Bulgaria Star Berbatov Slams Pitch ahead of Poland Friendly

"I told Kuszczak* to let me score one goal, so we can beat them. The weather and terrain are not very pleasant, but they are the same for both teams, " Berbatov concluded. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria Captain and Manchester United star Dimitar Berbatov has criticized the state of the Polonia stadium pitch in Warsaw ahead of the friendly with Poland on Wednesday evening.

Berbatov spoke after Bulgaria’s training session on the Polonia pitch on Wednesday morning. He said; "The terrain is not very pleasant, but we can not change anything."

Regarding Bulgaria’s chances of qualifying for Euro 2012, for which Poland is the joint host country with the Ukraine, Berbatov added; "We can embrace and promise to qualify, but everything is decided on the pitch. There is still plenty of time to the beginning of the European qualifications...The draw is difficult, but we must cope with it."

"I told Kuszczak* to let me score one goal, so we can beat them. The weather and terrain are not very pleasant, but they are the same for both teams, " Berbatov concluded

Meanwhile, Bulgaria stayed in 30th position in the world in FIFA’s latest rank list published Wednesday.

*Berbatov’s teammate at Manchester United - Polish goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak

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