The new Tom Daley?
First things first, Ireland didn’t do enough to win or draw in Warsaw and in fact, over the course of 10 games, Poland were deserving of their automatic qualifying spot.
And in Robert Lewandowski they have the world’s in-form striker – his headed goal was out of the top drawer.
But over the course of a hugely frustrating 90 minutes the Bayern Munich striker’s habit of going to ground at every touch infuriated the Irish fans.
It probably didn’t help that John O’Shea turned in a performance of such clumsiness he could use a DVD of the game as an audition tape for clown college.
But it was Lewandowski’s histrionics that most annoyed the Ireland fans.
https://twitter.com/RichieMcCormack/status/653290916208345088
https://twitter.com/DoylerIsSchizo/status/653306970850594816
https://twitter.com/Ger_Stapleton/status/653307055512678400
Lewandowski on the deck…again
— safcjamie (@leccymeter) October 11, 2015
Someone give #Lewandowski an Oscar though #COYBIG #POLvIRE pic.twitter.com/HTsC4qtUHy
— Fran Co (@Fr4n_C0) October 11, 2015
That lewandowski has gone way down in my estimation, cheating away to his hearts content
— Brad O Donoghue (@Bradfordcentral) October 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/ericlalor/status/653307618837012480
Good player, Lewandowski, but he falls over more often and more easily than a drunkard on a trampoline #stayonyourfeet
— Dougal 1961 (@DavidShowell) October 11, 2015
I wish Lewandowski all the best with the Polish Olympic diving team in Rio next year. #POLIRL #IREvPOL #COYBIG #Ireland #notbitter
— Colm Brennan (@WestCorkRebel) October 11, 2015
For all the diving Lewandowski did tonight he played O'Shea really well, was lucky to last the 90 mins on the pitch the way he "tackled" him
— Keith Webster (@keithwebs) October 11, 2015
If Lewandowski played for an English club, we'd hear more about his diving than his superb finishing.
— Matthew Stanger (@MatthewStanger) October 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/HRHgearoid/status/653312137096527873
Lewandowski deserves the Jacques Cousteau medal for diving!
— Patrick Buttimer (@patrickbuttimer) October 11, 2015
