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Bayern Munich and the Robert Lewandowski dilemma

By Tim Richards

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 12: Robert Lewandowski (C) of Muenchen celebrates with his team-mates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Bayern Muenchen and RSC Anderlecht at Allianz Arena on September 12, 2017 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 12: Robert Lewandowski (C) of Muenchen celebrates with his team-mates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Bayern Muenchen and RSC Anderlecht at Allianz Arena on September 12, 2017 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images) /
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Bayern Munich’s Polish forward Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring during the Champions League group B match between Bayern Munich and RSC Anderlecht in Munich, southern Germany, on September 12, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / GUENTER SCHIFFMANN (Photo credit should read GUENTER SCHIFFMANN/AFP/Getty Images)
Bayern Munich’s Polish forward Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring during the Champions League group B match between Bayern Munich and RSC Anderlecht in Munich, southern Germany, on September 12, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / GUENTER SCHIFFMANN (Photo credit should read GUENTER SCHIFFMANN/AFP/Getty Images) /

Why repeat?

But the question is “why should this happen again?” There’s a stubbornness that comes with Robert Lewandowski. This is multiplied by his troublesome agent. Together the two create a problem that hinders the club in a big way.

After last season’s complaints about not being the top scorer in the Bundesliga, as well as recent remarks about the club’s spending habits (or lack thereof), it is imperative for both Lewandowski and his agent to understand that football is a team game.

If personal plaudits are more important to this man than team trophies, any request for him to sit out a match will be met with frustration or an exit push. Even if it means that the team can develop players for the future, it is not in his interest to miss a match.

So what is the solution? Failing an uncharacteristic January spend, Bayern Munich are set to continue this season without a back-up striker, or anyone to give the Pole some much-needed competition.

Various higher-ups continually claim Lewandowski is never injured and that his deputy would have to be content sitting out 30+ games a season. So how do Bayern progress and move forward when the team’s attack is essentially in a stasis?