The fall of Ronaldo in the eyes of journalists. Lewandowski dethroned

The Guardian, as every year, publishes its own list of the 100 best footballers in the world of the last year. 206 journalists from all over the world took part in the vote. The previous two editions were won by Robert Lewandowski. This time, the Pole had to settle for seventh place. Despite such a decline, journalists gave him a pretty flattering opinion.

Lewandowski dethroned after two years

“Everyone expected Lewandowski to be good when he joined Barcelona after eight successful years at Bayern Munich, but he turned out to be even better than expected. which she probably didn’t deserve, exemplified by the 1-0 win in Mallorca in October. He also fulfilled a lifelong ambition by scoring for the first time at a World Cup. The joy on his face against Saudi Arabia said it all, showing that his love of goals declines with age.”

Unrivaled in this year’s plebiscite, which was predictable, turned out to be Leo Messi, who led Argentina to the World Cup. “After a poor 2021/22 season, his first at PSG, no one knew what to expect from Messi in the World Cup-interrupted campaign. All but four Ligue 1 games he played before the World Cup featured goals or assists, and in Qatar, of course, he led Argentina to glory for the first time since 1986. Messi scored seven goals, including two in the final.He tops our list for the sixth time, with all 206 jurors having him on the ballot, 156 of which put him first place,” it said.

Second place went to Kylian Mbappe, and third to Karim Benzema, who won the Ballon d’Or last fall. Erling Haaland, Luka Modric and Kevin de Bruyne were also ahead of Lewandowski.

Only 51st place on this list was taken by Cristiano Ronaldo. He was 8 last year. “They say all good things come to an end, and this was the year Cristiano Ronaldo dropped out of the top 10 for the first time since this ranking was introduced in 2012. His two-time winner dropped to 51 .th place in a year that included a feud with Eric ten Hag and Manchester United, an interview with Piers Morgan and a rather chastening World Cup where he was criticized by his coach, Fernando Santos, for his reaction to a substitution against South Korea. in the justification.

Recently, the magazine “World Soccer” published its ranking of the best players in the world. The results were quite similar. There, Lewandowski, after two triumphs in a row, was dethroned by Messi and took seventh place.

The 10 best footballers of 2022 according to “The Guardian”:

1. Leo Messi
2. Kylian Mbappe
3. Karim Benzema
4. Erling Haaland
5. Luka Modric
6. Kevin de Bruyne
7. Robert Lewandowski
8. Vinicius Junior
9. Thibault Courtois
10. Mohamed Salah