Chelsea star Thiago Silva has taken aim at FIFA's rankings for The Best players in 2022 after he sustained a knee injury in the 2-0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has labelled FIFA's rankings for The Best players in 2022 a 'joke' after Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez finished in seventh place. The Brazil international posted a harsh response to Alvarez's ranking under a social media post from a Brazilian commentator.
The striker was ranked in the top ten of the 2022 Best FIFA Men's Player list as his international teammate Lionel Messi was named the best player in the world. Alvarez finished above the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Neymar, Vinicius Junior, Robert Lewandowski, Jude Bellingham and Mohamed Salah.
The 23-year-old had scored 11 goals in 17 league appearances for River Plate earlier in the year before his switch to the Etihad Stadium and started five of Argentina's seven World Cup matches – scoring four goals including two in the semi-final victory over Croatia. Alvarez's ranking reflected the heavy significance of World Cup success in the voting process, despite only playing a squad role for City so far.
Silva commented under a Brazilian commentator's Instagram post questioning Alvarez's ranking, alongside a photo of the Argentine striker playing for City. The caption read: "Voted seventh best in the world, is always on the bench for Man City, is not an absolute starter of his national team and was at River Plate most of the time of the period! Spectacular! Am I CLEAR???"
The Blues' veteran defender seemed to agree as he posted a comment which read: "It is a joke." Messi won the award with 52 points, which was eight points clear of his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe.
Karim Benzema finished third on 34 points ahead of Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric in fourth, with Erling Haaland and Sadio Mane next up in the rankings, followed by Alvarez's somewhat surprising inclusion. Achraf Hakimi, Neymar and Kevin De Bruyne completed the top ten.
mancsupporter
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If not for alvarez and his goals, france would win the wc, silva is irrelevant and has been just a sad old man since psg
Ayorinde07
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Keep arguing with your phone Silva coz once a champion is a champion forever so argue with your phone very well dude 😂
doscdoprtz
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You know Argentina is full of corruption related to FIFA. Don’t believe this bs
Dasbilnotu
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joke yes,too much politics
koyabclnsy
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FIFA awards is a complete"child's play" but many won't understand. How can Alvarez be rated as a better player over De Bruyne, Vinicius, Salah, etc.? If you guys will say because of the world cup's significant, then why Mbappe or Griezeman never won the world best in 2018? Why Xavi or Iniesta never won it in 2010? I mean, those guys had wonderful club seasons before those world cup tournaments began and also performed greatly in the world cup tournaments while their respective nations were crowned champions.
I agree with you, Charley!
Hybrid637
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bcos it's Argentina FIFA Is corruption, but if it's any other country FIFA is right, when France and Germany won no corruption but bcos it's Messi and Argentina it's fix. thiago said he want to watch Messi cry in world cup unfortunately he's d one crying right now, karma
so ur telling me it's alright for Alvarez to be rank above neymar and those others who had a better 2022 than him
39110fx
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bcos it's Argentina FIFA Is corruption, but if it's any other country FIFA is right, when France and Germany won no corruption but bcos it's Messi and Argentina it's fix. thiago said he want to watch Messi cry in world cup unfortunately he's d one crying right now, karma
ManUnited-Red
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He is too big for Chelsea
39110fx
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this is World Cup year u should expect those players that performed well above others should b rated
jaoalnryz
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Arsenal 4:0 Liverpool 2:0 Man U 3:1 from a goal down. Chelsea v Leeds 0:2 come weekend. Na who Chelsea offend wey cary Potter curse Chelsea?
39110fx
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he is thinking through his Anus
yuudmnstyz
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FIFA awards is a complete"child's play" but many won't understand. How can Alvarez be rated as a better player over De Bruyne, Vinicius, Salah, etc.? If you guys will say because of the world cup's significant, then why Mbappe or Griezeman never won the world best in 2018? Why Xavi or Iniesta never won it in 2010? I mean, those guys had wonderful club seasons before those world cup tournaments began and also performed greatly in the world cup tournaments while their respective nations were crowned champions.
maturidikxith
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when cr7 won then it's fine and now a joke??
who says that😂untold story🤣
SohamRana
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fifa is joke ok kid
when cr7 won then it's fine and now a joke??
allshama
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Where was the so called Vinicius when Brazil crashed out of the 2022 World Cup? Nd i don't think that he was in Araujo's pocket[Crylaugh]
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The problem is that people like you are basing every under a one month period which is the world you forget it was a 12months period they were looking at
allshama
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In as much as you would want to defend his ranking... Let's be honest if you have a brain in you there is no way that kid is ranked higher than kdb, vinicious and Lewandowski... Yes he should be ranked higher than Bellingham and salah but the first three I have mentioned... Come on guys
yiklotyz
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Where was the so called Vinicius when Brazil crashed out of the 2022 World Cup? Nd i don't think that he was in Araujo's pocket[Crylaugh]
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so ask your self that where is he when they scored five against Switzerland.
maturidikxith
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He should be worried about himself not in the list not our Great ALVAREZ
fifa is joke ok kid
maturidikxith
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Where was the so called Vinicius when Brazil crashed out of the 2022 World Cup? Nd i don't think that he was in Araujo's pocket[Crylaugh]
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how many ucl arujo have😎
vueiklmort
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He should be worried about himself not in the list not our Great ALVAREZ
NGwins
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FIFA is a joke? How do you mean? Is not the national team captains that voted?
ManUtdAmadDialo
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Where was the so called Vinicius when Brazil crashed out of the 2022 World Cup? Nd i don't think that he was in Araujo's pocket[Crylaugh]
Ezenko1
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We all know that they're a bunch of corrupt friends ensuring they give it to their puppet.
losblancosss
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FIFA is a joke. Even Rodrygo was way better than Alvarez, not to talk of Vinicius and Lewandowsi
lobakopsyz
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Chelsea[Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
BC KC MC do you know about football
toXinz
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Chelsea[Crylaugh][Crylaugh]