The great response of the DT of Spain when asked why he voted for Julián Álvarez for the best awards

Giuliano Alvarez He was one of the most important players of 2022. After showing high level at River and Manchester City, he ended up being a key piece for Lionel Scaloni in getting the Qatar World Cup. This is how the player’s praise and acknowledgments didn’t take long to arrive, like the constant words that his coach, Pep Guardiola, dedicated to him.

And continuing with the Spanish coaching branch, a surprising mention came from the new manager of the Spanish national team, Louis of the Sourcewhich voted the first-place forward as the winner of the award The best and this Friday he ended up giving his reasons.

The surprising thing about this election that Luis Enrique’s successor had was that he preferred the Spider on players like Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland AND kylian mbappe. In this regard, during his first press conference at the helm of La Roja, he explained why he chose Lionel Messi’s striker and partner.

“With the theme of Julián Álvarez in The Best, I voted for it because I like it. What am I about to say? I don’t drink, he was calm, serene, I like him and he’s a world champion. Are the others world champions? Messi yes, but Messi is the greatest, of course. But I wanted, I wantedde la Fuente said.

Although he was the most recognized person to have opted for the striker, this vote was not the only one the Cordovan player received. He was in seventh position with 17 points, 35 behind Messi.

First place (by 5 points) was also voted by the coach and captain of Gabon, the coach of Botswana and a journalist from Liechtenstein; in second place (3 points) Lionel Scaloni, captain of Haiti and journalists from Madagascar and Turkmenistan; and in third (1 point) he was chosen by the coaches of Switzerland, Japan, Honduras, Liberia and Chinese Taipei, by the captains of Barbados, Belarus, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, North Macedonia and Vanuatu, and by journalists of Belize, Virgin Islands, Burundi, Grenada, Jamaica, Lebanon, Malta, South Africa and Tanzania.

The accolades keep coming for Julian. Furthermore, he has already been recognized by his team by extending his contract until 2028 and now he has to think about the future duel of Samples against Bayern Monaco for the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Luis de la Fuente awaits his debut as coach against Norway, after presenting the official squad, which did not include Chimy Ávila.