Robert Lewandowski mentioned on Friday that Poland’s World Cup squad had been left in shock earlier this week after the missile strike in his homeland that left two folks lifeless. A missile hit the Polish village of Przewodow close to the Ukrainian border on Tuesday, killing two folks and elevating fears of an escalation within the battle between Ukraine and the invading Russian military. Each Warsaw and NATO have mentioned the explosion was probably brought on by a Ukrainian air defence missile launched to intercept an enormous Russian barrage focusing on civilian infrastructure.
Lewandowski and his teammates had been in Warsaw on the time making ready for a pleasant the subsequent day in opposition to Chile forward of the Qatar extravaganza.
“It was not a straightforward second, everybody was ready for explanations, for some data,” mentioned the Barcelona ahead, talking from Poland’s coaching base in Doha.
“Sadly it hit individuals who died. That is positively a really troublesome scenario.”
Lewandowski mentioned issues eased after indications the missile strike was not a direct assault by Russia.
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“After it bought clearer what occurred, we had been somewhat bit calmer … and on the identical time we needed to refocus on what we’re doing,” mentioned the 34-year-old, some of the feared strikers on the earth.
“I hope it’s a one-time prevalence … and that it will not occur once more.”
Marked man
Poland launch their World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Mexico on Tuesday on the 974 stadium.
Additionally they face Saudi Arabia and Group C favourites Argentina, who’re unbeaten in 36 matches.
Poland anticipate goal-machine Lewandowski, who has scored 76 targets in 134 matches for the nationwide workforce, to be a marked man in Doha however the striker says this might work to the workforce’s benefit.
“I am prepared for opponents to be extra targeted on me. Within the sport defenders will stick with me,” mentioned Lewandowski, who has already banged in 18 targets in 19 matches for Barca this season.
“Different gamers will use the truth that I am going to the facet and take two gamers with me. There will probably be extra free house for them to enter.”
He added: “This may also be our power, to have the ability to use these free areas on the pitch created by opponents being too targeted on me.”
This will probably be Lewandowski’s second World Cup however he refused to invest about whether or not or not it will be his final.
“Now we have not began the World Cup but and already I am supposed to talk about the top of it,” he quipped.
“I do not know if it will be my final World Cup however I am making ready as if it may be my final.”
Lewandowski failed to attain in any of Poland’s three group video games in Russia 4 years in the past however he mentioned he isn’t fretting over breaking his World Cup scoring duck.
“If we as a workforce create extra conditions for scoring alternatives, then I and the opposite strikers can have extra alternatives to attain,” he instructed reporters at Poland’s coaching centre.
“Whoever scores shouldn’t be necessary, however the workforce and victory is what’s most necessary.”
(This story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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