Argentine legend:Last year’s Ballon d’Or should belong to Lewandowski
Live it, April 5th, in the World Cup draw, Argentina and Poland were in the same group. In an interview with the Polish media, Argentine legend Bertoni said that last year’s Ballon d’Or should belong to Lewandowski. If Argentina has Lewandowski, they will win the World Cup.
Bertoni played 31 times for the Argentina national team in his career and scored 12 goals. In the 1978 World Cup final, Bertoni scored the third goal to help Argentina beat the Netherlands 3-1 and win the Hercules Cup.
Which players do you know from the current Polish team?
Lewandowski.
that’s it?
Um…and that attacker from Naples.
Zelinsky?
Yes, Zelinsky.
Do you think Poland is Argentina’s main rival, or Mexico?
I think these teams are very close. Of course, Poland has Lewandowski, which is a huge asset and very important for the Qatar trip. There is probably no fan in the world who does not know this name.
As for Mexico…even though we beat them most of the time, it was tough at times. We beat them in the World Cup in 2006 and 2010, but once in extra time, they never let go.
You mentioned Lewandowski. In Poland, people think the Ballon d’Or should be his, not Messi.
As an Argentine, I say it straight: the Poles are right!Lewandowski is better now, although I have a lot of respect for Messi. Unfortunately for Lewandowski, journalists voted more for Messi’s past stories, for his entire career than just last season.
I repeat: In my opinion, the Ballon d’Or should belong to Lewandowski. But for the big names, in a sense, this will be a World Cup where the stars fade away, at least in the World Cup. I mean Messi, Lewandowski, Ronaldo and maybe Neymar.
The strength of the Argentina national team this year?
They are a good team, although in my opinion the team that was the runner-up in the World Cup in ’14 is better. But now it is more united and harmonious, which is also a big advantage. So anything can happen, including winning titles. It’s not because I love Argentina the most, and the same level, our team can be the favourites. After all, we still have one of the best players in the world in our squad.
You played with Maradona both in the national team and in Napoli. So, Maradona or Messi?
Such comparisons are ugly. Every generation has its own heroes, and it is the same in Argentina. Kempes, Maradona, Messi. But if I might only choose one of them, I would choose Maradona, he is unique, special. Diego has been brutalized by defenders, and now, it’s easier for the attacking players, those fouls that were not easy to spot before, now have VAR.
As an Argentine fan, what kind of results can be considered a success in this World Cup?
Argentine fans are demanding, sometimes too much. Our fans want Argentina to be champions and, ideally, we should win all games – not just barely, but definitely beat all our opponents. But football is not so easy now, but I hope Argentina, at the end of the Messi era, can do something big in the World Cup.
Let me put it this way: we miss strikers like Lewandowski because Lautaro is not at that level following all. If we have Lewandowski up front in Argentina then I can say with great certainty that we are the champions！
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