«I had a blow against Real Madrid and yesterday I woke up almost unable to walk from the pain. I always want to play, so we work with the physios and I tried, but I know it’s part of football,” Robert Lewandowski said on Tuesday during the presentation of the eighteenth edition of the book ‘Relatos Solidarios del Deporte’. The Polish striker acknowledged that he is not going through his best moment since the conclusion of the World Cup in Qatar, but he was optimistic about a final stretch of the course that he hopes to reach in full condition.
Lewandowski made these statements after a game in which all the alarms regarding his performance went off. Against Girona he was an unrecognizable footballer, a player who failed to participate in the association game for Xavi’s team and a footballer unable to take advantage of the continuous lateral centers that Raphinha, Balde, Ansu Fati, Jordi Alba or even Koundé gave him. Lewy did not appear and the root of his blackout on this day may be in some physical discomfort that prevented him from being one hundred percent. «On the field I have to play better, but that kick from Militao left me with a bad body. The good thing is that for the next game I will be fine, “he added.
The truth is that Lewandowski’s performance this season has gone from more to less. He marveled with a brilliant start to the season in keeping with his best years at Bayern, scored 13 goals in the first 12 days and made it clear that Barça had a stellar ‘9’ with which to return to the path of titles. With that level he reached the World Cup and when he returned he ran into an obstacle course. He first received a three-game ban after his expulsion against Osasuna, then he was infected with Barça’s irregular attacking performance and finally some physical problems that prevented him from taking off and recovering the best version of him. «After the World Cup I have scored less, but the whole team was not good in the last games. It is being difficult, but I am sure that in these remaining ten games we will be as usual. At Barcelona, it’s not just about winning, it’s also about scoring goals.”
Open the door to Messi
“He will always belong to Barcelona and if he comes back it would be wonderful. His place is here, so I hope we play together next season,” Lewandowski said when asked about Leo Messi’s possible return to the Camp Nou. The words of the Polish striker opening the door to the Argentine star join those of Rafael Yuste, sports vice president of the culé club, who acknowledged last week that there are already contacts for the return of the Flea.