Robert Lewandowski has discovered himself within the highlight in the course of the October worldwide break after struggling a regarding damage that may sideline him for a number of key video games. Nevertheless, controversy erupted across the FC Barcelona striker when Poland head coach Jan City admitted he “doesn’t perceive” the character of Lewandowski’s damage.
Following the worldwide window, FC Barcelona introduced that Lewandowski had sustained a muscle tear within the biceps femoris of his left thigh, along with his restoration time relying on how the damage evolves. The controversy deepened after it was revealed that the striker performed Poland’s World Cup qualifier towards Lithuania with a bandage on the identical space later reported as injured.
Including additional confusion to the scenario, Poland supervisor Jan City spoke with Catalunya Ràdio in regards to the difficulty, providing a blunt admission: “I’m shocked by Robert’s damage. It’s true that he felt one thing, however to me, with a muscle tear, it’s unattainable to play. You possibly can’t run at excessive velocity — I don’t perceive it. We agreed with the physician, Robert, and I that if he felt any ache, he’d increase his hand and we’d make the substitution. However he held up with none issues till the tip.”
City defined that he had rested the Barça participant within the first pleasant towards New Zealand so he can be recent for the qualifier towards Lithuania. “He was in excellent situation; he didn’t play towards New Zealand as a result of we determined that. We wished to provide different gamers a possibility. I used to be considering perhaps it was some scar tissue from the earlier damage — I don’t know. I used to be a participant; when there’s a muscle damage, you cease. I don’t perceive this damage,” he added.
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The Polish coach insisted he “would by no means threat a participant’s well being” and made it clear that Lewandowski stays a key a part of his plans for the November worldwide break. Nonetheless, his remarks have solely fueled frustration and confusion inside Barcelona, who now face an important run of video games with out one among their greatest stars.
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Which video games is Lewandowski anticipated to overlook?
Regardless of the uncertainty surrounding Lewandowski’s situation, one factor is obvious: head coach Hansi Flick shall be with out one among his most necessary gamers for the foreseeable future. Given the character of the damage, the restoration interval is anticipated to final between 4 and 6 weeks.
Beneath this timeline, Lewandowski is about to overlook between six and eight matches throughout La Liga and the Champions League. Essentially the most vital absences will are available Europe, with video games towards Olympiacos and Membership Brugge, in addition to El Clásico towards Actual Madrid on Sunday, October 26, a significant setback that may seemingly drive Flick to rethink his attacking choices.
