On the 17th of this month, the 2021 World Footballer of the Year held an award ceremony. Prior to this, the top three lists have been announced, namely Messi, Levan and Salah. And who can laugh to the end, all sides have different opinions. The fans of the team definitely want their players to be elected, but ultimately it depends on the groups that have the right to vote. The real key is the time period when the award looks at the performance of the players. According to the voting rules, the time period for the inspection is between October 8, 2020 and August 7, 2021. Before or after this time period, no matter how good the performance, is not in the scope of the examination. In this way, Messi is stable!
Judging by this season's performance, Messi is actually the worst of the three candidates. The Argentine, who has made 16 appearances for Paris this season, has scored just six goals and four assists, making his most average performance. And the player's various things on the sidelines have also caused many dissatisfactions, such as a bad relationship with head coach Pochettino, and being criticized by French football celebrities for being rude. There was also a recent infection with the new crown, and it was also believed that he did not care about the safety of the team and only cared about himself. The other two candidates have excellent statistics, with Levan making 25 appearances for Bayern with 29 goals and 3 assists, and Salah making 26 appearances for Liverpool, with 23 goals and 9 assists.
In addition to their on-field stats, the two have other advantages. After Levan did not win the Ballon d'Or for two consecutive years for various factors, he gained a lot of affection. Perhaps just from the sentiment card, Levan will win a lot. Salah's league is the most watched Premier League in the world, and the player's peak performances at Liverpool this season have gained a lot of exposure. At the same time, as the pride of football in Egypt and even in the entire Muslim world, he can also get a lot of votes. But unfortunately, after the establishment of the examination time period, the advantages of these two candidates will be greatly reduced, and Messi will have the advantages.
Salah's data was the worst during this time period. He made 51 appearances in all competitions, only 28 goals, 9 assists, and did not have any collective honors and individual honors, so he could basically skip it. The rest of the comparison is Levin and Messi, who have gained on these data. The Poles scored 45 goals and seven assists in 41 appearances in all competitions during the time period, and won the Bundesliga title and the World Cup with Bayern that season. In terms of individual honors, the players have won the Golden Boot in the Bundesliga, the Golden Boot in Europe and the MVP of the Club World Cup.
It can be said that these data are quite good, but Messi is not too much. During the time period of reviewing performance, Messi made 55 appearances from the national team to the club, scoring 42 goals, delivering 17 assists, and winning the Copa del Rey and copa America. At the level of individual honors, it won the various honors of the Copa America, including MVP, goalscorers and assists, and the league level also received the Golden Boot of La Liga that season. In terms of personal honors, Levan is definitely better. But in terms of goals and assists, Messi made a total of 59 goals, and Levan only had 52.
And the most emblematic of the gap should be the collective honor. For Bayern, who was omnipotent that season, the Bundesliga title was already in the pocket, and the Club World Cup title was just the icing on the cake. It's not that these two championships don't have gold content, it's just not as difficult as you think. In contrast, Messi's two titles, the Copa del Rey, is a consolation in the face of Barca's continuous decline and injuries. The Copa America is even more important, it was the first trophy won by Messi in his national team career, and it was also the second time that Argentina won the intercontinental championship after many years. So on the whole, Messi is still more likely to laugh to the end.