“Lewandowski ran out of ammunition. His shots were faulty. He lost the effectiveness he showed a few weeks ago. The Pole wanted to add a new team to his list of victims, but he found Dmitrovic's great play and his own lack of accuracy. It was not his night” – These are the words that the Spanish media used to describe Robert Lewandowski's performance against Leganes. Barcelona lost 0-1, Lewandowski played 66 minutes and was replaced by Ferran Torres. Lewandowski wasted as many as six opportunities, which made him the object of ridicule from the fans.
“People, you hate Lewandowski too much. As soon as he learns to pass, shoot, keep the ball, change positions, look for space, read the game, control the ball, remember the coach's assumptions, communicate with his teammates, play football, it will be the end for all of you. I never thought I would prefer Ferran over Lewandowski in my life. What a waste of him.” this is the content of some of the fans' comments towards Lewandowski.
In this way, Lewandowski did not increase his advantage in the scorers' classification over his competitors. Lewandowski is the leader of this ranking with 16 goals, five more goals than second place Raphinha.
Storm after Lewandowski's photo. “Flick's huge mistake”
Should Lewandowski be replaced by Flick? Luis Garcia, a former Barcelona player from 1995-2004, who is currently an ESPN expert, has a different opinion on this matter. – It was a huge mistake with Lewandowski's photo. In the last five minutes, Inigo Martinez played in the middle of the attack because they needed someone tall to head the ball. Even Ronald Araujo was on the bench. Why didn't he come on for the last ten minutes? – he asked.
– Smaller players always do the same thing: hold the ball, pass it to someone else and try to pass four or five players. Lewandowski's photo was a mistake. I don't know if it was because Lewandowski was tired or Flick wanted to spare him, but today was a match that Barcelona had to win, added Garcia.
Santi Canizares, former goalkeeper of Real Madrid, who was a guest of Radio Cope in the “El Partidazo” program, thinks slightly differently. – It made sense to me. Robert is of a certain age and there is no obvious replacement for him at Barcelona. Lewandowski needs to play in every match because he is great. Today, his performance against Leganes is an absolute necessity, but rest for Robert should not be treated as a rule. Sometimes it happens that you are left without a point of reference. Perhaps he should have come off faster in the match against Borussia Dortmund, and today he should have played longer, Canizares explained.
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Lewandowski will have the opportunity to undergo rehabilitation later this year. On Saturday at 21 Barcelona will play at home in a blockbuster match against Atletico Madrid. So far, Lewandowski has played eight matches against Atletico, in which he scored three goals and provided two assists.
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