The situation
César Montes dried Robert Lewandowski with the help of Héctor Moreno in the Mexico-Poland game on Tuesday . A pattern that could be repeated a few months later in the Spanish League, since the central defender from Monterrey has many options to become a new Espanyol player from January . The negotiations, which were about to take place in September, take place even though the Mexican club denies it and the player’s agents talk about a more than hot operation. The World Cup, a showcase for the footballer, is always a risk. Meanwhile, the center-back shunned the press the week before in Sweden, focusing only on the Qatar appointment. When the appointment expires or Mexico is removed, more details will be known. Montes’ letter of introduction at this event, at 25 years old, was immaculate. The footballer was a solid player in defense who only allowed Lewandowski to finish once on goal, and he could do nothing, since it was the penalty warned by the VAR and committed by Moreno. That mistake, or Memo Ochoa’s success, was the only offensive baggage of the Polish striker, so the work of the central defenders was outstanding.
The details
In defence, the 1.96m footballer did not lose any one-on-one, won another, recovered six balls and cleared four times. It is true that, except for the Barça striker, Poland attacked with very few troops and in a disorganized manner. The footballer had dispelled doubts in the last friendly played in Girona against Sweden, where he did not have the day. He took little risk with the ball, was slow to get out of his zone and made a mistake in the 1-1 action. But the Montes debut in Qatar was different, also in attack. His changes in direction to the left winger, Alexis Vega, were one of the offensive elements in attack. In fact, Montes only missed eight passes in the entire match, a low rate considering his team’s high percentage of possession (61%).