In a recent interview with Lothar Matthaus, Robert Lewandowski refused to place Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest of all time.
Robert Lewandowski didn’t want to take part in the debate that puts Ronaldo as the greatest footballer of all-time. Inside this endless quarry, we have players like Leo Messi, Pele, Maradona, Cristiano Ronaldo, or Ronaldo Nazario. There are many players who can be considered the best ever due to the incredible achievements they had throughout their careers. But there are other names that can be part of the conversation strictly for what they did on the pitch regardless of how long their magic lasted.
For this reason alone, Robert Lewandowski doesn’t want to take part on choosing the one player who stands out above the rest. This leaves Cristiano Ronaldo out of the conversation as the rest of the amazing players that football has given to human history. We all wonder what Ronaldo might think about Lewandowski’s thoughts on this particular debate.
Lewandowski’s concept of the GOAT.
During an interview for Bild with Lothar Matthaus, Lewandowski spoke about this debate and his childhood idols: “There isn’t a single player who can be singled out. Players shape epochs. It used to be you,” he told the Bayern and Germany idol and 1990 World Cup winner. The last 10, 15 years Messi, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho. Previously, the Brazilian striker Ronaldo. There are always extraordinary talents, appearances that simply convey fun in football. World stars manage to make difficult things appear easy and simple.
“I remember exactly. When I was six years old, there was only one idol for me: Roberto Baggio! Alessandro Del Piero later became my role model in football, I admired him. However, I could not yet judge exactly what characterizes his style of play, I was just too young for that. It later became Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry. His movements, the runs in from deep, the finishes – as a young footballer these were the qualities I wanted to have. I wanted to imitate Henry in everything. “
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