It looks like we are witnessing the worst time in Artur Boruc’s career. He was our best player at Euro 2008, he’s already a legend at Celtic. Everyone expected that he’d make another step forward and move to an even bigger club. None of that happened, in fact the last couple of weeks harmed the until-now-perfect image of our Holy Goalie. First he was banned from the Polish national team for heavy drinking after the game against Ukraine. Then we learned that he’d been fined even earlier by Celtic, also for alcohol overuse. And now an unlike-Boruc performance against Rangers in the Old Firm. Of course, he made some mistakes in the SPL earlier, but he never failed to perform in the biggest games of the season (Old Firm and CL). Yesterday, it was a different Boruc. He was quiet, he didn’t shout at defenders, he wasn’t part of the team. His mind was clearly elsewhere. The tabloids are writing about his about to happen divorce with his wife; just after she gave birth to their child during Euros. Is this the reason for Artie’s drinking and lack of concentration? Everything points in that direction; at the same time tabloids aren’t the most reliable source. A difficult time for Artur, I think all the fans should give him a break for some time (Celtic fans were excellent shouting ‘There’s only one Artur Boruc’ after the 4th goal). It’s now up to Artur to sort his life and career out. Let’s hope he’s mentally strong enough to get through this. Polish fans wait to see you in our goal Artur.
