Bednarek happy to score for Poland: “Hope it’s the first of many” | OneFootball

Jan Bednarek had a special night as he scored in Poland’s 6-0 thrashing of Romania on Matchday 3 of Group 4 in Nations League B. The centre-back celebrated his return to scoring for the national team, eight years later, and also announced that he is going to be a father again. Pleased, he said: “I hope this is the first of many more goals, because we have excellent crossers.”

Speaking to TVP Sport, Jan Bednarek shared the credit for the move with his teammates and explained how the work he has been doing at FC Porto has led him to look for goal more often. At 30, the Poland international admitted that the long wait between goals also pushes him to demand more of himself.

Analysing the move, Bednarek highlighted Sebastian Szymanski’s pass and Lewandowski’s movement, which opened up the space he needed. More than just celebrating the moment, the centre-back pointed to the way forward to increase his attacking influence for the national team.

“It was a fantastic pass from Sebastian [Szymanski]. I also think ‘Lewy’ [Lewandowski] dragged a player away from me, creating more space. I knew that if the ball got past him, I would have my way of scoring. I’m happy because at FC Porto I’ve been shooting much more often. This is a very important aspect that we need to implement in the national team,” Bednarek explained. “The consistency can be even greater. Eight years is a very long time and I expect more from myself, because with my physical condition I should be doing this much more often. I hope this is the first of many more goals, because we have excellent crossers.”

The goal therefore comes both as a reward and as a starting point. Bednarek did not stop at the satisfaction of finding the net again: he admitted that he can offer more in that area and brought to the national team a level of demand that he says he is developing further at FC Porto.

The celebration also had a personal dimension. Bednarek used the moment to reveal that his family is growing, sharing the happiness they are experiencing at home and his daughter’s excitement.

“Our family is going to grow, so we are very happy. My daughter is excited to have a brother or sister,” added the Pole.

The night therefore brought two celebrations for the centre-back. Ever-present in Poland’s three matches in this edition of the Nations League, just like goalkeeper Marcin Bulka, Bednarek scored his second goal for the national team in 78 appearances, having first found the net against Japan at the 2018 World Cup.

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