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Can we please have a moment of silence in memory of this award.
RIP Ballon D'or.
RIP Ballon D'or.
Or you can Google it for yourself. Or you can refer the earlier posts, is it too much too ?If you are going to post, at least keep it to reality, is that too much to ask?
Or you can Google it for yourself. Or you can refer the earlier posts, is it too much too ?
How the feck did Messi, now well past his best, win this year? And Ronaldo is nowhere near the 6th best player in the world now, Great players but 6th best in the world? Not a chance.
He has scored more goals this year than the winner of Ballon D’or, and he has also won 2 trophies and 2 top scorer awards, and broke a few all time records too (most Euro goals, most international goals, most career goals etc). Maybe he should finished abit higher.Sixth place for Ronaldo, does anyone think he's in the best 6 players in the world?
Terrible post in so many ways. He has 29 goals in his last 21 European games and won a CL in the same time.
This season:If you are going to post, at least keep it to reality, is that too much to ask?
Messi's reputation supersedes any discussion on how well the players actually played in their given year.
He'll continue winning, or at least be in the top 3 until he retires.
Very good case for Lewa winning it but don’t let recency bias get in the way. Messi carried his country to a tournament and won countless MOTM awards for an awful Barca team, all while still getting incredibly good G/A stats.This just proves that this reward is worth nothing. Zipp. zero. No point in giving this award away again. Modric, Owen, Sammer, Weah, Nedved and Cannavaro won it, but Lewandowski was not found worthy. Rather give it to the «only the dictator/Sheik of Qatar can afford me in my decline», Messi for the 7th time. A joke of a reward.
He was part of that Barca team…..He‘s been nothing but incredibly underwhelming since he joined PSG almost half a season ago…..Very good case for Lewa winning it but don’t let recency bias get in the way. Messi carried his country to a tournament and won countless MOTM awards for an awful Barca team, all while still getting incredibly good G/A stats.
27 MOTM awards in 49 games. Top scorer in La Liga. Top scorer and player of the tournament in the Cops. 54 goal contributions in 49 games.He was part of that Barca team…..He‘s been nothing but incredibly underwhelming since he joined PSG almost half a season ago…..
MOTMs? Really? So Lewandowski’s 66 goal contributions in 51 games while winning the League and beating Der Bombers 50 years old bundesliga record on the way not as good? #neverbeendonebefore27 MOTM awards in 49 games. Top scorer in La Liga. Top scorer and player of the tournament in the Cops. 54 goal contributions in 49 games.
Again, you’ve either got short term memory or Messi’s brilliance over the past decade has blunted you to how good he still is.
Only thing Lewandowski beats him on his goals. He’s a #9. And in a far better team than Barca.
Tried to sink his club then cried on TV.
He was part of that Barca team…..He‘s been nothing but incredibly underwhelming since he joined PSG almost half a season ago…..
How the feck did Messi, now well past his best, win this year? And Ronaldo is nowhere near the 6th best player in the world now, Great players but 6th best in the world? Not a chance.
Yeah I don't understand how people are just okay with letting the spring and summer dictate an award that's meant for the ENTIRE YEAR.
It's been that way for ages. Your team having a few good rounds at the fag end of the CL wins it too and nobody complains.Yeah I don't understand how people are just okay with letting the spring and summer dictate an award that's meant for the ENTIRE YEAR.
By the way who votes for this - is it other players only or just a fan vote?
I don't really follow the Balon"Dor since Nedved.
I don't know if it's Messi/Ronaldo tribalism, general cluelessness or just old habits that are hard to break. Probably a combination of all three. In any case, it does seem like both Messi and Ronaldo get a significant amount of votes just based on the fact that they are who they are.
I remember Casillas being guaranteed the GK spot in the team of the year even in years where he barely even played. His name alone was enough to push him to the top. This feels like much the same thing, and the only thing that's surprising is that Modric managed to break the Messi/Ronaldo stranglehold in 2018. If Lewandowski can have the year he had and still miss out it'll take a small miracle for anyone but the big two to win as long as they are still playing.
They sure put a ton of importance on the worst Copa America in living memory.
euro 2016 was worse
I do think there are some technical advantages there with his stats (or even performance). We all know 1st half of season doesn’t matter much in these awards, it’s where Messi has been underwhelming mostly over these periods (late 2020 and late 2021 as of current).Messi has ridiculous stats even in his decline, this is the first year his stats are underwhelming...when he is 34 yo.
The thing is this will be most likely his last Balloon D'or, he isn't winning one more while playing in Ligue 1...unless he wins CL with PSG or World Cup with Argentina.
Even if he scores tons of goals in Ligue 1, nobody will give a shit about it, unless he wins CL with PSG.
I believe Cristiano isn't winning another one, he certainly won't win PL or CL with this rubbish version of United, and Portugal isn't winning World Cup either...so that's it for him.
Messi having 0 defensive workrate is a big reason why Barca were humiliated so often in the CL these past few years.
No other player can afford to lose the ball and just walk as if nothing had happened.
I'm not gonna enter an "if" discussion. It can be said of anyone. If ronaldo had a better team he'd probably win. If MBAPPE wasn't shit in the euros benzema would probably win. If barca had a better supporting cast....etc etc.... we're talking facts and the fact is lewa should hands down have won it in 2020. Him getting injured and the fact that his main competitor blitzed an international tournament massively hurt his chances.The argument would be "if he'd been around for the QFs Bayern probably go through" which makes him look good.
Both were equally crap though.
Euro 2016 has to be worst Euro in terms of Football quality i remember in the last 30 years.
Seems like adding 8 more teams wasn't a good idea (yeah i know UEFA only cares about money, so they don't give a crap about the tournament being poor in quality as long as they make bank from playing more matches).
You literally made that up.when Messi won an international cup, had more goals and assist , moved to France and signed for PSG.
By the way who votes for this - is it other players only or just a fan vote?
I don't really follow the Balon"Dor since Nedved.
Ballon d'Or is awarded based on three votes per country: NT manager, NT captain and one reputable local journo nominated by the FA.It’s journalists from all over the world