I think there is no person in Poland. despite age and
being a football fan or not that doesn’t know the main star of our Polish
football team - the captain Robert Lewandowski. You may love him, you may hate
him but one thing is sure - this 29 year old, very modest player that started
his career in Znicz Pruszków is a real world record breaker and one of the most
recognizable Polish names worldwide.
I have been a football fan since I was a kid
(generally La Liga - Spanish League) but Robert Lewandowski, Jakub
Błaszczykowski and Łukasz Piszczek (called the Dortmund trio - back when they
all played in Borussia Dortmund) were the main reason I became interested in
Bundesliga (German Premier League) as well. Currently Robert Lewandowski is playing
for Bayern Munich alongside with top players like Thomas Muller and Arjen
Robben.
On the 22nd of September 2015 the football world I
knew got literally broken into small pieces. Robert Lewandowski entered the
field in 51 minute of the match when his team was losing 1:0 during a match
with Vfl Wolfsburg. The match finished with a great score 1:5 for Bayern Munich
- and all 5 goals were scored by one player - the one and only Robert
Lewandowski. The scoreboard from that day is the picture worth more than 1000
words…
Amazing
is that Robert needed just 8 minutes and 57 seconds to do all that. I think one
of the commentators described it perfectly when after the fifth goal said, letting
all the emotions go, “You just cannot be
that good !”. And he was right - what he made that day was really impossible -
but Robert did it anyway. The reaction of the players outside the field, the speechless
coach holding his head show that this situation was something very rare and
worth remembering.
If you missed it or never watched it before
(Lewandowski's 9-Minute Miracle):
After that match Robert Lewandowski has been awarded with the four Guinness world record certificates for:
Fastest Bundesliga hat-trick (3 minutes 22 seconds),
Fastest Four Goals in a Bundesliga Match (5 minutes 42 seconds),
Fastest Five Goals Scored in a Bundesliga Match (8 minutes 59 seconds),
Most Goals Scored by a Substitute in a Bundesliga Match (5 goals).
I think all of them will be undefeated for a very long time.
Fastest Bundesliga hat-trick (3 minutes 22 seconds),
Fastest Four Goals in a Bundesliga Match (5 minutes 42 seconds),
Fastest Five Goals Scored in a Bundesliga Match (8 minutes 59 seconds),
Most Goals Scored by a Substitute in a Bundesliga Match (5 goals).
I think all of them will be undefeated for a very long time.
A few current records held by Robert Lewandowski:
Records -
International:
Scoring record for a single UEFA European Championship
qualification: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (13 goals)
Scoring record for a single European FIFA World Cup
qualification: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (16 goals)
First European player to score 16 goals in a FIFA
World Cup qualification
Most hat-tricks scored in a single European FIFA World
Cup qualification: 3 (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Records -
Bundesliga:
Bayern Munich
Highest number of scored goals in a game by a
substitute: 5 (matchday 6 of 2015–16)
Shortest elapsed time span until a scored hat-trick: 4
minutes (between minute 51 and 55 of matchday 6 of 2015–16)
Shortest elapsed time span until five scored goals: 8
minutes 59 seconds (between minute 51 and 60 of matchday 6 of 2015–16)
100 German top flight goals quicker than any foreign
player
Questions:
1) Are you a football fan ? Did you
know about these records ?
2) Which of the 5 goals in the video
is the most amazing one for you ?
3) For how long will the Guiness
World Records made by Robert Lewandowski remain undefeated ?
Comments
Of course I know this record, I watched this match, it was shocking. I think noone will beat this record for a long time. It's rare that team has this result in such short time, not to mention one player. I hope that Robert will change club next year. Interviews with Robert Lewadowski show that he wants to win Championship very much but when he plays in Bayern probably there is little chance.
This a matter of time, but I hope that Poland will have such footballers like Robert, because he is very useful,reliable and nonconvertible for the national team and Bayern as well.
The only thing that I can say that athletes risk their health for the fans. It's not right.
2) Which of the 5 goals in the video is the most amazing one for you ?
3) For how long will the Guiness World Records made by Robert Lewandowski remain undefeated ?
1. I'm not a football fan but sometimes I find it interesting to watch some high rank matches. I knew about the records from the match when he scored 5 goals but the others records are new to me.
2. The last goal was amazing! Such stylish wow :D
3. Probably it will take a few years to beat it.
I have never been a football fan as I find it rather boring (I prefer different kinds of sport). I've heard about some record, but didn't know it was all about the score presented at the beginning. It doesn't matter if you are or are not a football fan, the score is definitely amazing and Robert Lewandowski is a great player. I remember one match when he scored in less than 2 minutes. I just turned the TV on and heard my neighbours yelling and laughing. I was impressed. I think his record will take a few long years to beat.
Watch how the crowd reacted - and believe me I had about 15 friends in the house that night, lot of glasses very broken and screaming and hugging was just instane.
Mateusz Borek and Tomasz Hajto as a commentator also could not believe this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aX5gfVErcU
The quote of our great coach Kazimierz Górski is still alive - "football - it's a game of two halves" or polish version "Dopóki piłka w grze, wszystko jest możliwe".
If you want to watch a really high rank match, there is one coming up - Derby of Madrid (Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid)- 18th of November at 20:45. It was always a battle on the field to show which team is better and this time there will be no difference. Even Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of Portugal's squad for this month's friendly against the United States, just to train more and have a strategy ready with Zinedine Zidane for the game.
Another classic, Gran Derbry Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona is planned for 23th of December so it will be a good match just before Christmas.
Risking their health ? That includes all kinds of sports F1, MMA - even runners, swimmers and gymnastics and horse riding. But don't you think every job (I'm using job for a purpose - it's their way to enjoy what they love and earn money) has it's risk ? Even a bus driver is risking his health everyday because there are so much car accidents on the road and something could happen to him.
I think in 10 years we will have more players like Robert Lewandowski. Why you may ask - because almost every child 6-10 is signing up to a football schools and just want to play football and be like Robert Lewandowski. Similiar thing was with Adam Małysz - and look how many kids tried Ski Jumping. It is phenomenal.
About transfers - I hope something magical is going to happen and he will move to Real Madrid just like he always wanted. But as I see in the transfers - Real is looking for players that have less than 25 years. Only one little realistic scenario comes to my on mind - if Bale would retire out of Madrid we could have BCL or BLC (Benzema, Christiano, Lewandowski) against currently BBC (Benzema, Bale, Christiano Ronaldo) trio. That would be awesome but it has to happen really fast - Robert is not getting younger and you can't fight with your age (but maybe we will have our Polish Francesco Totti :).
Check out the second best player on the list of the fastest Hat-Tricks by one player. Robert did a hat trick in 3 minutes 53 seconds. Sergio Aguero needed 9 minutes 12 second to do the same thing. It shows it is really hard to do this on the top level.
Funny thing was when I was in Greece and Spain during Euro 2016 meeting new people, they always asked where am I from. When I said Poland most of them thought I was taking about Holland, because the only thing the could respond was "Amsterdam". Only one correction was needed I said the name Lewandowski and everyone respond me "Polish player - very good" that's how recognizable he is.
Have you watched this years Bayern Munich vs. Wolfsburg on 22th of September ? It ended up really bad 2:2 - and the whole game I was thinking - you have that kind of talents in the team, how can you make this that bad. For me it is very good that they got rid of coach Carlo Ancelotti - I think few of his decisions were made just for that purpose.
I have few friends that are Blaugrana fans and we are treating each other with respect because both teams are keeping good level of competition in the whole football world.
And to sum up where it comes to numbers:
Spanish Cup Total titles won:
Real Madrid - 33
Barcelona - 24
Atlético Madrid - 10
UEFA Champions League Winners:
Real Madrid - 12
AC Milan - 7
Bayern Munich - 5
Barcelona - 5
So as my Blaugrana friends had to sing last year when Barcelona lost LA Liga cup - Hala Mardid !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T85SekrIp0w
Yes I heard about this records. I didnt know that Guiness gave a diploma for achieved it. About this internacional records i heared a lot of because facebook didn't let me forget about it.
Which was the best? This is hard to answer this questions. All of them was great but in my opinion the most amazing was th 5th one. That was incredible goal, but the 4th one was just a little less special.
Records are made to be broken so one day someone will beat them but it not will be in the near future. I think the record *Shortest elapsed time span until five scored goals: 8 minutes 59 seconds* can remain undefeated for ages. This is unbelievable records. Amlost impossible to break. ...but some day... someone...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXbxyLX2JnQ
Don't forget that Carlo was also in AC Milan.
He is living legend.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/650927/Chelsea-news-Alvaro-Morata-injury-update-return-date-hamstring-problem
and also the Spain match but will review it in a free time (watched England vs Germany instead). It is good that he is back that is pure quality player.
One transfer that you are going to miss as well as a player himself is Diego Costa - when I saw his face watching his future club Atletico Madrid losing 2:1 in September that was a really sad view.
It should be called "What Have I done" face emoticon:
https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article11249648.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Atletico-Madrid-v-Chelsea-UEFA-Champions-League-Group-C-Wanda-Metropolitano.jpg
What Lewandowski did in that match was unbelievable. I think that he will hold those records at least to his football retirement.
The fifth goal was undoubtedly the best one in my opinion, Robert was in difficult position but managed to shoot on goal with power and accuracy.
It is actually hard to say how long these records will be undefeated. Bundesliga is a very strong league and it will not be an easy thing to e.g.: score hat- trick in 4 minutes as Robert Lewandowski did. On the other hand in 2 or 3 years some skillful and talented player may appear and he will be able to show similar performance, but I am sure he won’t be able to break all of Robert Lewandowski’s records in one match.
I can’t say that I am a football fan and I didn’t know about any of these records. I have to admit that I have heard about these 5 goals that Lewandowski scored and if I were to choose my favourite one then it would the last one, scored with a volley shot. I am not an expert and I don’t really know if these records will ever be beaten but I think that this combination of luck and precision might happen to some other player who also can be a great footballer and will know how to use these situations and will be capable of defeat Lewandowski’s records. But personally I think that it would a great thing if a polish player will be able to hold his records for a very long time in football’s history.
I think that the 3rd and 5th goals was the best. Every time when I see a movie with his goals I have very simillar face expression like Guardiola during this match.
I is hard to say how long his records will be undefeated but I fell that it takes some time. ;)