270 Bundesliga Players Take Part In Survey And Over 50% Think Lionel Messi Is The World's Best Player

A total of 270 players in the Bundesliga were asked a range of football-related questions in a fascinating survey conducted by German publication Kicker in July.

As you can see in the results below, most of the questions were based from the 2019/20 Bundesliga campaign, where champions Bayern Munich romped to the 2019/20 title, losing just four games all season.

But on the whole, this survey gives fans a unique insight into how top-flight footballers view the current world of football.

Here are the results in full via Kicker.

Best manager in the world?

1. Jurgen Klopp - 74.8%
2. Pep Guardiola - 13%
3. Hansi Flick - 4.8%
4. Julian Nagelsmann - 1.9%
5. Someone and Zidane - both 1.1%

Best player in the world?

1. Lionel Messi - 54.8%
2. Cristiano Ronaldo - 12.6%
3. Robert Lewandowski - 10.7%
4. Virgil van DIjk - 4.4%
5. Kylian Mbappe - 4.4%

Best league in the world?

1. Premier League - 74.4%
2. Bundesliga - 17.8%
3. La Liga - 5.6%

Do you miss national matches

1. No - 52.6%
2. Yes - 34.1%
3. No opinion - 13.3%

Best outfield player in the Bundesliga?

1. Robert Lewandowski - 42.6%

2. Jadon Sancho - 14.1%

3. Joshua Kimmich - 12.2%

4. Thomas Muller - 3.0%

5. Timo Werner - 2.6%

Best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga?

1. Manuel Neuer - 35.2%

2. Yann Sommer - 23.7%

3. Peter Gulacsi - 10.7%

4. Roman Burke - 7.4%

5. Luka Hradecjy - 4.4%

Winner among managers in the Bundesliga?

1. Hansi Flick - 61.1%

2. Marco Rose - 14.4%

3. Christian Streich - 5.9%

4. Bruno Labbadia - 5.2%

5. Julian Nagelsmann - 4.1%

Loser among managers in the Bundesliga?

1. Jurgen Klinsmann - 32.6%

2. Florian Kohfeldt - 23.3%

3. Niko Kovac - 17.8%

4. David Wagner - 11.5%

5. Heiko Herrlich - 2.6%

Surprise among players in the Bundesliga?

1. Alphonso Davies - 44.8%
2. Erling Haaland - 18.1%
3. Marcus Thuram - 5.2%
4. Christoph Bamgartner - 3.7%
5. Christopher Nkunku - 3.7%

Disappointment among players in the Bundesliga?

1. Mario Gotze - 30%
2. Alex Nuebel - 11.5%
3. Saloman Kalou - 5.6%
4. Guido Burgstaller - 4.1%
5. Philippe Coutinho - 3.7%

Surprise among teams in the Bundesliga?

1. SC Freiburg - 44.1%
2. Union Berlin - 32.2%
3. Borrusia Mönchengladbach - 15.2%
4. FC Koln - 1.9%
5. Rest - 6.6%

Disappointment among teams in the Bundesliga?

1. Werder Bremen - 64.8%
2. Schalke 04 - 29.6%
3. Eintracht Frankfurt - 1.5%
4. Hertha Berlin - 1.1%
5. No opinion - 1.9%

How do you rate the quality of the Bundesliga?

1. Still the same - 48.9%
2. Become better - 42.6%
3. Got worse - 7.8%

Best referee in the Bundesliga?

1. Deniz Aytekin - 43.3%
2. Manuel Graefe - 30.7%
3. Felix Brych - 4.8%

Thoughts on the above survey? Is Lionel Messi the best player in the world? Is Jurgen Klopp the best manager?

Let us know in the comments.

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Topics: Football, Bundesliga

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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