“How to defend against Kylian Mbappé? We already have to be fast, we need a scooter to catch up with him. It’s difficult to play against one of the best in the world. We will have to defend as a group because nobody ‘individual scale will not be able to catch up with it’, explained the Olympique de Marseille player on loan to Juventus Turin at a press conference.
The striker also underlined the importance of his goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who had already saved twice from the penalty spot during the group stage. “His value has been known for a long time, it’s no coincidence to see him at this level”, estimated the center forward.
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Coach Czeslaw Michniewicz, for his part, admitted that the chances are likely to be few against the world champions. “Weaknesses, I looked for them, and I didn’t find any. But each team has phases of the match where they make mistakes. We will have to take advantage of them, and put pressure on them all the time so that they commit, he explained.
If we beat the defending champions, we can call ourselves world champions for a moment
Known for his strokes of humor and his long monologues in press conferences, Michniewicz also assured that “if we beat the defending champions, we can call ourselves world champions for a moment“, recognizing all the same that the Blues represented a threat”at the same level” as Argentina, who beat Poland 2-0 in the group stage.
“Maybe they have even more individualities in the squad, more fast players on the wing“, he added.
Criticized in Poland for his skittish style of play despite qualifying for the first round since 1986, Michniewicz explained that he “had
