One crazy thing about soccer is that, as a player, you always have to be in form to maintain the respect the fans have for you, even for a seasoned player like Robert Lewandowski. Blind loyalty is a hard commodity in soccer, and we’ve seen that over the years, even with players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
The Polish striker’s honeymoon period seems to have been over, as the reality of his age is beginning to catch up with him. In the aftermath of another poor outing against Atletico Madrid yesterday, the current Pichichi Trophy holder faced the wrath of Barcelona supporters on social media.
Robert Lewandowski stops security to click pic with a kid
It’s true that Rober Lewandowski has been struggling to keep up with his showing last season. It’s been a difficult season for the former Bayern Munich striker, who has only scored eight goals in one competition this season, with one of them coming in the UEFA Champions League, where he’s only behind Ronaldo and Messi in the all-time goalscorer standings.
The Pichichi winner for the 22/23 season has endured a torrid start to the new season, drawing blank against Atletico Madrid yesterday. Despite having a bad day in front of goal, Robert Lewandowski simply made the day of a young pitch invader by sending security away to give the young fan a once-in-a-lifetime experience of taking a picture with a global star.
After allowing a selfie with the fan, Robert Lewandowski himself walked the fan off the pitch to avoid any mishandling by security officials. This strongly indicates the kind of person the Polish international is.
While the striker is struggling to score goals, his only goal in the UCL this season took him into the exclusive club of the only players to score 100 European goals along with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Fans bash Robert Lewandowski for awful performance
Robert Lewandowski’s poor run of form hasn’t gone unnoticed by Barcelona fans, who took to social media yesterday to air their opinion on the striker’s recent performance against Atletico Madrid.
The former Dortmund striker scored 33 goals for the Catalan giants last season, contributing a further eight assists, with his goal contributions leading Barcelona to a successful season in La Liga.
Sadly, his inability to recapture his last season’s form has angered fans, who can’t contain their disappointment in the Polish anymore.
“I don’t know why people criticize Lewy for yesterday’s outing. He is still one of the finest finishers of the game. For example, he successfully finished his career in Europe yesterday,” a fan sarcastically said on Twitter.
Despite Lewandowski’s kind gesture to a young pitch invader, he still faced the harsh reality of his poor form. “Security should have taken Lewandowski off instead,” another fan said, referencing the kid whom Lewandowski tried to be nice to.
Lewandowski may be having a bad start to the season, but it’s not an indication of the striker’s goalscoring prowess. He will surely get back on track and possibly help Barcelona to another title-winning campaign this season.
Does Lewandowski deserve the criticism he’s getting from fans?
