It seemed that the 4-0 El Clasico win at the end of October would be a seal Barcelona on domination this league season. However, it turned out differently. The Catalans have completely lost their form since November, scoring only 5 points out of 21 in the next seven matches. Robert Lewandowski, along with the entire team, also experienced a huge decline.
Thunder against Lewandowski. Crisis, crisis, crisis
The Pole scored as if on cue to triumph over Real. He also scored a double in El Clasico. He then had as many as 14 goals in eleven league matches. However, since then he has found the net only twice, wasting many opportunities. Especially against Leganes (0-1) and Atletico Madrid (1-2). These two defeats finally knocked Barcelona off the table leader (in favor of Atletico). There were thunderstorms for Lewandowski.
Poles have already been stuck in pins and needles by, among others, Catalan “Mundo Deportivo” or ESPN. Meanwhile, Barcelona fans stated in one of the surveys that the striker's position urgently needs to be strengthened. The journalists of the “Marca” daily did not want to mince their words either. The American version of their website published an article bristling with statistics that were very brutal for Lewandowski. The title already asks the question “Is this the beginning of the end?”
Worse effectiveness, worse fights, worse… practically everything
Our representative not only stopped scoring, but also his overall impact Barcelona game and offensive threats have decreased significantly. – In the first eleven matches, Lewandowski had an average of 2.09 shots on target per gameand in the last six 0.85. Barcelona she previously scored 3.37 goals per game, but recently only 1.75. Moreover, at the beginning of the season, Lewandowski was involved in over 37%. all Barcelona goals. The previous six meetings were only 14.28%. – we read.
However, the unfavorable numbers do not end there. The Pole loses the ball much more often and wins fewer duels. – At the beginning of the season, Lewandowski recorded 7.9 losses per match. Now it's almost exactly 10. When it comes to offensive duels, its effectiveness dropped from 43.58%. winnings, to only 26.05 percent. winnings – writes “Marca”.
Sorloth and Mbappe are already breathing down their necks
The daily also emphasized that Lewandowski is dangerously close to competitors who have recently been giving much more to their teams. – “Lewy” is becoming a problem for his team, unlike his main rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, whose strikers are improving their effectiveness. In Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé scores every 115 minutes, having 10 goals in 1,376 minutes of play, while Atlético's Alexander Sørloth has 8 goals in 778 minutes (a goal every 78 minutes), the Spaniards write.