KOMPAS.com – Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandwoski, was chosen as the best FIFA player in 2021.
Lewy received the award on the night of the 2021 FIFA best player award which took place at the FIFA headquarters located in Zurich, Switzerland, on Tuesday (18/1/2022) early morning WIB.
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Lewandowski became the best player by collecting 48 points. The Polish bomber beat Lionel Messi (44 points) and Mohamed Salah (39).
The best FIFA players are chosen by the captains and coaches of the national team, journalists and fans.
The proportion of assessments from the four categories of voting rights holders is the same, namely 25 percent.
So what’s interesting is who Shin Tae-yong chose in the 2021 FIFA best player vote?
The coach of the Indonesian National Team did not choose Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The South Korean coach wrote Mo Salah as his first choice player.
The second and third choice players for Shin Tae-yong are Robert Lewandowski and N’Golo Kante.
Different from Shin Tae-yong, Evan Dimas Darmono as the captain of the Indonesian national team voted for Lionel Messi and Ronaldo.
Evan Dimas’s choices for The Best FIFA Men’s Player of The Year 2021 are Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar Jr.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo and Messi have voting rights because they are both members of their respective national teams.
Quoted from the FIFA website, Lionel Messi apparently did not choose Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski, or Mohamed Salah.
Lionel Messi this time cast his vote for his PSG team-mates, namely Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe, as well as Real Madrid star, Karim Benzema.
On the other hand, Ronaldo apparently did not choose Lionel Messi, who is the winner of the 2021 Ballon d’Or.
Ronaldo consecutively chose Lewandowski and two Chelsea stars, namely N’Golo Kante and Jorginho.
Meanwhile, Robert Lewandowski, captain of the Polish national team, made Lionel Messi-Ronaldo his second and third choice.
Robert Lewandowski’s first choice in The Best FIFA Men’s Player of The Year 2021 was Jorginho.
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