Poland’s Robert Lewandowski: the man Scotland fear in Euro 2016 qualifier | Jonathan

[Jonathan Wilson]

With 12 goals in his last four games for Bayern Munich, Robert Lewandowski is in the form of his life and looking to clinch automatic qualification for PolandThere was a time when Scottish football conjured up images of artistry, of neat triangles of passing, the “pattern-weaving” approach. Not any longer. A century ago, Hungarian football was obsessed by trying to emulate the Rangers tourists of 1905; this past week has featured a series of Polish condemnations of Scotland’s supposed clogging. The message has been so consistent, it feels there must be policy behind it, a string of not especially subtle nudges to the referee, Viktor Kassai.
The player Poland are most concerned to protect, not surprisingly, is Robert Lewandowski, who has scored 12 goals in his last four games for Bayern. With 10 goals, two more than his Bayern team-mate Thomas Müller, he is also the leading scorer in Euro 2016 qualifying.
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