“Nobody deserves it more”: Lewandowski before triumph at the Ballon d’Or

“Nobody deserves it anymore”
Lewandowski before triumph at the Ballon d’Or

Lewandowski is the king of the Bundesliga. With Bayern Munich he has cleared all titles, but he has not received any recognition for a long time. He is overshadowed by Messi and Ronaldo. But times have changed. This year the Pole is the favorite for the Ballon d’Or.

Even for the “Kaiser” there is currently no better footballer. “Robert Lewandowski has to win the Ballon d’Or because of all of them he was the most constant in world football,” said Franz Beckenbauer of the “Bild” newspaper. For FC Bayern there is only one person who will receive the traditional Ballon d’Or that evening in Paris: Robert Lewandowski! “Lewy has to get the thing – done!”, Said team-mate Thomas Müller before the award ceremony by the French specialist newspaper “France Football”.

If world footballer Lewandowski did not receive this honorable award, he would be “deeply disappointed,” said CEO Oliver Kahn on Thursday. Before that, he had once again praised Lewandowski in the highest tones, raved about “superlatives” and a “record for eternity”. Lewandowski is simply “the best striker in the world”. “I emphasize again that no player deserves it more than Robert. There is no question about that,” assisted coach Julian Nagelsmann after the 1-0 win against Bielefeld.

Since 2008, with one exception, the coveted trophy has always gone to Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi – Luka Modric won in 2018. Last year the Ballon d’Or was not awarded due to the pandemic. For Lewandowski, the fact that he surpassed Gerd Müller’s “eternal” Bundesliga record last season and scored 41 goals this season speaks for itself.

Nagelsmann also called the 33-year-old’s “incomprehensible attitude” towards his job. “He always hits himself. If he leans back, he comes back up and does a sit-up.” The coach will keep his fingers crossed for Lewandowski on site, and Kahn, sports director Hasan Salihamidžić and President Hainer have also announced their arrival in Paris to express their respect.

“He absolutely deserves it,” said Müller, “we don’t need to discuss that. When I see what he not only gives us but also does with the Polish national team – that is much more difficult than in a real top team.” The former Bundesliga professional Artur Wichniarek also underlined this at Sky. The Ballon d’Or would be “the culmination of his very strong performance”, he said and added with a smile: “Then he has to make us world champions in Qatar and then he can quit.”

With the two eternal superstars Ronaldo and Messi, the Italian European champions Giorgio Chiellini and Jorginho and also the upcoming dominators of the game Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé, other heavyweights are on the list in Paris.

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