The Lewy of before despite its 36 years
Everyone agrees that this growth is the result of the wonderful plan put in place by Hansi Flick. Under the leadership of the former Rekordmeister coach whom he knows very well and “despite” his 36 years (his wife Anne, a nutritionist, still advises him perfectly so that he stays on top), Lewandowski is coming back to life. And it shows. Europe finds the Lewy of Bayern, the one who smiles and scores goals one after the other. “Everyone supports him and knows what he has to do in the big rectanglesaid Flick. In front of opposing cages, he’s the best in my eyes […] We tried to create the environment in which he could perform best.”
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It’s a successful thing. The relationship between the two men, who won the sextuplet in Munich in 2020, is in good shape. After two months of competition, it is already difficult to see who could compete with him for the Pichichi trophy in La Liga: with 14 goals to his name, the one whose contract expires in 2026 already has double that of his two pursuers: Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) and… Raphinha, his teammate, are at 7. “I don’t feel like a protagonistin turn, entrusted the Brazilian to The Country. I know I’m having a good season, but the whole team is the protagonist. If we score 10 goals but concede 10, the match is a draw. When everyone is in good shape, it is natural for the attackers to shine more because they are the ones who score…”
Less predictable, more vertical
The Blaugrana’s new system fits Raphinha like a glove too. This is exactly what the striker, rather forced into the role of extra with Xavi, needed elsewhere. Today, rather than seeking to dominate possession or positions, as his predecessor wanted, Flick wants to make FC Barcelona a team that plays more direct, more vertical football. More German.
Last season, the Catalans gave the impression of being lost and predictable when breaking through any defense. Now, this ambition to arrive in the opponent’s area as quickly as possible only makes people happy. “As Hansi said at the beginning, he wants to create an attacking team”took the liberty of reminding Lewandowski again.
Who, given his age, could be the father of the club’s most precious jewel. Yamal, for his part, is also continuing his momentum. If Juan Laporta recently revealed that he had refused an offer of €250 million for the latest prodigy of La Masia, the teenager with 6 goals and 8 assists put an end to his little “starvation” in October by making the Bernabeu his playground at the end of the month. After 15 matches, he has already practically equaled his stats from last year (7 goals and 9 assists in 50 appearances). “If Lamine reminds me of Messi? I see him more like Neymarthinks Raphinha. Those dribbles and his quick thinking… When you think you can take the ball from him, he does something you’ve never seen in your life.”
YRL, LRY, RYL ou… ?
The offensive trident is obviously not the only one to shake the nets. The new arrival, Dani Olmo, for example, scored five in La Liga. That’s an eighth of Barça’s total, which is in the race to break a record that many thought… unbeatable. In 2016-2017, on the occasion of the last year of the MSN (the trio composed of Messi, Suarez and Neymar), Luis Enrique’s Blaugrana scored 116 times in the championship. After 12 days (out of 38), Flick’s troops are already at 40, almost double Real Madrid’s total (21).
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In other words: we should think about finding the best acronym for the trio formed by Lewandowski, Yamal and Raphinha. LYR, YRL, RLY, YLR? Regardless, Flick’s three forwards have started the season better than MSN ever has. After 15 matches, the Pole, the Spaniard and the Brazilian have scored 34 goals and delivered 19 assists (53 decisive actions). During their three seasons at Camp Nou, after the first 15 matches, the Argentinian, the Uruguayan and the other Brazilian have never achieved this performance. They were not far from it for their last campaign together since they had scored 30 goals and collected 21 assists after the first fortnight (23 + 14 in 2014-2015; 25 + 13 in 2015-2016).
The question now is whether Lewandowski, Yamal and Raphinha will last. During their best period, in 2015-2016, Messi, Suarez and Neymar managed to find the back of the net 131 times and assist teammates 73 times. It must be said that this trio, widely recognized as the best in history, played a season that year with 62 matches on the menu (Liga, Champions League, Copa del Rey, Club World Cup, Super Cup). Spain and European Super Cup). You’ll have to go look for them…
