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Wednesday 11 November 2020
The clarifying conversation “was necessary,” says Bayern Munich super forward Lewandowski of a conversation with Jürgen Klopp. In 2011, when both were still employed by Borussia Dortmund, things were not going well for the scorer. Coach Klopp explains to Lewandowski in two hours what he expects from him.
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski described a conversation with Jürgen Klopp as crucial to his rise to a world star. After that, “everything worked out better”, “European Footballer of the Year” reported in an interview with Spox and Goal. After moving from Lech Posen to Borussia Dortmund in 2010, he did not have a regular spot under his then manager Klopp, playing only 15 of 33 Bundesliga games since the start.
The turning point came in September 2011 after BVB lost 3-0 in the Champions League against Olympique Marseille. “At the time I didn’t really know where I was going with the coach. After the match, I tried to talk to Jürgen Klopp. We talked for almost two hours and he explained what he expected of me. It works better.” In the match next against FC Augsburg Lewandowski scored a triple.
“It suddenly became clear to me why things weren’t going as planned in the beginning,” Lewandowski said. “I was very young and living abroad for the first time in my life. I still didn’t speak the language perfectly and consequently I didn’t understand everything he was saying to me. But it didn’t matter, the situation had to be clarified”.
In 2014 the striker switched to Dortmund’s biggest rival, FC Bayern. Last season Lewandowski won the triple with Monaco and scored 55 goals in just 47 games in all competitions. He was later named best footballer in Europe by UEFA, probably thanks in part to the clarification of the conversation with Klopp.
The Pole has now also won the 13th edition of the “Goal 50”. Lewandowski got the better of his 55 goals against Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) and Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City). “These awards mean a lot to me. Sure, football is a team sport, but the individual titles show that the work you do personally every day pays off,” Lewandowski said. The portal lists the 25 best players in the “Goal 50”.
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