With a landslide of votes: world champion Lionel Scaloni was elected best coach of the 2022 national teams with a record score

by landslide. Lionel Scaloniwho led Argentina to their third world title in Qatar 2022, was chosen as best national team manager after beating by wide margin Didier Deschamps, repeating the victory achieved three weeks ago at Lusail Stadium. In numbers, as released this Sunday by the International Football Federation History and Statistics (IFHS), the one born in Pujato, Santa Fe, obtained 240 pointsagainst just Four five of the French, who had won this award in 2018 and 2020.

Scaloni, who received warm recognition in his hometown of Mallorca on Saturday, is the second Argentine manager to keep this title, after the rosary Marcello Bielsa He achieved it in 2001, when he closed a dream qualification for the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, where he was eliminated in the first round.

At that time, the ‘Crazy’ added 201 points to the vote, followed by the Swede Sven Goran ErikssonEngland manager, with 147, and France manager Roger Lemerre with 127 (best DT in 2000).

Now, according to the ranking used by the Lausanne, Switzerland-based body, Pujato – who with the Albiceleste won the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 Finalissima and the World Cup in Qatar – has recorded a better score than Roberto Mancini (Italy) in 2021 and proper Deschamps (France) in 2020as they had 225 and 100 points respectively.

Scaloni had finished second in the 2021 votewith 30 points, far from Mancini, who had won the Eurocup with Italy that season and won with 225 points.

But now, the leader of the staggered It was unrivaled in a degree they completed Walid Regragui (Morocco, 30 points); zlatko dalic (Croatia, 20); Hajime Moriyasu (Japan, 15); louis vangaal (Netherlands) e Gregg Berhalter (United States), both with 10; the French Herve Renard (Saudi Arabia), titus (Brazil) and Portuguese Paul Bento (South Korea), with 5.

This prize for the best national team coach has been awarded since 2000 by the IFFHS, which is recognized by FIFA but is not part of its organizational structure, so it is an independent body.

Football of honor and clues about the renewal

Lionel Scaloni, the creator of staggered, has returned to Mallorca, the place where he has lived since hanging up his boots. There, while being super identified with the Sports of La CoruñaHe had a footballer’s pace. And that’s where he received this Saturday a warm tribute and also delivered an indication of his negotiations with the Argentine Football Federation to renew his contract, which expired on 31 December.

The local club has decided to invite him to the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix to kick off the match against Valladolid, valid for the 16th round of the Spanish league.

That’s why Scaloni entered the field before the start of the match. And it was applauded by local fans. After the caress that came down from the stands, Lio said goodbye to the captains, Antonio Raíllo (Mallorca) and Jordi Masip (Valladolid), and accomplished his mission of kicking off.

As he was walking out to the dressing rooms, the referees presented him with a local club shirt with the number 5, and a group of Argentines made themselves known from the stands when they started chanting “I’m Argentinian, it’s a sensation”.

Scaloni was interviewed by DAZN journalists and there he gave a hint about his future. “We’re working on it,” he hinted when asked about negotiations with Claudio Chiqui Tapia, president of AFA, to renew his contract which expired on 31 December.

And followed: “The truth is that I am in a dream place for any Argentinean. It’s an amazing place after winning the World Cup. It is evident that it is a place where everyone wants to be and I am delighted”.

He was also asked how he will face this new stage as DT world champion and the difficulties everyone has to face to stay at the top once the objectives have been achieved.

“Great players, great teams, what they do is always want more. You can’t settle for the past. This, in the end, has already happened. It’s something tremendously beautiful, but it happened. You must always want more. These guys play very well, but they are also born competitors and winners. It won’t be very difficult to make him understand that you have to try to keep winning.”he underlined giving another indication of his willingness to continue the work until the World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada to be held in 2026.