Robert Lewandowskifrom FC Barcelona, is one of the “best area players in modern football”, so one of the goals of the coach of PortugalCatalan Robert Martinezfor their match tomorrow Polandof the League of Nations, will “stop Lewandowski’s talent.”
In the press conference ahead of the Nations League match offered today in Lisbon by the Portuguese team, Martínez highlighted the “superlative form” of Lewandowski, who has 12 goals in 11 games for Barça. The coach described the Polish team as “a team that takes risks, that attacks and defends with many players”, representing “an important tactical challenge” for Portugal.
When asked if Cristiano Ronaldo will be in the starting eleven against Poland, the Spanish coach said only that the Portuguese captain “had a good training camp in September” and “now he is training well”.
For his part, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes told the press conference that the Portuguese will have to “be patient with the ball” and make it spin “with a certain intensity” in their clash against the Poles. Fernandes admitted that what he was experiencing in Manchester was “not a positive moment”, but it did not affect the national team, where he felt “very comfortable”.
“I think I show a good level in the national team, it is a place where I feel good and I feel that I can develop my football at a very high level, because of the dynamics that we have and the quality I have by my side.” he said. Portugal, who top group A1 after their victories over Croatia and Scotland (both 2-1), face Poland tomorrow Saturday in Warsaw and on the 15th they face Scotland in Glasgow.
Source: La Verdad
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