The Unexpected Attack of a Dutch Legend on Robert Lewandowski

Robert Lewandowski's poor form (2 goals in his last 7 league matches) continues to generate criticism in the football world. The Polish striker has traded praise for 'sticks' over the last month of competition, being one of the main targets of criticism during the Blaugrana crisis in the Spanish league. The latest to criticize the '9' was Marco van Basten, who is often very controversial with his opinions on Dutch television.

"The chance missed by Lewandowski makes me want to cry", said the former forward and coach on a program on the 'Ziggo Sports' channel, where he also criticized the 'colchoneros' for their defensive play. Van Basten referred to the play in the 75th minute, where a cross-shot from Ferran Torres was inexplicably not taken advantage of by the Pole to push the ball into the net. 'Lewy' arrived a second late and failed to make contact with the ball.

Lewandowski Ends 2024 with a Negative Streak

The match against Atlético was particularly frustrating for the '9'. In the first half, Raphinha, Dani Olmo, and Gavi incessantly looked for him with crosses into the heart of the area that the experienced forward never managed to head comfortably. Robert was off and disconnected throughout the 90 minutes, far from the level he showed in the first three months of the season.

Since mid-November, the Warsaw native has cooled off in front of goal. 'Lewy' has only managed to score one goal against Celta and another against Betis in the last eight matches for Barça, not counting the early match against Mallorca (he was a substitute). In the Champions League, he scored a brace against Brest (3-0), but failed to score against one of his favorite victims in Germany, Borussia Dortmund. Despite this, the '9' remains solid as the top scorer in LaLiga, with 16 goals in 18 matches, while in Europe he is also the leading scorer with 7 goals in 6 matches.