2024-01-04 05:04:19
Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
Polish Roberto Lewandowski, 35 years old, the Spanish Barcelona striker, is facing violent criticism this season, from the Catalan fans and the “media” loyal to “Barca”, in light of his declining role in building the team’s play, and his lack of sensitivity to scoring goals, despite the fact that he is still… Barcelona’s best scorer this season, even though he has only scored 3 goals since last September.
Several Spanish press sources reported that the decline in the performance of the Polish “goal machine” prompted the coach, Xavi Hernandez, to issue a stern warning to him and threaten him not to play as a starter during the next stage, if his level continued to decline and he lacked his “sense of scoring.” The same sources explained that Xavi may field the young Brazilian newcomer Vitor Roque instead of him in the matches, even though the coach always admits that he does not differentiate between one player and another, and said: If the players participate in the matches, it is because I trust in their ability to help the team. And achieving victory, and this is what I have been doing since I came here, and there is nothing new.
Xavi confirmed that Brazilian Vitor Roque may play alongside Lewandowski, but not necessarily as a replacement for him, because he is proficient in all attacking positions: “the heart, the wings, and under the spearhead.” Xavi indicated that he takes into account Rocky’s young age (18 years old), and will not put pressure on him, but believes that gradually pushing him into matches is the best way for him to quickly adapt to his fellow players.
However, pressure is increasing on Xavi to start the new Brazilian, especially if Lewandowski does not return to his high level.
Other voices called for the exclusion of Portuguese Joao Felix due to his decline in performance, since the last match in which he starred for the team once morest his former team, Atletico Madrid, which ended with a goal scored by Felix. However, club president Joan Laporta is completely convinced of the player’s level and is a big fan of him, and announces this publicly.
In a related context, some Spanish press reports spoke regarding the possibility of selling Lewandowski, before the expiration of his contract in the “summer of 2026”, due to increasing pressure from angry fans, regarding the decline in the level of the “Polishman”, and some went so far as to say that one of Barcelona’s representatives had already spoken with a “mediator”. Saudi” in order to poll his opinion regarding the possibility of selling him to one of the Saudi clubs, and it was reported that Barcelona is asking for 30 million euros in exchange for selling him, but official sources within the “Catalan” club confirm that officials are committed to keeping Lewandowski until the end of his contract, and that there is no intention to sell him.
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