Lionel Messi who emerged as the Ballon d’Or winner praised Sadio Mane and said it’s a shame that he wasn’t in the top 3. Sadio Mane finished in the 4th position in the Ballon d’Or earlier this week.
Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the 6th time in his career. As mentioned in my latest post, I discussed that Lionel Messi didn’t deserve the 6th ballon d’Or, which, I still stand on, and I’m not eating my words.
To partially confirm what I said, Lionel Messi, himself didn’t see himself as someone that should emerge as the winner. He gave his vote to Sadio Mane. The only player he thought could win the Ballon d’Or was Mane. He said he was disappointed seeing Mane in the fourth position when he thought he would be among the first two. Yes, Mane played well and has a good record.
He won the UEFA Champions League and was the highest goal scorer in the English premiership alongside Mohammed Sallah scoring 22 goals each. Messi who described Mane’s 4th place in the Ballon d’Or as a shame praised the Senegalese, and Liverpool player.
Messi while speaking on canal sports said
Mane and Messi in the champions league quarter final. source
"I think there were a lot of good players this term. It was difficult to choose a particular player. But I chose Sadio Mane (for the award) because he's a player that I like. He spent a great year at Liverpool and he was instrumental with the team."
I knew that this year's Ballon d’Or wasn’t well done. I think the method of picking the best players should be changed. Giving the whole world the power to vote the best players would be much better. No one knows more than the people out there watching these players play. We the spectators are the best to decide the best players.
The internal vote is sometimes corrupt thereby not bringing out the best of the best. I hope they rethink and find a better way of voting for the best players
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