Beenhakker: Not good enough
17 Jun 2008 - 08:04:38
Poland coach Leo Beenhakker admitted his side had failed to reproduce their qualifying form on the big stage after exiting Euro 2008 at the first hurdle.
Poland's outside chances of finishing as Group B runners-up were ended by Monday evening's 1-0 defeat to Croatia and Germany's own 1-0 victory over Austria.
Beenhakker's side had topped their qualifying group for the tournament ahead of the likes of Portugal and Serbia, but garnered just one point from three games in Austria & Switzerland.
"Everyone is very disappointed as we wanted to do better," he admitted.
"We showed in most of the qualifying matches that we can do much better, but the players who gave us something extra in qualifying didn't do it here.
"Over the three matches, apart from some unlucky moments, we were not good enough to handle this level.
"The only thing to do is go back to the training pitch and practice to compete at this level."