The bet that 'catapulted' Lewandowski's career

Robert Lewandowski is not in his best moment goleador, but keeps on being a crucial figure in the Barcelona of Xavi. The player, recognised like one of the best forwards of the last years, arrived to the Barcelona when the club more needed a leading centre. Along his career, the Pole has gone through diverse experiences that have carried it until the highest, but one of the most significant was to work under the orders of Jurgen Klopp. In an interview shared by The Players Tribune, the forward spoke on his relation with the German trainer and how a bet carried them to reach big together attainments.

"Once I did a bet with Jürgen Klopp. It was 2010 and it carried some months in the Borussia Dortmund. Honestly it was very hard. When I arrived hardly it spoke a word in German. The climate was grey and rainy and with Klopp the intensity in the trainings was very very high. It was exasperated for leaving my footprint in the club and Klopp wanted to retarme", begins remembering.

"So we did a small a bet in the first months. It said me: 'by each training that mark 10 goals will give you 50 euros, but if no the marks will pay them to me you'. In the first weeks had to pay him almost each day 50 euros. He laughed . But some months afterwards changed the returns. So a day said: 'it Suffices! Of agreement. It is sufficient. Now you are smart for real'. But in reality still it was not it: the parties were distinct to the trainings. I began the season in the bench and played more in the second part of the course".

Klopp Was like a father for Lewy

Lewandowski rememora How, even in the second season, did not attain to find his position and exerted like acting forward. In a moment decisive, decided to tackle directly to Klopp and asked him: "Well, what expect of me?" It was in this moment when they sustained a conversation that resulted to be crucial to promote his career and turn into one of the best forwards of the last years.

"Three days afterwards marked a hat-trick and gave an assistance against the Augsburg. We win 4-0 and it went a turning point. Now I darse that the conversation with Jürgen was as those that had liked me have with my father. One of those that had not been able to have in a lot of years. It could speak with Jürgen of anything. It could trust he. It is a man of family and has a lot of empathy with what occurs in your private life".

The statements of the '9' blaugrana reflect his wish and ambition for marking goals, showing how, with determination, reached the highest. Besides, they reveal a deep respect and admiration to his trainers and, now with Xavi like technician, will be able to follow improving and learning of the best.