“It actually won’t be fair to say that about any other player except Lewy,” Klopp said. “What he has made out of his potential, how he pushed himself to become the player he is today, that’s extraordinary. If every player has a development similar to Lewandowski, when I first saw him at Lech Poznan, then the football world would be completely crazy. All players would win all their duels, the full backs would complete all their crosses, the midfielders would be strong in one against ones, the wingers would tackle and play precise long balls.”
Jurgen Klopp on being asked which is the best player he’s coached via Sport Bild.
It would be safe to say that Robert Lewandowski has been the best player on the planet in the last two years, marking it with a FIFA award for the best player 2019-20 (Ballon d’or too if it weren’t cancelled). Goals have come in abundance for the Bayern Munich hitman but it is his intelligence that got him in those positions to score. The Polish marksman constantly creates space in between the opposition center backs and rounds it up with a first touch finish, utilizing positional anticipation – pure class. A strong left foot combined with good close control add composure to his game and let’s not forget that he is capable of exquisite finishing, even off balanced. Most of his goals come from the right boot as he maneuvers movement in the penalty box with the help of his technical ability. It just does not end there; Lewandowski has a remarkable penalty conversion ratio. He usually lets the keeper make the move in one direction with a stutter step and taps the ball in the other side of the net. No wonder his team mates at Bayern Munich have given him a new nickname, Lewangoalski.
Now that we know the strengths of Robert Lewandowski, lets spot the principles of becoming a world class striker. Anticipation, positioning, reactions and execution are branches of the same tree. Lewandowski’s predatory nature teamed with dominant Ariel prowess, poaching rebounds and handy long-distance shooting elevate his statistics, a mouth-watering 55 goals tally last season. Furthermore, consistently racking up double figures season by season with minimalistic injury woes have placed Robert Lewandowski up high in the ranks. He has finally surpassed the legendary Gerd Müller’s 40 goal record in a Bundesliga season with 41 of his own in the 2020-21 but there is still time before he becomes the greatest player to have ever graced the German top flight.
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