9 - Robert Lewandowski

[serghei]

Exactly. Bayern fans always knew this. Scores week-in, week-out in Bundesliga against cannon fodder opposition. In the CL knock-out stages against half-decent (doesnt even have to be Real or Barca caliber) sides he chokes. Scores the odd penalty or consolation goal but nothing decisive. Is 100% reliant on team, on speedy wingers who feed him tap-ins and headers. Lazy, slow, entitled with a huge ego and no loyalty. Also his reputation as some sort of a "best clinical finisher of all time" is complete bollocks. This fella misses a shitload of chances. The reason he scored so many goals in Bundesliga or Bayernliga is just that. Mario Gomez in 2011-2012 scored a shitload of goals also and no one even mentions him anymore. Lewandowski is a very good striker but definitely not an all-time great, as some people seem to think.

True, but most top class players fit this mold too.

 

[Blackened]

He should have bought less into his own hype. CR7 did the same in ditching a perfectly oiled RM team for Juventus, thinking he was Mr. CL.

He just can't make the difference in average teams. But he probably thought otherwise, and now has to lie in the bed he made.

An excellent point about CR and yes, Lewy seemed to have thought about that as well. If you look at all those CLs that Madrid won, CR was rarely the culprit.

 

[KingLeo10]

That's what separates top class players from truly great players.

Truly great players win you games (not everytime or even majority but like a fourth to third of the time maybe) even when the rest of the team is bang average.

 

[serghei]

That's what separates top class players from truly great players.

Truly great players win you games (not everytime or even majority but like a fourth to third of the time maybe) even when the rest of the team is bang average.

Yeah, Iniesta, Messi, Zidane class.

I mean even De Bruyne kinds of goes hiding in big games regularly.

 

[jamrock]

Yeah, Iniesta, Messi, Zidane class.

I mean even De Bruyne kinds of goes hiding in big games regularly.

De bruyne is low key ass, not really but yea he doesn't step up when needed

 

[Barcilliant]

Apparently he's throwing some tantrums behind the scenes and complaining that this team isn't on his level and not good enough for him. The connection he had with the youngsters in the honeymoon period is gone too. Hardly the most liked player in the dressing room.

Sad part is he was dumb enough to believe Xavis bullshit. He himself saw all our defects when he was in those Bayern teams that pummeled us. Yet out of ego he comes and joins us cause we are more glamorous.
The team is not on his level. Thats for sure. As for selling we would barely get 15 million for him.

 

[utility73]

All being said, he definitely was not worth the money.

You can still hear them laughing in Munich.

 

[Blanco]

He is the only reason for you to be in the battle for La Liga, if he was not in your team we would be 10 points ahead.

 

[JamDav1982]

Aubameyang would probably score 25+ if played all season and was on pens... he would have been useful to play LW/CF role as well.

Lewa will score more but is the huge extra outlay on the books worth it for a 34 year old? Probably not and could have used that money to better serve future of club.

Short sighted bit of business from board/Xavi wanting instand success when should have accepted the situation that there was a need to correct the financial situation in way that doesnt put club at a huge disadvantage for next 25 years.

The fans would have accepted that. The fans would even have accepted selling off some of the more valuable players to make it happen.

But as usual with Barca every decision is short term and board cant see past their own terms.

 

[JohnN]

That was my take from the start too. Why swap Auba for Lewa when the rest of the team doesn't have the required level to push for a cl or something.
Auba was good enough for Liga and the team was pretty balanced. Paired with LDJ, you could say we were even more dangerous on certain scenarios.
Having Lewa as a star accompanied by a young but still average team wasn't gonna work. He is a top player but not able to hard carry or build a team around.

 

[mc_lovin]

If we win the League swapping Auba with Lewy is the biggest reason.

Weird arguments here.

 

[JamDav1982]

That was my take from the start too. Why swap Auba for Lewa when the rest of the team doesn't have the required level to push for a cl or something.
Auba was good enough for Liga and the team was pretty balanced. Paired with LDJ, you could say we were even more dangerous on certain scenarios.
Having Lewa as a star accompanied by a young but still average team wasn't gonna work. He is a top player but not able to hard carry or build a team around.

Even if he is a huge success and team built for him.. he is 34 and will be left in situation with no money really to replace him in couple years and back to square one.

There was 160m odd spent on frontline last year.. one if 34 the others cant get a regular place in line up.

 

[JamDav1982]

If we win the League swapping Auba with Lewy is the biggest reason.

Weird arguments here.

Nah could still have competed with Auba and a top coach and that argument falls flat anyway as money could be spent on other areas of team if still think levers were right way to go.

Even winning league still have same problem of it being short sighted decision and he is huge cost on books and will need replaced soon when will have little money to do it.

 

[jamrock]

We can all coulda woulda shoulda everything to death, no guarantees Auba plays as well over the course of a season has he did for a couple of months for us.

Lewa was always a 2-3 year plan, it we get 1 or 2 league titles out of it, it's money well spent, it not then it's a waste too early to say.

 

[mc_lovin]

Nah could still have competed with Auba and a top coach and that argument falls flat anyway as money could be spent on other areas of team if still think levers were right way to go.

So, how would you have created more impact with 45m (minus the 12m for Auba)?

Not to mention Aubameyang plays like shit right now.