boss: Boruc has future

27th August 2008

Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc has been assured his international career is not over - despite the antics which saw him dropped from the Poland squad.

Boruc has been omitted for the World Cup qualifying double-header against Slovenia and San Marino after allegedly breaking a curfew following last week's friendly in Ukraine.

Poland boss Leo Beenhakker said: "I phoned Artur on Monday to tell him before it was made public. I wanted him to hear first and get a full explanation for my decision. I wanted to stress that his Poland career is not over. Artur made a mistake. In life, we all make them."

Boruc and international team-mates Dariusz Dudka and Radoslaw Majewski were accused of leaving the team hotel to have a night out with Polish journalists.

Of leaving out Boruc, Dudka and Majewski, Beenhakker added: "It was a very difficult decision to drop them - one of the hardest I've ever taken.

"I spent the whole weekend thinking about it and struggled to get my head round it. It still hurts to think about what I am doing but I have no option.

"I've the same sort of feeling I have had in the past many times as a father. Sometimes, your kids do things that disappoint you.

"When that happens, you have to punish them and show them the right way - but you still love them.

"I cannot explain the decision because I would need to raise a number of details of that evening. That's something I won't do. I'm a coach, I'm not in the business of destroying reputations.

"What happened will remain within the team. I know there are different versions and speculation, but that's fine by me. I won't add fuel to the fire."