Robert Lewandowski has been a shadow of himself lately. As in the colors of “Barcelona”, and in the national team of Poland, he has not appeared in the lists of shooters lately. Zbigniew Boniek answered questions about the form of the captain of the “white-reds”, who considers it normal.
Since the days of Jerzy Brzeczek, there has been a discussion about the untapped potential of Robert Lewandowski, who for most coaches, with the exception of Paulo Sousa, was the only one on the touchdown and often had to return to defense. get the ball and try to play it myself.
Therefore, both our captain and the national team did not score much, and only a memory remained of the form of our forward, which during the time of Adam Navalka (goal balance 99-49) was the top scorer in the Euro 2016 qualifying matches. Recall the balance of goals for Jerzy Brzencek: 36-20 goals, for Paulo Souza 37-20 goals and for Czesław Mikhnevich we scored 13 and conceded 18.
Zbigniew Boniek: It was the best choice
Much was expected from Fernando Santos, a very experienced coach. In an interview with Polsat Sport, former PZPN president Zbigniew Boniek admitted that from day one he said that if PZPN decided to say goodbye to Czesław Mihniewicz, then Fernando Santos was the best choice for him.
“This professional gives you a full guarantee in every area,” he added.
Santos’ false start from the start. Bonek: I’m waiting for the results
Unfortunately, the new coach of the Polish national team had a false start on email. to Euro 2024 with the Czech Republic, with whom he lost 1: 3, and two minutes later his wards had already lost two goals. The match against Albania was definitely better, but still left a lot to be desired. Santos drew conclusions, set up the players differently and managed to beat opponents 1-0 at PGE Narodowy.
Zbigniew Boniek admitted that he is waiting for the effects of the work of the Polish national team with the Portuguese coach and how our team will look from the sporting side. “We’ll see how things go after the next games.” On the other hand, the Polish national team will never play like Portugal, he stressed.
Zbigniew Boniek defended Robert Lewandowski
The UEFA Vice President was also asked about Robert Lewandowski, who failed to score a single goal in both matches. The list of scorers included only Damian Szymanski and Karol Swiderski.
When asked if Robert Lewandowski played one of the weakest matches in the history of these matches of the national team against Albania because of fatigue, Zbigniew Boniek replied that it did not matter. “It’s just football: Robert has saved us many times in difficult times, he pulled our victory stones from a burning fire, and now he is having a bad time,” he added.
“He has a sacred right to an underdog match. There is Karol Swiderski, who took the baton in attack and his goal decided the victory. It’s impossible that Robert won’t score in the next game and everyone is calling for him to be removed from the first team. Unfortunately, we are terribly radical in our football judgments. I think it’s normal that in the career of every football player there are good and bad moments.
According to Zbigniew Boniek, “Levi” is used to us - the fans, that he is almost always in great shape. “Now everything has gone downhill. We have to get used to the fact that Robert will make such cuts and score fewer goals. It’s okay, he concluded.
Source: Wprost
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