Messi, as the player who has won the most personal honors in football today, has raised his personal historical status another stage after he defeated Levan to win his seventh Ballon d'Or. From 2009 to 21 years, in the 12 years of his football career, he has won seven Ballon d'Or awards, and it can be said that he is the best performer in the whole football world in the past ten years! Although Messi, as the leader of the times, has won countless honors and successfully led Argentina to the championship in the Copa America, it did not make most fans convincingly call him the king of the ball! Because everyone subtly has a concept, that is, as the king of football, you must win the World Cup!
Of course, there are also many fans who think that Messi is the king of the ball. After all, whether it is from the point of view of ball skills, or from the perspective of statistics and honors, Messi is worthy of the title of the new generation of ball kings. In fact, as early as 2014, Messi had the opportunity to become the king of the new era, that year's World Cup in Brazil, he led Argentina to reach the final of the World Cup again after many years. While hundreds of millions of fans were expecting the new king to ascend to the throne, Messi did not get his wish, and his team was killed by Germany's substitute prodigy Ge ce in the final in stoppage time. In the end, Messi could only rub shoulders with the World Cup champion, and he missed the best opportunity to become the king of the ball.
After all, opportunities like the World Cup final are quite rare, and Messi missed 2014 and is likely to miss it forever. However, today's Argentine team is strong, and after more than 20 years of winning the Copa America, people seem to see hope again! As the World Cup in Qatar approaches, people seem to be full of expectations for Messi, who is about to turn 35. Maybe the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be another chance for Messi to prove himself, but of course it will be difficult. But then again, if Messi can really lead Argentina to the top of the final championship lecture, then he may become the first person in football history!
Why? In fact, everyone knows that there are two recognized ball kings in football, one is Pele, who has won the World Cup three times, and the other is Maradona, who has led Argentina to win the championship in the World Cup! They all have a common feature, that is, they have led their respective national teams to the top of the World Cup, and their performance in the World Cup is also very good! So as long as Messi can replicate Maradona's performance next year, coupled with the countless honors he has already created at the club level, he has enough reason to become the first person in the history of world football.
As the second-highest-scoring player in football today and the most assists in history, Messi can say that he is not only a striker, his style of play has made him a king of the ball, after all, the king of the ball is always all-round! As long as Messi can win the World Cup, he can make those harsh people shut up completely. In 2014, Messi was only one step away from his dream, from the dream of Argentine fans, and from the dream of fans all over the world. Some people even left such a famous saying: "Messi failed to hold up the Hercules Cup, that is the regret of the Hercules Cup"! It is true that Messi definitely deserves a World Cup title, but there is no if in the world. The 2022 Qatar World Cup is An opportunity for Messi and a challenge for Messi, and it can be said that success or failure is between a thought!