Quote from: Blitzboy on Today at 05:43:01 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on Today at 01:30:33 PM

Barcelona didn't have an easy job at all though. It was like they were waiting for Valencia to score to start performing better. Grin

Lewandowski was on his very good day that he scored two goals. It is good to see him being beneficial for his team. Because he is one of top earners in the squad now. Therefore the expectations are bigger as well.

I still believe it could be his last year at Barcelona on one hand. He is 35 and has 2 years left on his contract. If he plays much extra this season then maybe the team could consider keeping him for one last year.

Against Valencia, he showed once again why he's worth every penny. Now, under Hansi Flick, Barcelona's playing a bit differently. No classic tiki-taka dominance all the time. Its more varied, more adaptable. And you know what? Lewandowski is thriving in it. Him and Yamal, they're the anchors in this new system.

Sure, its early days and there are still some kinks to work out. But grabbing those three points early on is huge. And Lewandowski, he's got that killer instinct. When the pressure's on, he delivers. But he's not getting any younger. And that contract situation... well, thats a whole other conversation. If he keeps playing like this, maybe extending him makes sense. He brings stability, and thats important during a transition like this.

On the other hand, Father Time catches up with everyone. Barcelona's got to think long-term. Its a tough call, but they need to find that balance between getting the most out of Lewandowski now and planning for the future.

https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/barcelona-player-ratings-vs-valencia-robert-lewandowski-pau-cubarsi-hansi-flick-la-liga/bltb9fbd8072159bd10

I think this was an ok performance by Hansi Flick as the first match of the season after his team was destroyed by Monaco 3-0. I mean he made a good comeback. The reason I am saying that he did an ‘OK’ performance is that they were struggling since the beginning of the match as well. In fact, they were behind 1 goal at first.

Lewandowski is currently the main man for Barcelona. His contract situation is very important. But Barcelona will also have to keep an eye on his performance. I mean he is getting old and he cannot continue his performance forever, and he also needs more rest. So Barcelona might need to find a new substitution when he leaves Barcelona. Barcelona's squad also lacks depth, so this might come back haunting them. Or they might just bring up another superstar from La Masia, who knows! Lamine Yamal’s game also needs some work and needs to be more mature with the ball. He is doing very fine as an 18 year old though.