‘They told me he was too arrogant’: how Slovakia learned to love Hamsik

The midfielder was first doubted by his own FA then by the country’s fans but he will be vital to their hopes at Euro 2020Monday’s game between Slovakia and Poland should be a battle between two world-class players. Poland rely heavily on Robert Lewandowski; Slovakia are similarly dependent on Marek Hamsik, one of Serie A’s best performers over the past decade, who – despite spending last season not playing regularly in China and Sweden – remains as important for hi