Hoang Le
Hoang Le
Sep 4, 2018 · 2 min read

Statistics show the injustice when Messi out of Top 3 The Best

M10 has outstanding performance compared to all three stars in the top three competing awards: Ronaldo, Salah and Modric.

Messi is absent after 11 consecutive years in the Top 3 of The Best of FIFA / 10 best goals in 2018.

In terms of performance, Messi is the goals (45) assists (18). Argentina scored better than Ronaldo and Salah (44 goals), as well as “broken” in tectonics (Salah had 14 passes, Ronaldo and Modric together 10).

Personally, Ronaldo, Salah and Modric are not as dominant as Messi.

Not only did Messi succeed, Messi also possessed another important skill: dribbling through the body. Barca’s captain led the way with 399 attempts and 253 successes. Statistics of the three opponents in turn are 194–114 (Salah), 96–55 (Ronaldo) and 105–73 (Modric).

If performance as a midfielder, Messi also outperformed Modric. The Barça midfielder has averaged 31.13 per game in the final third of the pitch, more than the Croatian midfielder’s 21,67. Messi is also better at 121 chances for teammates, twice as much as Modric’s 60 chances, Ronaldo’s 54 and 97's.

Modric just over Messi on the correct pass rate (90.12% compared to 81.83%), but the Croatian midfielder has a lot of crossing the pitch.

According to FIFA’s announcement, Messi is on the list of seven players who were eliminated before the Top 3 of The Best. This is what happened for the first time in 12 years. Gold Ball’On and The Best lost their meaning in recent years. It is too tasteless. They want to give the best collective name, not the best individual. What a shame. It’s a sin