The final three candidates for the 2021 FIFA World Footballer of the Year have been released, and Messi, Levan and Salah will compete for the final trophy. Although Benzema, Ronaldo, Mbappe, Haaland and others also have excellent performances, the final 3 candidates have more brilliant statistics and honors. After the Ballon d'Or, Levan and Messi will be on the same stage again, and this time Levan may become a loser again.
Why? Because according to the rules, the World Footballer of the Year rating is based on the performance of players from October 8, 2020 to August 7, 2021 to select the winner. FIFA has already stated that during this time, Messi is undoubtedly the best player in world football. There may be fans who feel sorry for Levan, but the rules are like this, and the ending seems to be decided.
Since joining Paris Saint-Germain, Messi's form and stats have plummeted, scoring only 6 goals in 16 games and only 1 in the league. But this does not prevent Messi from competing for the World Footballer of the Year, because the data and performance of this period are not in the judges' examination. In contrast, in the stipulated time period, Messi scored 43 goals and assisted 17 times in 47 games. In terms of honors, Messi and Barca won the Copa del Rey and led Argentina to the Copa America.
In contrast, Levan scored 51 goals and had 8 assists in the allotted time, and the club had a lot of honors but the national team did not perform well. In addition, Salah has scored only 26 goals and contributed 6 assists in the regular time, and has completely lagged behind Messi and Levan in terms of statistics. Even if Salah started the season very well, his performance during this period will not be included in the judging range.
In fact, even Levan can't match Messi in the regular time. During this time, Messi has 12 key stats in the first place, only to score behind Levan. (Note: The other white color in the picture is big chances missed, which means that the best opportunity is missed).) In this case, Messi's award can be said to be well deserved, whether it is statistics or honors, Messi is the best of all players.
Having given birth to Yu He Shengliang, Levan is still not in a good era. Despite surviving C Ronaldo, Levan has never been able to beat Messi in the competition. It is worth noting that the selection of the World Footballer of the Year is also mixed with fan votes, and judging by the base of Messi fans, Levan looks even less hopeful of winning the championship. Of course, today's fans are more pragmatic, and Levan may be able to create miracles. Besides, there must be C Ronaldo fans among them, and they will definitely do their best to prevent Messi from winning.