Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi or Manuel Neuer? Before Monday, the title of FIFA World Player of the Year will be announced, many prominent football experts have argued for the Bayern goalkeeper – especially Germany coach Joachim Loew
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New boarded the plane to Qatar on Friday?. It is only a short stay in the exquisite training camp of FC Bayern Munich for the world championship. On Monday the German goalkeeper addition to superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will play a major role on the stage to select the world footballer in Zurich. And it goes to Germany coach Joachim Loew and Bavaria sporting director Matthias Sammer, only New deserves the preservation of the Golden Ball at the Kongresshaus among the three chosen ones.
New World Player not? Loew would be disappointed
"He has, in recent years the goalkeeper game dominated like no one before him, is an incredible personality, and off the field. At the World Cup he has shown the world that exceptional qualities he has, "Loew said in an interview with the" Bild "newspaper (Friday). "Anything but his choice would disappoint me." Loew, who was entitled to vote as a national coach and must hope for the award of the world trainer in Zurich, has voted course for his number one.
A strong advocate is also Sammer. "Part of the keeper to a team or not. If he belongs to, then there is only one person who can win, and he is," Sammer said on Friday prior to departure. "If he can not now be, as a world champion and how he played the tournament, then I do not know anymore."
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Bayern goalkeeper at the World Cup in Brazil outstanding
In Brazil, Neuer was the great support of the German team at the fourth World Cup triumph. The 28-year-old conceded in seven games just four goals, especially in the tricky games was against France and Argentina (both 1: 0) not to conquer, in the second round against Algeria (2: 1) he showed even Libero qualities. Nevertheless, Messi was voted the best player of the tournament. A Fifa election that put even the president Joseph Blatter own question. "Should be diplomatic or tell the truth I? I was even a bit surprised that Messi was voted the best player."
In the World Player election but did not have the Technical Commission of the Fifa saying, but the coach, the captains and the media voted. Over the past six years had Messi (2009 to 2012) and Ronaldo (2008, 2013) divided the title among themselves. For Ronaldo, who was excreted in Portugal in the first round, the strong performances speak at the club. With 17 goals he scored Real Madrid to Champions League triumph in the Primera Division, he was top scorer with 31.
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Maradona and Platini press New thumbs
However, the World Cup scoring more, says about Argentina Idol Diego Maradona. "Not Messi and Ronaldo did not, but Manuel Neuer deserves the Ballon d'Or at the most. Ronaldo and Messi allowed themselves a break," the world champion from 1986 recently told a Cuban radio station. A similar situation also Uefa chief Michel Platini: "I am of the view that in a World Cup year, this award should go to a player from the team of the world champion." The only German winner was previously Lothar Matthäus 1991.
Sammer: a goalie like new there was never
For Neuer, who travels back to training camp on Tuesday, but is not only an outstanding World Cup , With Bayern he won the double and made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League. In 32 league games, he had only 14 times pick the ball last year. "Manuel, if you analyze it purely sporting is unique because it with the ball, the foot, its dynamics, its physical condition, his modesty, his personality shows a complete picture of what made it so maybe not exist," said Sammer.
Also, the former Ballon d'Or winner Andriy Shevchenko made himself strong for Neuer. "He is not only a fantastic keeper, but he was fantastic in every respect," the former striker from Ukraine said in an interview with "fifa.com". Neuer's advantage is that he was at the World Cup in the winning team. "Even Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are great players, but my choice is New."
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