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Robert Lewandowski had to laugh briefly.
When asked about the Sky-Reporters, Lothar Matthäus said “nothing at all” at FIFA if the Bayern striker is not elected world footballer on Thursday, “Lewy” replied: “I hope he doesn’t have to.” (The world elections of footballers starting at 7 pm in LIVETICKER in SPORT1)
In fact, few facts speak against this result. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who, with one exception (Luka Modric 2018), have won the title for the past twelve years, are once again on the FIFA finalist list, which includes three names.
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But this time, everything indicates that the Barça and Juve stars will leave empty-handed, especially since the Bayern forward can shine with the triple in addition to his personal statistics.
As if to prove once again that only he deserves the coveted title, Lewandowski once again displayed the full range of his skills against VfL Wolfsburg on Wednesday night.
Lewandowski surpasses the mark of 250 goals
The Polish striker scored his 250 and 251 goals in the 251st Bundesliga match in a 2-1 victory. Only Gerd Müller and Klaus Fischer had broken this magical mark before. In the current season, “Lewy” broke 17 times in 18 competitive games.
The fact that Lewandowski refused to be asked against wolves is statistically anything but surprising. He scored 23 goals in 20 games against VfL, including the legendary five-pack in September 2015 in 8 minutes 59 seconds.
With the shaky victory it was again Lewandowski who ensured that the weary Munich team pulled their heads out of the loop and did not suffer the next setback in the title fight.
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The 32-year-old appears to be the only player in the all-star team alongside equally outstanding Manuel Neuer who can ride out the immense stress of the past seven months unscathed. Or as Matthew said: “Lewandowski is the most complete player we have on the planet.”
Lewandowski can cope with the loads
While Joshua Kimmich or Leon Goretzka are injured, Serge Gnabry or David Alaba come out with the last hole whistle, Lewandowski is still in remarkable shape at the end of the year.
When the going got tough against strong Wolfsburg, the forward was there twice: shortly before the break, he headed off a cross pass from Kingsley Coman before scoring the winning goal five minutes after the break after a counterattack.
The statistics make it clear that the Super-Knipser has developed steadily since moving from Dortmund in the summer of 2014. He scored 34 goals last season as his personal best, this season Lewandowski is even more extreme: on average , hits the opponent’s goal every 60 minutes.
For a long time, Lewandowski had a reputation for ignoring his fellow independents, but now he plays much more useful to the team, even if he has retained a certain selfishness. “A forward always has to be selfish, but I always try to play for the team,” he said after the win against Wolfsburg.
“I haven’t thought about it too much”
All of this should mean that Lewandowski will be crowned the deserved winner at FIFA’s virtual event on Thursday night starting at 7pm, even if, according to his own statements, he has not yet addressed it.
“I didn’t think much about it because I was focused on today’s game,” Lewandowski said when asked if he also hoped to become a world footballer. “When I’m at home, I can think about it, but everything is very easy. I am not under pressure and I am happy to be there.”
Much more important to him was the thought of next Saturday when his Bavarians go to Leverkusen for the main match. “We just have to step on the gas, no matter how good Leverkusen is, and win.”
Robert Lewandowski may later want to show at BayArena that the right player has been chosen as a world footballer.
