Recently, UEFA announced the top three candidates for the Player of the Year. Modric, Ronaldo and Salah were successfully selected for the final three players, and the biggest controversy came from the ranking of Barcelona Messi. Messi, who has won two awards this year, is only ranked 5th this year. Not only is it behind C Ronaldo and the Magic Flute, but also behind Salah and the plaid. Is this ranking really fair?
Messi’s performance per game last season was still the first person in the world. Looking at the Champions League and the league, Messi scored a total of 45 goals, while Ronaldo and Salah were 44 goals; Messi’s total assists 18 times were still the first in Europe, while the second Salah was 16 times; in the key pass, Messi also dominated with 94 times, and Salah was still ranked second in 82 times; the most successful one-on-one was 192 times, and the second was still Sara.
He, but his 101 times has just passed half of Messi. That is to say, the single performance average performance, Salah is at best a slightly weak version of Messi, the title of “Egypt Messi” seems quite accurate; and C Ronaldo, Magic Flute and Lattice are difficult to Messi is on the same page.
So why did Messi eventually miss the top three, or even only the fifth? The reason is actually very simple, that is, UEFA does not look at the average play, but considers the impact of major events such as the Champions League and the World Cup. This award stipulates the performance of UEFA club players, so the grid with the Europa League and World Cup champions is more than Messi; even if Salah fails to hold the championship, but in various data with Messi In the case of a small gap, the Champions League runner-up and outstanding play are also ranked before Messi; and Ronaldo and the Magic Flute are not to mention, both are Champions League winners and important heroes, the former is the Champions League Golden Boots, There are also World Cup Golden Globes, and C Ronaldo’s performance in the World Cup is obvious to all.
Although Messi is a better side most of the time, but the key moments failed to stand up, causing Barcelona to sneakly stop the Champions League, Argentina is also leaving Russia in chaos. These factors add up, as strong as Messi has only one long sigh.
