There are many players who have shown better form in the club than in the national team. And there are several reasons for this.
Sometimes, representing the country is a huge burden for the players. Also, some players may not play at the position they are most confident in in the national team. Also, playing with low-quality players can be difficult for them.
However, some players seem to have a more suitable environment for the national team than the club.
5. Asamoah's plan
Gian, one of Ghana's best players, played for the national team from 2003 to 2019 and scored 51 goals in 109 matches.
Although he is well-known for failing to score a penalty kick against Uruguay in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he scored a whopping three World Cup goals. He also scored a goal against Germany and Portugal in 2014. He did not perform well in Udinese, Stade Ren, Sunderland, etc. and played in UAE, China, Turkiye, India, etc. Then he returned to Ghana in the end of his career.
4. Harry Maguire
Maguire, who has recently been the center of criticism at Manchester United, has been criticized a lot on social media and has become one of the club's headaches.
However, Maguire was chosen by Gareth Southgate and played an important role in England's national team, even though he was reduced to a candidate at Manchester United.
3. Lukas Podolski (Lucus Podolski)
Podolski scored 49 goals in 130 matches for the German team. He is the most outstanding player in the German team's history and even won the World Cup in 2014.
Podolski's career in the club is relatively less spectacular. He did well in Bayern Munich and Arsenal, but his prime time was when he played for F.C. Cologne. Podolski started his career in Cologne and returned halfway through.
2. Juan Capdevilla, Republic of China
Prior to the emergence of Jordi Alba, the most outstanding left-back in Spain was Capdevilla. He led his team to victory at the 2008 Euro and the 2010 World Cup.
Capdevilla was also a good player for the club. However, his performances with Deportivo and Villarreal did not receive as much spotlight as he did with the national team.
1. Miroslav Klose
Klose has been one of the few players to have scored in four World Cups. Klose scored a total of 16 goals in the World Cup and led Germany to the championship in 2014. He scored 71 goals in 137 matches for the German team, surpassing Gerd Müller as the No. 1 scorer.
The club's overall record is 258 goals in 667 games. This is also great, but there is only one season in the league where he scored 20 or more goals in the 2005-06 season when he was with Kaiserslauten. He also lifted the trophy at Bayern Munich, but showed an average scoring ratio of one goal per three games.
BY: 토토사이트