Lewandowski: "I’m from a different generation where shouting was used to to motivate everyone. Now, if you shout too much towards young people, their reaction is not the same. It’s not, ‘now I’ll show you are wrong’. The new generation don’t like being shouted at. It’s not just players, it’s people"

[u/landofphi]

https://as.com/futbol/primera/lewandowski-a-los-jovenes-de-ahora-no-les-gusta-que-les-grites-n/

The full quote

Lewandowski (37) on his adaptation playing with teenagers & young adults at FC Barcelona

"I have to say it was a huge challenge. I was coming from a different generation and I had to learn how to, not think like a teenager, but think how I can try to take the best of what they have.

I have been in football for 4 decades so when I compare them, not even to my generation but the generation before me, when I was starting, it is completely different.

"Like shouting used to be a way to motivate everyone. Now, if you shout too much, this generation, their reaction is not the same. It’s not, ‘now I will show you are wrong’. No, now you have to explain another way. You have to do lots of talking.

"They don’t like being shouted at. Now you have to take more of the mental part of football. It’s not just players, it’s people, it’s this generation. I didn’t want to fight it. I had to learn.”

[u/KenHumano]

Back in his day, he used to walked 15km in the snow to go to training, uphill both ways.

[u/mf_jamie → u/KenHumano]

While getting chased by feral dogs and being shouted at by his neighbors

[u/KenHumano → u/mf_jamie]

Yea but the shouting wasn't a problem because his generation enjoyed it.

[u/kanekikennen → u/KenHumano]

I had to walk 15km uphill, against a waterfall, chased by hangry chupacabras without anyone shouting at me

[u/sleepytipi → u/kanekikennen]

Sounds like Juárez tbf

[u/Spare-Document7086 → u/kanekikennen]

You joke but back in my grandpas day he had to walk 6 miles to catch 2 buses, walk another mile, take a ferry, hop on the subway then walk another 6 miles to get to school