- 14 Jul 2014 20:38
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It isn't fair when the difference between is clear, not when it is fuzzy.
Of coarse you can, because you have to consider the level of difficulty of his run, of his pass, of his dribble which is also relative to the position of his teammates. It is not the same rating a player versus one player(one-on-one) as opposed to versus 3 or 4 which is standard fare for Messi. On a one-on-one basis Messi is the finest player in the world cup and possibly in history as well.
Mascherano did play well, but the team was not a team, it was a patchwork, the players were not structured and disciplined and the system they were playing was not suitable. Argentina was not a structured team, the players were not in place and Messi was not playing as a striker, he was playing as midfielder-playmaker. How many passes did Messi miss because his teammates were not where they should have been and despite all that Argentina still had the better chances than Germany, on whose account other than Messi himself?
Muller definitely no, Schweinsteiger was a close contestant imo.
voxlashi wrote:These awards aren't mutually exclusive, and it isn't fair to refrain from awarding the more prestigious golden ball to a player just because he received another award.
It isn't fair when the difference between is clear, not when it is fuzzy.
voxlashi wrote:You can't give a player an award based on the fact that he's closed down more often than other players. He's the best player in the world, but he still needs to merit his awards. In this case, he didn't.
Of coarse you can, because you have to consider the level of difficulty of his run, of his pass, of his dribble which is also relative to the position of his teammates. It is not the same rating a player versus one player(one-on-one) as opposed to versus 3 or 4 which is standard fare for Messi. On a one-on-one basis Messi is the finest player in the world cup and possibly in history as well.
voxlashi wrote:How is Argentina a "crap" team? Save for some subs, the entire squad plays for major European clubs. Besides, Mascherano played brilliantly, and had deserved the award more than Messi.
Mascherano did play well, but the team was not a team, it was a patchwork, the players were not structured and disciplined and the system they were playing was not suitable. Argentina was not a structured team, the players were not in place and Messi was not playing as a striker, he was playing as midfielder-playmaker. How many passes did Messi miss because his teammates were not where they should have been and despite all that Argentina still had the better chances than Germany, on whose account other than Messi himself?
Thomas Muller (or even Bastian Schweinsteiger) would have been a more deserving winner of the Golden Ball award.
Muller definitely no, Schweinsteiger was a close contestant imo.
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