Why will Levan be ranked after Messi? Ma Dexing: Levan's advantage is not as obvious as last year

At the FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony, which ended in the early morning of January 18, Beijing time, Bayern striker Lewandowski was successfully elected as the 2021 Male Footballer of the Year. Sports weekly reporter Ma Dexing also explained his vote on social media (Messi first, Levan second, Giogenio third)

Madchen wrote: "Why did I put Levan behind Messi?

The 2021 FIFA World Footballer of the Year selection event was announced in the early morning of Beijing time (18). I have had the privilege of participating in the voting for this event as a Chinese media reporter consecutively, and this year, in addition to the "Best Coach" selection and the final result, I have chosen second in both the "World Footballer of the Year" and the "Best Coach" in addition to the three best all hits last year. Especially in the most interesting "World Footballer of the Year" selection, I put Messi's ranking ahead of Levan.

I have to say that between Lewandowski and Messi, I hesitated for a long time, not for anything else. If you just look at Messi's performance after leaving Barca and going to Paris this summer, Messi seems to be difficult to become a world footballer, because after joining Greater Paris, Messi's performance is really unflattering, especially whether it is his personal performance or the role of the team, it is not comparable to that of Barca. So, to some extent, the relationship between Messi and Barca, is messi perfecting Barca or is Barca further perfecting Messi? Maybe there are some answers. Of course, today's Barça also believes that it will disappoint many Barça fans.

However, when filling out the ballot paper, the reason why I listed Messi before Levan was largely influenced by the selection regulations. Because FIFA organizes this selection based on the achievements and performances of a player from 8 October 2020 to 7 August 2021, not the entire calendar year of 2021, nor the first half of the 2021-22 season. During this time period, Messi's performance was still convincing during barca, helping barca win the Copa del Rey at the end of the season, the golden boot in La Liga, and for the first time in the Copa America, he won the Intercontinental Copa America and became the top scorer in the Copa America. Levan's report card for Bayern Munich is eye-catching, but it can only be said to be average when it comes to the national team.

It must be admitted: assuming that the whole inspection time is combined with a period of time after August, I will also vote for Levan, after all, Levan continues to set new records, and the contrast with Messi's performance after joining Paris is too obvious. Moreover, the reason why I included Jorginho in the third division and did not choose Salah is also because Jorginho helped Chelsea win the title and won the European Championship with Italy, and the 2020-21 UEFA Male Footballer of the Year was not given in vain. In contrast, Salah's performance in the new season is certainly more eye-catching. So, Levan's final world footballer of the year will not be much controversy, of course, his advantage is not as obvious as in the past year.

In any case, levine should be congratulated on winning the award, and in a way, this is also a compensation for Levan's failure to win the Golden Globes. However, it always feels that Levan should win the "Ballon d'Or" once, and after missing the 2020 Ballon d'Or award due to cancellation, Levan may have a hard time getting a chance to pick up the Ballon d'Or, because this year is the "World Cup Year", levine's competitiveness may be greatly weakened by the national team. ”