Both at FC Barcelona and the Polish national team, Robert Lewandowski is in a slump. Has Bayern Munich’s long-time top scorer passed his peak?
Since moving from FC Bayern to FC Barcelona, Robert Lewandowski has already scored 25 goals in 35 competitive games for the top Spanish club. However, the 34-year-old cannot match his goal quota in the dress of the German record champions. Especially since the World Cup in Qatar, the Pole seems inhibited.
Lewandowski also recently disappointed with the national team. The striker remained goalless in the two European Championship qualifiers against the Czech Republic (1-3) and Albania (1-0).
Ex-national player Andrzej Niedzielan sounded the alarm after the narrow win against Albania. “Lewy loses physical duels, which has never happened before,” the 44-year-old told the Polish tabloid “Fakt”.
The former attacker continued: “It worries me more than the lack of goals. I worry.” Lewandowski is more of a captain for “good times, not bad,” said Niedzielan.
Matching the statements of the 19-time national player, the paper headlined: “Something’s wrong with Lewy.”
Lewandowski: “Not everything can work immediately”
Lewandowski himself remained relaxed despite the lack of goals. “The result was more important today than a good game,” he said after the Albania win.
It was a tough game for him and the other attackers, “because Albania played very defensively,” explained the veteran, adding: “On paper there were four defenders, but in practice it was five or even six in front of their own Goal.”
After Fernando Santos took over the Polish national team at the beginning of the year, “automatisms” would also be missing. “We are in the process of reconstruction. Not everything can work immediately,” said Lewandowski.