FC Barcelona player Robert Lewandowski assured after receiving the Golden Boot as the top scorer in Europe last week that he believes that the Blaugrana team will play “better” in the coming months and predicts a good 2023 for the group, he asked to be “patients” and, as for the award , was “proud” to receive it and eager to revalidate it for the third time.
“We made some mistakes in the ‘Champions’ that you can’t make, because they leave you out. It wasn’t easy. We have to think positive and look forward. We are all working together, after the World Cup we will return with more confidence. In the coming months you will see, we will play better. You can’t change anything in a week or a month, you have to be patient,” he assured after receiving the award.
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In addition, he claimed to be “very happy” in Barcelona and “proud”. “I am sure that next year will be very good. Now I know why Barcelona is more than a club and it is very important,” he reiterated. “We’re on the right track, what happened yesterday (comeback against Osasuna, 1-2) was good, they are games in which we show our desire to win,” he celebrated. A game in which he was sent off, with two yellow cards, half an hour into the game.
As for the Golden Boot, he assured that he was very happy. “Thank you very much, I am very proud, I have worked very hard to achieve this award and thanks also to my former Bayern teammates,” he acknowledged. And, on whether to overtake Erling Haaland (Manchester City) in the race for the next Golden Boot, he was cautious. “The best thing for me is that the team wins, more than individual prizes or scoring goals. But try to repeat, although it will be difficult,” he assured.
“It was easy for me to adapt because of the welcome from colleagues and technicians, but there is a lot of work behind. I have to keep working because the season is very long and when we come back from the World Cup it will be 6 months. It is a great challenge for me and for the club to be among the great teams,” he said.
Lewandowski’s arrival at the Golden Boot… and watch out for the registration
Lewandowski achieved the Golden Boot that accredits him as the top European scorer of last season, for his good work at Bayern Munich. The Polish international scored 35 goals and added 70 points and surpassed PSG striker Kylian Mbapp (28 goals) and Lazio’s Italian Ciro Immobile (27), with Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, 27) fourth in the table.
He received the award at the Old Estrella Damm Factory, in an act that was attended by a large Blaugrana delegation, with the president, Joan Laporta, leading the majority of the members of its Board of Directors.
His current coach, Xavi Hernndez, was also present., the Bara Atltic coach, Rafa Márquez, and a club legend like former captain Carles Puyol, among others. And, on video, his previous captain at Bayern, the German Thomas Müller, sent him a message of celebration. And Lewandowski was able to see a selection of his best goals from last year.
It was Puyol, who regretted not having been able to play against the Polish striker, who assured from the stage, minutes before the Golden Boot was awarded, that Lewandowski is a “great player.” “He is very complete and very difficult to score. We haven’t played, luckily for me but also unfortunately because I liked playing against the best”, he admitted.
“Robert is very complete, he goes very well from above, he shoots very fast and plays with his back. It would have been very complicated. It’s lucky that we have him in LaLiga and at FC Barcelona, they did a great job to bring in a player of his quality with the delicate situation we have. He has adapted very quickly and is scoring many goals, I hope that next year we will be like this again with another Boot”, predicted the former FC Barcelona captain.
On the other hand, Puyol celebrated Tuesday’s win against Osasuna at El Sadar (1-2). “It was a very hard-fought game, it got complicated but the team showed that they have character. A very important victory that leaves us leaders in the parán and gives the team confidence,” he said. And, facing the World Cup, he asked for prudence for Spain. “You have to go step by step. I hope they meet in the semis, it would be very good for the national team and for Robert’s Poland (it could be a cross). But you have to go step by step,” he warned.
The Polish international striker repeats as the best European striker of the year after previously winning the 2020-21 Golden Boot. Previously, the Italian Ciro Immobile (19-20) and the Argentine Leo Messi (from 2016 to 2019, being an FC Barcelona player) were the Golden Boot.
The Golden Boot is a trophy awarded by the European Sports Media (ESM), asociacin de medios deportivos forma por MARCA, La Gazzetta dello Sport, A Bola, Fanatik, Elf Voetball, De Telegraaf-Telesport, Kicker, Frankfurter Allgemeine, Sport-Express, Tipsbladet, World Soccer, Sportal, So Foot y Nemzeti Sport.
