Most of the football tournaments in fiscal 2021 have come to an end and are in the stage of summarizing the year. Recently, the British media "Guardian" selected the top 100 stars in 2021, although such a selection will certainly be controversial, but the Guardian's list also roughly reflects the real situation of football in 2021.
The most interesting is undoubtedly the scramble for the first place, unlike the Ballon d'Or, this time the Guardian gave the first place this year to Lewandowski, while Messi was in second place. These two players are indeed the best in terms of personal performance and honor combined, Levan may have won the club's sustained and stable performance, this year he broke the Bundesliga record for natural year goals, and Messi encountered some difficulties after moving to Paris.
3-10 may be controversial in terms of picks, but the selection is basically reasonable. They are Salah, Benzema, Jorginho, Mbappe, Haland, Ronaldo, Kante and De Bruyne. Since the Guardian is a British media, it is inevitable that the impression of the Premier League will be higher, which is also an important reason why Salah, who has performed well in the Premier League, can rank third.
This year is a late major year, and the Italian and Argentine players who have won the European Cup and the Copa America are naturally favored by the Guardian, and both teams have a lot of players who have made the list. Italy has 10 entries in Italy, including Jorginho (5), Donaluma (12), Chiesa Junior (17), Bonucci (22), Chiellini (24), Barrera (26), Verratti (37), Insigne (62), Immobile (66) and Spinazzolla (73). Argentina, on the other hand, had Messi (2), Lautaro (30), Di Maria (32), De Paulo (46), E-Martinez (52) and Alvarez (91) with a total of 6 selected.
Two Champions League finalists are the big winners of this list, with runner-up Manchester City with as many as 12 in attendance and champions Chelsea with 10, which is also a very reasonable result considering the strength of the Premier League and the attributes of the Guardian. I wonder how much these 100 players will change in the list a year later?