Lewandowski in danger

With Barcelona recruiting Nico Williams, Robert Lewandowski is likely to gradually give up his main striker position despite scoring 42 goals last season.

Age has gradually made Lewandowski lose his influence in the Barcelona squad.

After a successful season with 3 domestic titles, Barcelona realized that the squad lacked breakthroughs, as well as being too dependent on Lamine Yamal and Raphinha. Therefore, after unsuccessfully pursuing Luis Diaz, Barcelona decided to activate Nico Williams' contract release clause.

According to Mundo Deportivo , Barcelona have already planned carefully how to use Williams. The Camp Nou club's goal is to expand the attacking space with the two wingers, Williams and Yamal, giving the team more options to exploit the opponent's defense.

Coach Hansi Flick accepts this strategy but understands that the new arrangement will affect the adjustment of positions and cause some players to lose their key roles. Raphinha is likely to move into the middle to be able to play as an attacking midfielder.

On the right wing, Yamal is the obvious first choice. However, the big question is where to play in the centre of attack. Barcelona are considering deploying Dani Olmo in a "false 9" role, allowing him to rotate with Raphinha on the attack.

At that time, due to age issues and to maintain strong attacking pressure, Barcelona expected Lewandowski to gradually give way to Olmo and Ferran Torres. In fact, Torres showed impressive form when tested in the center forward position, scoring 19 goals last season.

The new arrangement in attack will cause Lewandowski to gradually lose his leading role due to his physical condition. However, this is considered the right strategy in the context of Lewandowski being 36 years old.

Source: https://znews.vn/lewandowski-lam-nguy-post1562810.html