9 - Robert Lewandowski

[jamrock]

Yes, but Lewandowski also takes two business days to run in behind and take extra touches to get the ball under control.

He still scores some great striker goals based on pure instinct and his football IQ, but his legs are gone. He's 37 years old after all. How many times have we seen our wingers actually do what you're saying only for Lewandowski to not do anything?

In ideal circumstances he should have been replaced this last summer, if not the year before.

Which is why the rumors of Kane also scares me. Kane is fucking fantastic, but in one or two years we might be stuck in the same situation.

He's definitely slow, no arguments their and we need a mobile striker in the summer.

But the default whenever we lose a game, always seems to be lewa didn't press, while ignoring he got no service.

When he gets service and fucks up. Its fair to be critical like vs PSG two season ago, comes to mind.

But we know he's slow,but will most likely score if given service and too often Once we are pressed, the midfield just fails to progress the ball to get him and yamal in dangerous positions, yamal can figure it out on his own, but that has never been lewa's game even at his best.

 

[JamDav1982]

The point is at this level no top teams want penalty box strikers that hinder team tacically and redundant unless dominating game and balls into box.

Add to that he cant even press or hold up ball well deep it is a massive waste of FFP space.

Its not even his fault it is who he is., It is the fault of those that thought Barca needed to waste so much money on hm at this age.

 

[ajnotkeith]

He's definitely slow, no arguments their and we need a mobile striker in the summer.

But the default whenever we lose a game, always seems to be lewa didn't press, while ignoring he got no service.

When he gets service and fucks up. Its fair to be critical like vs PSG two season ago, comes to mind.

But we know he's slow,but will most likely score if given service and too often Once we are pressed, the midfield just fails to progress the ball to get him and yamal in dangerous positions, yamal can figure it out on his own, but that has never been lewa's game even at his best.

I agree that he is very good when he receives service but still we could benefit from a striker who has a little more in his all round game.

Sometimes in these kind of games you need a striker you can kick it long to and they can recover the ball, shield it or win a foul or something, when you cannot progress the ball through the press.

Even though Lewa is 'strong' he doesn't hold up the ball and can't rely on him as an outlet.

Of course, all of this is redundant whilst we have no budget for the moment, so we will have to get the best out of him.

 

[ajnotkeith]

To add to that as mentioned we are using a very large amount of budget space on him so its not like he is a cheap stop gap signing.

For the money spent on him we absolutely could have gone for a younger forward, the like of Osimhen etc.

But we gave him an absurd contract considering his age which has limited us in being able to look for a replacement.

 

[JamDav1982]

The other side of Lewa being a sloth who cant run in behind or hold up ball to bring game up park is that Barca veer towards a 442 and lose men in midfield.

Fermin plays like a second striker trying to offer in behind and to get up close to Lewa when ball with him to offer options and attack like a striker when Barca break.

It ends up with almost two strikers and light in midfield often.

Starts to look like a slow CF with a tazmanian devil false nine type player. Neither of whom ball sticks with.

 

[TemporaryFan]

LMAO

Pay attention to what you sign next time.


The handshake seals the contract
From the contract there's no turning back
....
Everything counts

 

[DonAK]

LMAO

Pay attention to what you sign next time.


The handshake seals the contract
From the contract there's no turning back
....
Everything counts in large amounts.

Do you ever say something that doesn't sound like it's copied and pasted from a shit AI bot?

 

[Temptation]

@Fati_Future_BallonDor @TemporaryFan

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1993693937828081879

 

[TemporaryFan]

Do you ever say something that doesn't sound like it's copied and pasted from a shit AI bot?

 

[MonteCuler]

That was Lewandowski's corpse, not the Lewandowski we consider one of the great strikers in football history

Although Chelsea CBs are wank their job really wasn't that complex

 

[JamDav1982]

Fofana is right.

But Fofana also had as easy a game v a CF as he will have all season.

 

[Temptation]

That was Lewandowski's corpse, not the Lewandowski we consider one of the great strikers in football history

Although Chelsea CBs are wank their job really wasn't that complex

Won numerous aerial duels in the first half and got zero service throughout the game. He was actually one of your highest rated players against Chelsea.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

crynaldo got bullied less during his second retirement stint at United

 

[TemporaryFan]

@Temptation
I watched the interview between the author of the newly released book "Lewandowski, True Face" (my own translation), Sebastian Staszewski and Bogdan Rymanowski - a popular TV publicist. I think, you mentioned Staszewski name earlier, asking, if Lewandowski took part in ousting Ancelotti from Bayern or, for that matter, Xavi in this club. I was very skeptical until I saw the interview, where the author's overall demeanor appeared instilling confidence and he himself quite credible. So...There could be some truth to it, of course always within a context. Especially, that his interviewer Rymanowski is a stand up guy who would not invite a cheap shot reporter looking for publicity.
With his book, he wanted to reveal the human side of Lewandowski, rather than analyze him as a footballer, and apparently, he spoke with a myriad of people from his past and present surroundings. Some of them were renowned figures like Thomas Muller, Joachim Low, Laporta. Looks like RL9 is a guy who does not care much about conventions or proprieties and he gets what he wants.
For instance, Xavi, before he was fired, he brought to Laporta a list of players he did not want any more in the squad. Lewandowski was there, on that list...Guess what? Xavi lost his job, Lewa stayed on. Supposedly, there's plenty of stuff like that.

I may order the book to entertain myself.

 

[Temptation]

@Temptation
I watched the interview between the author of the newly released book "Lewandowski, True Face" (my own translation), Sebastian Staszewski and Bogdan Rymanowski - a popular TV publicist. I think, you mentioned Staszewski name earlier, asking, if Lewandowski took part in ousting Ancelotti from Bayern or, for that matter, Xavi in this club. I was very skeptical until I saw the interview, where the author's overall demeanor appeared instilling confidence and he himself quite credible. So...There could be some truth to it, of course always within a context. Especially, that his interviewer Rymanowski is a stand up guy who would not invite a cheap shot reporter looking for publicity.
With his book, he wanted to reveal the human side of Lewandowski, rather than analyze him as a footballer, and apparently, he spoke with a myriad of people from his past and present surroundings. Some of them were renowned figures like Thomas Muller, Joachim Low, Laporta. Looks like RL9 is a guy who does not care much about conventions or proprieties and he gets what he wants.
For instance, Xavi, before he was fired, he brought to Laporta a list of players he did not want any more in the squad. Lewandowski was there, on that list...Guess what? Xavi lost his job, Lewa stayed on. Supposedly, there's plenty of stuff like that.

I may order the book to entertain myself.

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Told you people.

Lewy is a very nice guy but extremely ruthless and demanding about his pursuit of success. He's a complete professional who very rarely operates on emotions and friendships. He's extremely clever and shrewd unlike normal Footballers.