World Cup 2018: 5 Flops of the group stage

#5 Robert Lewandowski - Poland

Lewandowski finished his World Cup campaign goalless

The last name on this list had to be Robert Lewandowski. Captaining what could arguably be Poland’s best team since the 1980s, the talented collection of individuals were underwhelmed in Russia with consistently below par performances against their opponents in what could be called a difficult group to qualify from.

Lewandowski stood out from the rest of the team for his lack of ability to stand up for his team as a captain and his vocal approach to the entire management of the issue. The Polish forward scored a phenomenal 16 goals in the 18-month qualifying campaign to get Poland to Russia but was unable to deliver when his country needed him the most.

The 29-year-old had his technical skills on show for all to see as the Polish transition from defense to attack became smoother with time, but it left him in areas where he was useless to the team and while the Bayern star has scored past much better defenses, he ran out of ideas against the composed Japan and Senegal sides.

At a stage where the enigmatic striker was supposed to step up his game and motivate his team in what would have been a decisive World Cup; career-wise for the Polish striker, Lewandowski failed miserably. However, with the campaign over and club football to look forward to' Lewandowski may well have played his last World Cup for Poland.

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