Commenting cast Euro 2020 on TVP is one of the hottest topics of recent days. Originally, the final of the European Championship was meant to be commented on by the duo Dariusz Szpakowski & Andrzej Juskowiak, but – most likely due to a lot of hate on the internet – Marek Szkolnikowski, director of TVP Sport, decided to replace them with a couple Mateusz Borek & Kazimierz Węgrzyn. – Szpakowski will not comment on the final. We talked and decided that it would be the best solution for the TVP Sport team. The last few weeks have been very difficult for Darek emotionally and he needs peace. We can hear each other on the microphone on rowing and canoeing during the Olympics – wrote Szkolnikowski on Twitter.
– The boss pushed Darek away after the wave of hate that fell on him on the Internet. Szkolnikowski accepts criticism allergically. It is a pity, because Darek is a professional and a fantastic man – revealed anonymously one of the TVP Sport journalists during an interview with the “Fakt” newspaper. In turn Grażyna Strachota, Szpakowski’s wife added: – Words of support are very nice, they reach us and give us strength. Something like that is always welcome and I thank you for that. This undoubtedly shows that what you have been doing for so many years made sense. However, this is not about Darius’ lack of capacity or strength. He is in good shape. However, I will not go into details and break it down into prime factors. There will be time for everything … This is a surprising situation.
Strachota added that at the moment it is not certain whether Szpakowski will actually comment on canoeing and rowing during the Olympic Games, as Szkolnikowski announced.
“Dariusz Szpakowski has a grudge against internet users”
The fact that Szpakowski is disappointed with Szkolnikowski’s decision is also mentioned by Dariusz Faron from the portal “WP Sportowe Fakty”. – He was very affected by the decision of the TVP Sport management, he felt sidelined. He wanted to say goodbye to the audience, commenting on the final of the great tournament, because it would be the perfect culmination of his rich career. Szpakowski has a grudge against internet users who criticized him very much. During the championship, the commentator followed the reception of his work. Among other TVP Sport employees, one can also hear the opinion that although he did make mistakes, the scale of the criticism was definitely too high. The commentator also negatively received the opinion of the director of TVP Sport about “emotionally difficult weeks” and “the need for peace”. He thinks he was ready for the final and his health is fine – we read in the article.
Additionally, some fans believe that Szkolnikowski is inconsistent. When Rafał Wolski cooperating with TVP Sport finished his work on Euro 2020many fans were disappointed and insisted that the former canal + commentator receive some more matches. Szkolnikowski then wrote on Twitter: “But you know that there is a real world outside of tt? One where a given word and a handshake count, where respect for employees is obligatory, and decisions are made taking into account the interests of 38 million Poles, not twitter? “. And when Sylwia Dekiert, TVP Sport presenter, was criticized for unfortunate statements during the match studio during the sad incident with Christian Eriksen, Szkolnikowski publicly defended her. But Szpakowski did not receive public support, although he has been working for TVP since the early 1980s.
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