2024-02-03 08:40:00
FC Koeln, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Galatasaray, Vissel Kobe, Antalyaspor, Górnik Zabrze – this is Lukas Podolski’s football CV. The former German representative won over ten trophies in his senior career, including the World Championship with the national team at the 2014 World Cup. Now Podolski is a Górnik player, with whom he is in seventh place with 26 points following the autumn round of the top league.
Podolski is not a fan of plebiscites. “How and on what basis?”
Podolski talked to the Turkish daily “Fanatik” during Górnik Zabrze’s training camp in Belek. The German was tempted to reflect on the fact that he has been playing football for three decades. – I’m happy to see all these moments. At the beginning of my career there was more character in football. Now there is VAR, new rules have been added, there is more money in football. There is talk of big salaries and big transfers. There is something called the power of social media. Such things didn’t exist 20 years ago, he said.
– I’m glad that the players now focus only on being footballers, because they have everything under control and take care of themselves in every respect. There is no division into good and bad. The understanding and ideas are different than in the past, Podolski added. Then he decided to comment critically on plebiscites such as FIFA The Best or the Ballon d’Or. – I don’t like these individual awards. How and on what basis are votes cast? – Podolski asks.
– If you are a fan of Messi or Ronaldo, you vote for one of them unconditionally. A striker is not the same as a defender or goalkeeper. Why do strikers always win now and not goalkeepers like Manuel Neuer? A defensive midfielder who runs 12 km in a match, passes the ball, engages in duels, can also win the Ballon d’Or. If there are to be any awards, they should be given to the best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and striker. Simply by position, he concluded.
Podolski pointed to the future Turkish champion. Pin. “They still haven’t won the league”
Podolski also briefly commented on the league rivalry between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce. Who does he think will be the Turkish champion? – Fenerbahce has been talking regarding investing for ten years, but they still haven’t won the league. Galatasaray is developing better than them, winning trophies, being managed smarter and the atmosphere is calmer – said a Górnik Zabrze player who played for Galatasaray in 2015-2017.
Podolski will play for Górnik Zabrze at least until the end of June 2025. The German joined Górnik in the summer of 2021. During this time, he played 76 matches in all competitions, scoring 19 goals and providing 16 assists.
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