At the Ballon d’Or award ceremony at the end of 2021, Messi beat Lewandowski and Jorginho to win the award, winning the seventh Ballon d’Or in his career. However, the voices of doubts about Messi’s award have come one after another. Some people think that Lewandowski’s performance is better and more worthy of winning the Ballon d’Or. The organizer “French Football” specially set the award for the best striker to Lewandowski, which proves that France Football also feels guilty for Lewandowski’s failure to win the Ballon d’Or. However, Lewandowski himself is quite generous and open-minded. In an interview, he talked about losing the Ballon d’Or competition to Messi many times, and showed a very high pattern and emotional intelligence. In a recent interview with France TV, Lewandowski said that losing to West in the Ballon d’Or competition can also be regarded as a winner.
Lewandowski has performed quite well in the past two years, especially in 2020. It can be said that he missed the Ballon d’Or at that time. At that time, “France Football” officially announced that due to the lack of fair and equitable selection conditions, the 2020 Ballon d’Or was cancelled, and Lewandowski was the most popular candidate to win the Ballon d’Or that year. In 2021, Lewandowski’s style has not diminished at all, and his stable and efficient performance has made him an important candidate. However, Lewandowski did not get his wish, and the Golden Ball dream was shattered again.
In an interview, Lewandowski talked about the loss to Messi in the Ballon d’Or competition, saying: “Being able to compare with Messi means that I have had an extraordinary season. If I only lost to Messi and came second Then you can see yourself as a winner too.”
Afterwards, Lewandowski talked about some hot topics: “I’m not sure if Mbappe is a typical center, he’s a striker of course, but he’s more of a winger. I want to play for a few more years, at least 5 years. Well. If I start to regress in two years, I might consider retiring by then, but now is not the time. My contract with Bayern expires next summer, and I have not considered offers from other teams.”
It is worth mentioning that Lewandowski also talked about losing the Ballon d’Or to Messi in an interview before, saying at the time: “I’m not very satisfied, being so close to a great and talented player like Messi, being able to compete with him. The fact of the competition has said what level I am now. I am grateful and proud, but I also feel sad that it is not a day or two, but a longer period of time. At the same time, I feel close and It’s far away. I’m not satisfied and it will take some time to digest it.”Return to Sohu, see more
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