Two days after France Football announces the winner of the 2021 Ballon d’Or, the campaigns continue in favor of the different candidates and favorites to win the award. In this case it was Thomas Müller, Robert Lewandowski’s teammate at Bayern Munich, who came out in defense of the Polish striker. In the microphones of Sky Sports Alemania, once the Bavarians took the three points against Arminia Bielefeld, the German attacker stated emphatically that “There’s no need to argue. Lewy has to win, period. He absolutely deserved it.”. Some logical statements in the case of colleagues from the same team.
But Müller also wanted to stick to the numbers to choose his candidate. “People in Spain will say that Benzema did well too, but Lewy won it all with us. Then the award was annulled, he followed the season and broke the record for goals in Germany this season.”added the Bayern Munich footballer. And the fact is that the 25 goals that Lewandowski adds in 19 games this season, added to the 48 goals he scored in 40 last season, are an important endorsement for the Ballon d’Or.
There are those who defend that, in front of Karim Benzema and Leo Messi, the main ‘handicap’ of Lewandowski is the selection. Qualified for the European play-offs at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Poland finished last in Group E at Euro 2020. On the other hand, Müller does not see it that way. “When you see what he is doing with the Polish national team, which is more difficult than in a real First team, I have to say that there is no player who has performed better individually.. Lewy has to win the Ballon d’Or, “concluded the German.