Robert Lewandowski heads into the 2022 World Cup with a simple checklist.
Score his first World Cup goal and help Poland out of a group containing Argentina, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Sounds straightforward enough, right? Well, it's been anything but an easy-going year for the White and Red, who were led by one manager in regular World Cup qualifying and another in their subsequent play-off campaign.
Paulo Sousa gave Poland an unwanted Christmas gift last year as he suddenly quit to take charge of Flamengo. Suddenly, it looked like any progress made under the Portuguese - such as in admirable draws with England, who they finished runners-up to in qualifying, and Spain at the European Championships - had evaporated from a team filled with wily veterans and rough diamonds.
