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At 36 years of age, Robert Lewandowski is previous the stage of his profession the place he can begin video games week in and week out. Holding the Polish striker in his greatest bodily health works out in favour of the crew and Hansi Flick has proven nice understanding of the identical.
The German tactician began Lewandowski on the bench in opposition to Valencia final night time as a part of the identical effort – to manage the striker’s minutes – and it’s protected to say that the crew didn’t face any problem in his absence.
Curiously, furthermore, Barcelona have scored 17 objectives within the three video games Lewandowski has began on the bench.
The supervisor’s concept
With no direct substitute within the squad for the Polish participant, Flick has been pressured to swap his system each time he decides to relaxation Lewandowski and SPORT brings to gentle his plan for a similar.
Lewandowski was benched vs Valencia however scored after approaching. (Picture by David Ramos/Getty Photographs)
The crew’s current conflict in opposition to Actual Betis proved that Dani Olmo as a false-nine can create as a lot goal-scoring risk within the talisman’s absence and thus positioned it as a dependable possibility when Lewy is rested.
On condition that Olmo himself was injured final night time, the supervisor confirmed that even Ferran Torres is a dependable substitute for the ahead and might present a risk within the closing third.
Because the weeks cross, Flick is making it clear that the bench is nothing however an prolonged beginning lineup for him as that rotations can be extra fluid within the coming video games.
At such a juncture, it’s essential that he has choices within the striker division.
Thus far this season, the veteran has scored 17 objectives in 20 La Liga appearances and likewise has 9 objectives to his title within the UEFA Champions League. Flick and Barcelona would require him to be at his greatest for the enterprise finish of the season.
