Lewandowski pauses, Urban looks for solutions

Robert Lewandowski, who scored a hat-trick in Friday's match against Romania at the PGE National Stadium, will not play in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The reason is a yellow card that excludes him from the game. The 38-year-old striker, who has already scored 92 goals in national colors, has been a pillar of the Polish national team for years. Now, however, coach Jan Urban must find new solutions for key positions.

We ask ourselves: what will happen after Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Zieliński. It is not known how long they will continue to play. These are invaluable players. They gave a lot to the national team, Urban emphasized at the press conference in Zenica.

Who will replace Lewandowski?

Due to Lewandowski's absence, Karol Świderski from Widzew Łódź or Mateusz Żukowski from Magdeburg may have a chance to play in attack. Urban does not hide that the staffing situation is not easy.

We now have one real striker. Karol Świderski often plays as a number ten, an offensive midfielder. Mateusz Żukowski played in other positions until recently, but it turned out that he scored goals in Magdeburg and became a striker - explains the coach.

Difficult terrain and a demanding rival

Bosnia and Herzegovina is an opponent that always knows how to stand up to its favorites. Recently, their legendary striker Edin Dzeko left the team, which puts both teams in a similar situation - they have to look for new leaders.

Bosnia is not an easy terrain for any rival who comes here, but the pitch always proves. The chances are the same for both teams, so we don't think about anything else but three points, assures goalkeeper Marcin Bułka.

The situation in the group and the fight for promotion

After three rounds of the Nations League, Sweden is leading in group B4 with 7 points. Bosnia has 5 points and Poland - 4. In the first match of both teams there was a goalless draw. Now the White and Reds must fight for victory to maintain their chances of promotion to division A.

We are a national team that will certainly not be satisfied with just staying or fighting for survival. We aim high, we aim to win and certainly to advance to the A division, where we were previously, says Bułka.

Manager Jan Urban emphasizes that he does not intend to change the team's playing style. He focuses on offensive football and slowly introduces young players to the team. I will never play direct, long passes. This is not my style and philosophy of football. My teams have never played like this, he declares.

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