Former Argentine coach Nestor Gorosito mocked Ballon d’Or voters for failing to keep Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi in the top 50 places.
Coming from the Barcelona youth academy, Lionel Messi did not take long to settle into the main squad of the Catalan giants. He later became one of the greatest players of all time in the game of soccer.
Messi won everything possible for the Blaugrana and made them one of the best clubs in the world. As a result, the striker won 7 Ballon d’Ors, which is still a record.
Then, despite his interest in staying at Barcelona, the Argentine had to look for a new club when the Catalan Giants failed to register his contract. Lionel Messi signed for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain at the start of last season on a two-year deal.
The Argentine coach mocks voters for the ranking of Lionel Messi
Messi had a very difficult start to his career at Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentine was struggling to adjust to his new team and also struggled with injury last season.
He only managed to score 6 goals in French Ligue 1, which is a poor result for the high standards Messi has set for himself. As a result, he was not included in the Ballon d’Or top 50 ranking.
However, this surprised many football pundits who believe that Messi should have finished in a much higher position.
Similarly, former Argentine coach Néstor Gorosito told ESPN Argentina: “Benzema is a great player; That’s why he deserved the Ballon d’Or because this year he destroyed it. But the fact that Messi is not among the 50 is funny”.
He also added: “Who voted? No, it’s funny… How can Messi not be among 50 players? Or between 10 and 5. If Messi is not there, imagine if they have to vote for me, they vote for me at 900”.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has had a great start to the season. The striker has already scored eight goals for PSG. He has also provided eight assists and is currently one of the fittest players in the world.
Messi will lead Argentina at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This will also be the last time we see the Argentine striker at this perennial event.
So if he manages to lift the trophy in Qatar, no one can stop him from winning his eighth Ballon d’Or.
