I love him as a human being, but even more as a footballer. I think he is the best striker in the world. It’s amazing to change club, country, culture at 34 and score so many goals. I’m happy that we will play against him. It will be a good test to see if we can defend against such a player – said the 71-year-old coach at a press conference at PGE Narodowy in in Warsaw.

Lewandowski makes the difference

In the six rounds of the Spanish league so far Lewandowski scored eight goals for Barcelona and is at the forefront of the league’s goalscoring charts. He added three more when meeting with Viktoria Pilzno (5:1)v Champions League. Van Gaal believes the Dutch defense will benefit from the experience of playing with a classy striker.

We score a lot of goals, but we lose too many. You have to defend with the whole team, not just the three players who play from the back. The main difference between the June match in Rotterdam and the one tomorrow is the presence of Lewandowski – he underlined.

Van Gaal doesn’t know who will play at the World Cup

The coach is not afraid of the national team Polish will focus on excluding the central character “Orange” from the game Frenki de Jong.

We have enough good players in midfield that it won’t be a problem for us. – he cut it.

Van Gaal has not yet determined the final composition for the return to school on November 20 in Qatar world Cup.

I think on Thursday and Sunday we will see the players who will play in the World Cup, but the performance of the clubs in the near future will also be important. Moreover, there are a few players who did well in the qualifying rounds but haven’t been able to be in top form lately. They shouldn’t be ignored – said the Dutchman.

DeJong In turn, he admitted that he had yet to speak to his colleagues on the subject Lewandowski.

I haven’t had a chance to give them instructions yet. He is a very nice man with a good mentality. He is strong, he can hold the ball, pawn, he knows where to be on the field. He scores a lot of goals for us (for Barcelona – PAP), and that’s the most important said the 25-year-old midfielder.

Sunday, a rematch in Wales

The Netherlands are ranked first in the group of the 4th highest division. She scored 10 points. Belgium has three less and Poland ranks third with four. Wales close the table with a point.

Thursday meeting at in Warsaw will begin at 8:45 p.m. On Sunday, the whites and reds will face Wales in Cardiff “Orange” will play in Amsterdam with Belgium.