Robert Lewandowski left the squad in a hurry
Robert Lewandowski had no way of helping the Polish national team in Sunday’s match against Croatia. The striker often had to drop deep, even into his own half, to help his teammates in the midfield. In the second half, the 36-year-old came close to equalizing, but his shot bounced off the crossbar.
– The goal gave them wings and then a few situations appeared. We responded with two actions – Nicola’s shot (Zalewski, editor’s note) and then my crossbar. There were too few attempts to play forward. We tried, we tried, but instead of changing something, we played what we didn’t like until the end – he told the TVP Sport camera.
After the TV interview, the rest of the media were waiting for the leader of the Polish team, but they didn’t get there. The WP Sportowe Fakty portal revealed that a moment later Lewandowski got into a taxi that took him straight to the airport. All this to catch a private plane to Barcelona.
Lewandowski’s immediate departure from the team
“It was surprising behavior from Lewandowski, who so far he conscientiously fulfilled his role as captain and he wasn’t afraid of difficult questions even after losing matches. This time it was differentbut the Barcelona player had his reason to do so” – adds the Przegląd Sportowy Onet portal.
WP Sportowe Fakty reported that the market prices for such a flight are estimated at around 30-40 thousand złoty, but there are more expensive ones. It should be added that Osijek is not a well-connected city in Croatia. Some players decided to return on their own, and still others decided that they would first return to Warsaw on a plane rented by the Polish Football Association, and only then go home.
The next Nations League matches will take place in October. Then, the Poles will face the Portuguese and, once again, the Croatians.
Source: Radio ZET/wp.pl, onet.pl
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