Ballon d’Or : Messi or Ronaldo, Ribery frustrated

The French footballer, Ribery, has expressed his frustration over Ballon d’Or title that Messi and Ronaldo were only two players to have won the award for past seven years. As Manuel Neuer missed out the title for 2014, Ribery has casted doubt on Ballon d’Or title. But the reality is Messi and Ronaldo are better among the best. Those made them get nominated successively.

Gameplay of football has changed. Slow and steady classic form of football has transformed into pace and speed. One who runs with the ball to the penalty area gets the praise. That was the reason Messi and Ronaldo are famous for. Unlike other footballer, Messi and Ronaldo were gifted with great clubs at the start of the career. Both played among the best players and trained with best coaches at the early time of their career.

But for fans who scores for the club is the hero of the day. With Messi and Ronaldo no club would miss scoring the match of that day. Either they will be scoring or assist the team member to score the goal. But somehow they get to the record of cherished moment of the match. This is not happening with defenders and Goalkeepers. They are least attended when it comes to praising for the win. It had for any goalkeeper or central defender to provide spectacular assist as the Ballon d’Or winner. The first shot goal from a punt kick is almost rarity. This has cost Neuer his title for the year 2014.

The hard truth is the voting reflected the change of mindset in the game. All they forgot is the team work. The award truly reflects the amount of goals scored by the nominee. Not the clean sheets or time taken to concede a goal. This was echoed by Ribery. But the frustration has gone too far that Ribery has marked whether it would be worth to attend Ballon d’Or ceremony in future when Messi and Ronaldo get nominated.