LEW WILL DO IT FOR pOLES
ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI has been backed to break his World Cup duck and deliver a “beautiful performance” in Qatar.
Poland star Lewandowski is one of the deadliest strikers in the world at club level but he has yet to score at a World Cup.
Career
The Barcelona striker, who has 634 career goals, drew a blank four years ago in Russia as Poland finished bottom of their group with a solitary win.
But Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, formerly of Arsenal but now at Juventus, is convinced Lewandowski will shine in Qatar and stand alongside their country’s World Cup legends like Zbigniew Boniek.
“It’s definitely important for him and I see he’s very motivated before the World Cup,” said Szczesny.
“No-one doubts that Robert is one of the best players in the world nowadays.
“Robert is very important for us and we will try to help him shine as much as he can.
“This is definitely a very important tournament for him and we’ll be talking about not only the names we have mentioned, but adding Robert’s name to that list with his beautiful performance
Qatar.”
Mexico face his threat today and goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa said:
“We know what Lewandowski is, there’s no debate about it. We know his talent, what he has achieved and where he has played.
“So we need to focus on not giving him any chances, as he has the skills to turn a game around.”