Lewandowski still as good as Haaland, Kane at 37, says Matty Cash

Poland and Aston Villa defender Matty Cash reckons his national teammate Robert Lewandowski is still as good as Erling Haaland and Harry Kane despite being 37. Lewandowski has scored seven goals in nine games for Barcelona this season.

The 37-year-old striker is Poland’s all-time top scorer with 87 goals from 161 games, as he has delivered consistently over the years.

Meanwhile, Erling Haaland has scored 14 goals in 11 Premier League matches for Manchester City, whereas Harry Kane has netted 13 goals for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

Cash told ESPN’s ‘The Football Reporters’ podcast: “Every time I click on LiveScore and I go on Barca, he’s scored! So obviously he’s getting a little bit older now, but his physique and stuff, he’s still a beast.

“He’s still got the hunger to score. Obviously, Haaland and Kane might be a little bit younger than him and Haaland he’s on another level, I think and he’s only going to get better.

“But I think he [Lewandowski] is still at the level for sure. He’s still scoring goals at the highest level, playing for one of the biggest clubs in Europe so he’s still there.”

Meanwhile, Lewandowski is third third-highest goal-scorer in the Champions League with 105 goals, behind Lionel Messi (129) and Cristiano Ronaldo (140).

Furthermore, the Pole is one of only 15 players to have scored more than 700 goals for club and country in men’s football, sitting 13th on that list and Cash said: “He’s an inspiration to the country. If it wasn’t for him, I don’t think football would be as big.

“Last month when I was at Poland, I was actually going through his numbers just to have a look because he’s an absolute beast, honestly.

“His hunger for goals and hunger for success is next level. To be with someone like that, working around them closely and seeing how they live their life only benefits you.

“His numbers, it’s got to be [Cristiano] Ronaldo, [Lionel] Messi and then him for sure, and that just shows how good he is.”