sport news Fans tease commentator Andros Townsend after claiming he 'didn't recognise' ... trends now 'The state of punditry': Fans tease commentator Andros Townsend after the Everton star claimed he 'didn't recognise' Robert Lewandowski when he played against him in 2014 - despite winning the double at Dortmund and scoring 28 goals that season! Andros Townsend has stunned fans with his comments on Robert Lewandowski Everton's Townsend appears to have not recognised the Poland striker in 2014 With Townsend saying he played Lewandowski 'before who he is now' The Poland captain scored his first-ever World Cup goal in Qatar on Sunday By Ryan Walker For Mailonline Published: 18:04 GMT, 26 November 2022 | Updated: 18:05 GMT, 26 November 2022 Viewcomments Andros Townsend has emphatically claimed that he was better than Poland and Barcelona superstar Robert Lewandowski after the 34-year-old striker scored his first-ever World Cup goal against Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Townsend is working as a pundit on ITV Sport at the World Cup after being granted permission to leave Premier League side Everton as England's top-flight enjoys a winter break over the tournament's duration. The Everton forward made his startling revelation as Poland celebrated their first World Cup points after brushing Saudi Arabia side with a two-nil victory in the Middle East. Lewandowski scoring his first goal of the competition. Robert Lewandowski scored his first-ever World Cup goal in Sunday's win over Saudi Arabia Andros Townsend has claimed he was better than Robert Lewandowski (above) in 2014 Social media flooded attention to Townsend's brief on-air comments in which he appeared to admit he was a better player than the Champions League and 10-time Bundesliga title-winner. Townsend admitted his feelings on previously playing the world star as he referenced to not knowing who Lewandowski was eight years ago: 'I played Lewandowski in 2014, before who he is now.' At that point in the duos careers, Townsend had just made his opening five England appearances of his career and would go on to record a total of 13 appearances as a member of the Three Lions squad between 2013 and 2016. Meanwhile Lewandowski had just finished a career-best season so far at Borussia Dortmund having scored 34 goals as the German side lifted the Bundesliga title and made their way to a Champions League semi-final under now-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Unhappy football supporters voiced their confusion at Towsend's comments with some labelling the player's punditry as 'bottom of the barrell'. Others admitted their disbelief that the former Spurs and England attacker didn't know who Lewandowski was at that stage in his career. Everton striker Townsend is working as a commentator at the Qatar World Cup One such reaction attempted to highlight Lewandowski's brilliant performances on the Champions League stage in 2014 after the Poland striker made his presence known with an epic performance against Real Madrid. Another simply stated that Lewandowski had just completed a third successive season scoring 20+ goals for Borussia Dortmund, a feat Townsend has never achieved in his career. Others lamented Townsend's statement as one post supported Lewandowski by claiming the pundit has never been 'elite' during his career with the 31-year-old now playing at Everton. Lewandowski would go on to enjoy a title-laden stint with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, winning the Champions League and being recognised as one of the best players in world football. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility