Bayern Munich attacker Robert Lewandowski has rued his decision to pick Cristiano Ronaldo in the Fifa Ballon d’Or vote ahead of Manuel Neuer.
The Poland
skipper gave the Real Madrid star five points ahead of his Bayern
team-mates Neuer and Bastian Schweinsteiger, but he now feels the
Germany goalkeeper would have been a better choice in hindsight.
Neuer
eventually ended third in the running for the prize with 15.72 per cent
of the votes, just 0.04 per cent behind Lionel Messi, while 37.66 per
cent picked Ronaldo.
“Voting for Ronaldo instead of Neuer was a mistake,” Lewandowski was quoted as saying by Welt.
“I would
clearly vote for Neuer now if I had the chance. But I already cast my
vote back in August or something. I would vote differently now.
“I am
sorry for Manu. I am really surprised that he did not even come in
second and the big gap to Ronaldo also baffles me. Manuel is an amazing
goalkeeper and person.”
Neuer was
one of four Bayern Munich players to make the top 10, with Arjen Robben
(fourth), Thomas Muller (fifth), Philipp Lahm (sixth) all earning a spot
among the world’s best, too.
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