Poland manager Adam Nawalka has again defended the form of Robert Lewandowski by insisting that the striker is playing a vital role in the side's Euro 2016 run.
The Bayern Munich hitman, who top-scored in qualifying for his national team with 13 goals, has yet to get off the mark in France during his four outings to date.
Lewandowski's frustrating run continued in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Switzerland - a last-16 tie Poland eventually went on to win on penalties after being forced to hold on at times.
Despite failing to register a single goal, Nawalka has once more come to the defence of his star player when asked about his form post-match.
"Robert is doing phenomenal work for this team, he is incredibly important mentally and in football terms, he helps the team to be better, stronger, he motivates them," the 58-year-old told reporters. "The most important thing is the victory for the whole team.
"Robert in these matches... we know from history, there are some cases where players are the star of the team and when they couldn't score goals the result didn't go their way and they didn't score. But it's the opposite here, he's fantastic.
"We are very happy that he can fully, physically and mentally, play in every match, he is giving and creating chances for other players, opening up the space, creating good positions for them. He takes opponents' attention away from other players. It's great work. I'm confident and sure that he will get a break in the next match and then let our opponent be afraid."
Lewandowski and Poland will now face either Croatia or Portugal in next week's quarter-finals.
