Lewandowski: "I'm never afraid or stop on unmarked streaks"

MADRID, 26 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

FC Barcelona's Polish striker, Robert Lewandowski, admits that he is always "hungry" and that his instincts are "always on the alert", and that although he does not worry about "fear" or "unmarked streaks", he is not "a machine or an animal" and that it also has its "problems" and its "bad days".

"I'm always hungry. You can have scored, played a great game and you have to lower the tension, but there's always an after and I can't take too long. If you stop at 'I'm the best' it doesn't work anymore. When I was little, I scored a lot and I was never satisfied", admits Lewandowski in an interview with the newspaper 'L'Equipe' after winning the Gerd Müller Trophy.

The one from Cracovia believes that "some people are afraid to find themselves alone with the goalkeeper" and that "not everyone is the person who can take responsibility or who will try the impossible". "Instinct, personality, human nature, all together makes the player you are. I am never afraid. I am not perfect, but fear grips you and I avoid it, just the idea of ​​having it is a bad start," he warns.

“I just stick to giving my best in all areas and trying to do something that has never been done before. to see the rest. Sometimes I have to say that it hurts, but that's not football", adds the international.

On the other hand, he sees "paramount" to always be "ready and have all the possibilities in mind". "The main thing is that when it all starts, I'm perfectly in the right place and with the right rhythm. It's not a superpower, I don't think you can be born with it, you can have a natural talent, something that makes you different, yes, but the instinct is never acquired," he says.

In this sense, the FC Barcelona player explains that "there is not a single thing that makes you develop your instinct" and that scorers are "different" and therefore have to "deepen" in this facet. "There are not only easy moments and that's when you have to know how to do something unique and instinctive. It's having eyes in the back of your neck. I would say that my instinct is always alert", he stresses.

The Pole emphasizes that it is key to "think better and faster" than the rival and currently, at 34 years old, his decisions "are more mature and considered", while his movements "are almost uncontrolled". “I would say that I think without thinking and that it is my brain that instinctively gives this or that impulse to my legs because it has accumulated a lot of information throughout my career,” he says.

"I also visualize things in advance, which conditions my brain to work and allows me to take a small step forward and improves my reaction time," continues the forward, who has been helped "a lot" in his career by having practiced other sports in his childhood in addition to football.

"Many young people want to play football and only football. I remember that with my father, who was my coach, we never played. He was crying and he told me that he had to practice basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, judo. I really did not understand the interest, but then I realized that for my flexibility, my muscles, it was perfect," he celebrates.

Lewandowski also talks about the mental aspect. "Honestly, negative emotions can stop you in your tracks. I have to do some real mental work so that no matter what happens, I'm able to do what I have to do. I'm neither a machine nor an animal but a human being with all its complexity, I have bad days and my problems, and we tend to forget it," he confesses.

"It's very difficult to always be on top. I've been working on this for over 20 years and you can't always do the perfect job. And whether you're a little 'touched' or not feeling good about yourself, what we ask is The rest doesn't matter, few get past the first page of the book, the one that shows the result," he says.

Finally, Lewandowski recognizes his happiness for having signed for FC Barcelona. "I am very happy to be in an amazing club and with an amazing team. People believe in me and I experience beautiful emotions. I am sure that I am in the right place at the right time," he concludes.