Should Messi Win the 2021 Ballon d'Or?

Should Messi Win the 2021 Ballon d'Or?

I want to tell Robert Lewandowski that it is an honor for me to compete with you, you deserved the Ballon d'Or last year, everyone agrees to say you are the winner. I hope Friends football can give it to you, so you can have it in your home, because you are a fair winner.

That's one of Lionel Messi's statements on the night of the 2021 Ballon d'Or award, although acknowledging the greatness of Lewandowski, the flattery that came out of Messi's mouth still did not change the final result of him being the winner of the 2021 Ballon d'Or.

Based on the voting results, Messi got 613 points, 33 points ahead of Lewandowski who placed second with 280 points while Jorginho who was ranked third got 460 points. These results earned Lionel Messi the Ballon d'Or award for the 7th time, the election of Messi as the winner of this year's Ballon d'Or reaps the pros and cons, especially for those who stand in the Lewandowski or Jorginho camp, not a matter of the number of Ballon d'Or already won, but it's about qualifying as the best player in the world this year.

Previously, it is better if we examine things that might be considered by the voters to choose Messi, there are at least three reasons that seem to be the main considerations. Why Messi won the voting results in the 2021 Ballon d'Or.

The first is the appearance of Messi during his time at Barcelona, ​​what the mission of showing for Barca in the last year can be called a One Man Show, he was also the player who shone the most when Barca experienced a crisis with Ronald Koeman before moving to PSG.

Messi managed to help Barcelona win the 2021 Copa Del Rey, even in the final he scored two goals which later earned him the final MVP award, while in La Liga Messi won the pichichi trophy after scoring 30 goals in a season, an additional nine assists he scored in the season also earned him the PES forG2 La Liga title, winning the trophy for the Argentine National Team.

In addition to his performances with Barcelona, ​​what Messi has presented to Argentina this year is one of the biggest reasons why he won the 2021 Ballon d'Or. As we all know Messi managed to lead Argentina to the 2021 Copa America win, this title is Lionel Messi's first offering for Argentina. . In addition, at the 2021 Copa America, Messi also won the Best Player of the Tournament award, La Fulga also won the tournament's top score and top assist, thanks to his four goals and five assists.

These three popularity are the last reason why Lionel Messi won this year's Ballon d'Or is because of his popularity, like it or not, that's a fact. The winner of this award is determined by the points obtained from the voting results of the voters, the majority of which come from journalists.

this fact indirectly implies the answer that, if you want to win the Ballon d'Or, even though the players are popular figures in the eyes of journalists, that's why those with big names are much more likely to get the Ballon d'Or. Even though the player has an average record, if he is a popular figure his chances of getting the Ballon d'Or are very wide open.

This is the proof, if using a trophy basis, Jorginho is far more worthy, he won the Champions League and European Super Cup with Chelsea and won Euro 2020 with Italy. If using the statistical basis of Robert Lewandowski's achievements in the 2021 season, it is still better than Lionel Messi, Lewandowski is able to produce 64 goals and 10 assists in 2021 while Messi only produces 41 goals and 17 assists.

If it is true that statistical records and trophies are taken into consideration, the voters choosing the winner of the Ballon d'Or feels very unfair. How about those who play as midfielders, defenders or goalkeepers who are clearly difficult to match the goals and assists of the attackers. Players who play as attackers are also easier to get the title of Man of the match than other players.

So again, it's a matter of popularity, in 2021 the name Lionel Messi will be talked about more, at least twice adorning the headlines of well-known magazines. The first was when he cried happily after winning the Copa America with Argentina and the second was when he burst into tears at the moment of his farewell to Barcelona to later join PSG. In those two moments, Lionel Messi's name has always been a trending topic, the selection of the Ballon d'Or winner based on a voting system is very possible for nepotism to occur.

Just think about the fate of the nominees from small teams or countries, don't you think from a big team or country that has a name and has many representatives on the world stage.

The case of Mohamed Salah, could be an example of how he who always looks stunning for Liverpool only ranks seventh, even since his name was nominated he has never penetrated the top three of the Ballon d'Or and has only penetrated the top five once.

The selection of Messi to be the best also reaped comments from Liverpool coach Jurge Klopp.

Mohamed Salah, should have been taller, to be honest I was surprised by his position, I saw a vote somewhere, I don't know exactly how it was voted. Do journalists vote then don't ask me, it's your fault. Talk to your coworkers if you think you should.

The former Borussia Dortmund coach also highlighted the 2021 Ballon d'Or result which won Lionel Messi over his former team-mate Robert Lewandowski, according to Klopp all the criteria or elements used to cast the vote favor Messi over the other candidates.

I'm really not sure about the Ballon d'Or 100% you can always give it to Messi for his career but if you don't give it to Robert Lewandowski this time, after this year, it's quite difficult for him to get it all.

It should also be borne in mind that the Ballon d'Or committee is a France football magazine based in Paris, the city where Lionel Messi is looking to make a living under PSG, because of this the well-known German magazine Bild openly quipped and said that Messi was chosen as the winner of the Ballon d'Or. 'Or this year was a scandal.

The magazine also considers that Robert Lewandowski is far more deserving of winning the 2021 Ballon d'Or, although Lewandowski was later awarded the best striker title but many people think that the trophy is just a consolation prize. Because this is the first time that the best striker has been awarded the Ballon d'Or.

Sharp criticism also came from Lewandowski's colleague Thomas Muller in a unique way he expressed his disappointment through a lengthy article that he uploaded on his link bin profile, from the point of view of Polish bavaria and also from the German point of view last night's Ballon d'Or award was clearly disappointing.

Although I've been in this world a little longer and therefore wasn't too surprised by the results, similar to Franck Ribery in 2013. Says Thomas Muller.

Meanwhile, Italian journalist Paolo Condo, who has voting rights in the Ballon d'Or yesterday, argued that Jorginho deserved to win the award more than Lionel Messi. Condo, who works for Italian newspapers La Republik and Sky Sport, thinks Jorginho's quality and achievements with Chelsea and Italy this year have been extraordinary.

It must be admitted that many people have questioned Lionel Messi's eligibility as a winner of the 2021 Ballon d'Or, recently Cristiano Ronaldo's Instagram account was found to have commented on factors and gave a thumbs up emoji to a post from his fan account, criticizing the Ballon d'Or owner's pain for gave Messi his seventh title or any of the controversies that come with it.

It would not be an exaggeration if we judged that the Ballon d'Or award was just a mere popularity event for the world's best players even though the committee set certain criteria, in fact the Ballon d'Or winner is determined by voting results not purely based on individual achievements and qualities both inside and outside the country. off the field.

Not wanting to question the quality of Lionel Messi or being jealous of his achievements, everyone agrees that La Pulga is one of The Greatest Of All Time. World football legend Johan Cruyff once predicted that Messi would be the winner of the most Ballon d'Or in history, at the end of the word this year's Ballon d'Or award is full of controversy, if it is continued, there will always be pros and cons that will never be resolved. .

We will never know the specific standards or criteria used to select the Ballon d'Or winner, that's why the following wise message from Johan Cruyff can act as a mediator, there's no need to worry too much about the Ballon d'Or winner, because the award is a stage that was made by the media.

Personally I'm not at all interested, it's a media circus, everyone chooses their own person, need things to be reasonable in making a decision, but now it's not like that. Therefore we have to accept it as it is.