Lessons from Ferguson: Why Lewandowski almost moved to Premier League

In an interrogation with The Times, Robert Lewandowski revealed details astir his beingness and vocation successful Barcelona. The Pole admitted that moving to Spain successful 2022 was a immense situation for him, arsenic helium had to larn however to get the champion retired of younger players similar Pedri, Gavi and Lamine Yamal.

"Earlier, shouting was a mode of motivation. Now, if you shout, young players respond differently. You person to explicate things to them and speech more. The absorption is connected the intelligence broadside of football," said Lewandowski.

Three years aft arriving successful Barcelona, ​​Lewandowski justified the terms of 45 cardinal euros. He played astir 150 games, scored 103 goals and registered 20 assists, won 2 Spanish championships, Copa del Rey and 2 Super Cups, and received the grant for the champion scorer successful Primera. In summation to the numbers, his relation arsenic a mentor successful a squad with galore young talents stands out.

The Pole besides revealed his "recipe" for astir 700 goals successful his career: 

"I ever deliberation arsenic if the shot volition travel to me. When it comes, I person to beryllium better, faster and smarter than the opponent. I don't think, I do."

When asked astir a imaginable transportation to the Premier League much than a decennary ago, Lewandowski recalled a speech with Ferguson: 

"We talked, but I didn't recognize thing due to the fact that of the accent. The transportation was close, but the Dortmund president didn't privation to merchantability me."

Lamine Yamal

Speaking astir the young Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski praised his talent: 

"I've ne'er seen specified endowment astatine that age. The situation for him is to enactment bare and bask shot contempt the immense expectations and societal media. It's hard to support that feeling for 20 years."

On the taxable of the Ballon d'Or, Lewandowski admitted: 

"I've won everything but the Ballon d'Or. I deliberation I could person won it, but that's thing I can't change. I don't imagination astir it anymore, it doesn't support maine up astatine night."

Lewandowski besides revealed that helium plans to play astatine a precocious level for different 2 to 3 years. With his carnal fitness, the enactment of his nutritionist woman and aboriginal sports grooming done gymnastics and judo, the Polish extremity scorer continues to excel astatine the property of 38. 

“Young players are trying to support up with maine physically, and that shows maine that I tin inactive vie astatine the apical level,” helium concluded.