Joshua is a player full of emotion, we already knew that from his time in Israel. Yesterday (Friday), the emotionality of former Hapoel BS was reflected again in Legia Warsaw’s 2:1 loss to Wisla Fluke. The Portuguese, who serves as Legia Warsaw’s captain, was at the center of a storm at the end of the game, when the opposing player approached to shake his hand, and at the time he ignored him Demonstratively, in what caused quite a bit of criticism in Poland.
“Joshua, the fact that you ignore an opposing player shows that you don’t deserve to be captain,” they attacked in Poland, “this is unsportsmanlike and unprofessional behavior. It is not expected of an experienced player to behave like this.”
“Joshua is a great player, but this is not the behavior of a captain,” another media outlet continued, “a captain is no longer a player, and he cannot help but shake the hand of his opponent who approaches him.”
Zbigniew Buniak, former chairman of the Polish association, joined the criticism: “Joshua is a joke. Not shaking hands with an opponent after erasing is not the behavior of an athlete. Mr. Joshua, you are the captain of a team, just as you know how to win, you should also know how to lose.”
Kazari Kusharaka former Legia Warsaw player, also criticized: “This is poor behavior. When you play for Belgium, you have to behave in a certain way, even if you are nervous. I hope Josua will correct his behavior after he calms down.”
— Damian Pałgan (@gan_damian) October 14, 2022