Poland skipper Robert Lewandowski launched a scathing attack on his own team after a World Cup defeat by Senegal left them in danger of missing out on a dream last-16 clash with England or Belgium. The Bayern Munich superstar failed to inspire a poor Poland side who lost their opening match to two freak goals. Grzegorz Krychowiak’s late consolation could not prevent a 2-1 defeat.
Goalscoring machine Lewandowski, who is wanted by Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid this summer, said the Poles have only themselves to blame.
‘They tried more than us and wanted to play football, we kept making simple mistakes. It’s always difficult when you let in simple goals, especially the second. We played with no tempo or pace and very little communication. We were playing it side to side with no urgency or looking to move the ball forward and this type of play is not effective.’ He said.
He also hit out at his lack of service he received, adding: ‘We didn’t get any good forward balls to do anything with, and instead concentrated on keeping the ball at the back and keeping possession. We also made a lot of simple mistakes and when you’re making these simple mistakes it makes it difficult to attack.’