Ballon d'Or 2011

[mitkoa7x]

Damn you fags got me

 

[IrvDizzle]

if Xavi didn't win it last year, no way he wins it this year. I too believe Xavi should win the award. He is the system that has led FCB and Spain to their most successful periods in their respective histories.

but if Leo gets it, I'm cool w/ that too. Voting will most likely be: 1. Leo 2. Cristiano 3. Xavi ... because apparently scoring goals is cooler than being an entire system dedicated to scoring goals.

 

[xaviniesta]

 

[Jenks]

You seem to be confusing CR performing to extremely high standards in a well-coached, well-organised Man Utd team with the best defence around (at the time), as well as other very good attacking players in Rooney and Tevez who worked for the team/CR with Messi playing for Argentina in a poorly-coach, poorly-organised team with a bunch of players who either are unwilling or incapable of working with/for Messi. To simply say that in the former instance CR played well in a team with a poor midfield (even though, really, they were just functional and doing a job as a part of a team) whereas Messi hasn't done it without Xavi/Iniesta is ridiculously short-sighted. A midfield is not a team.

So yeah, pretty absurd on the whole.

You've seem to have completely misunderstood my post, and inadvertently agreed with it. I'm the one illustrating how ridiculous the Xaviesta assertions were, the Ronaldo comparison is just a means to do that.

 

[ivan22]

if Xavi didn't win it last year, no way he wins it this year. I too believe Xavi should win the award. He is the system that has led FCB and Spain to their most successful periods in their respective histories.

but if Leo gets it, I'm cool w/ that too. Voting will most likely be: 1. Leo 2. Cristiano 3. Xavi ... because apparently scoring goals is cooler than being an entire system dedicated to scoring goals.

that's exactly how I think. Last year was Xavi's only chance to realy win this award (because of the WC). This year he's 'just' the most important player of the best team in the world. And since Messi and Cristiano score shitloads of goals there's no way he's gonna win this. I hope I'm wrong, but I realy can't see him winning this Award. Xavi would deserve it, more than any other player!

 

[Deco 20]

Don't get me wrong.. I wouldn't say I'm against Messi....... but Ronaldo looks way better with this.

Why is the doll holding a gold-plated football?

 

[La Furia]

More importantly...when does the Bidone d'Oro list come out?

 

[ammarfcb]

Don't kill me for this but last year Don had a better season than Xavi... I think the maestro got ahead in the votes based just on his charisma

it's hard to pick. they play as one.

 

[Daemul]

Why is Viva allowed to troll?

 

[BarcaGirl]

Sorry Viva, but this guy looks much better with it.

 

[AnfieldEd]

Why is Viva allowed to troll?

Same reason why you are allowed to continue to talk shit.

 

[Bilal Khan]

Xavi said that Casillas didn't vote for him because it would have been unfair to the other spanish team mates, does this mean that now captains can vote for their international team mates? also if Casillas' votes are out, what about other captains' like Leo and Cristiano ?

btw If you are curious, Casillas voted:

Ronaldo
Ozil
Messi

 

[Red Devil 2]

Xavi for me, Messi and Ronaldo are machines but the worlds best player over the last 12 months has been Xavi for me.

 

[dalitis8]

This is a list with the world's top 100 players according to 442: (some silly inclusions in there, like Essien, Stevie G, Kaka)


1. Messi
2. Ronaldo
3. Xavi
4. Iniesta
5. Villa
6. Rooney
7. David Silva
8. Pique
9. Van Persie
10. Ozil
11. Fabregas
12. Schweinsteiger
13. Sneijder
14. Aguero
15. Neuer
16. Vidic
17. Busquets
18. Modric
19. Casillas
20. Suarez
21. Lahm
22. Higuain
23. Neymar
24. Alves
25. Pastore
26. Cavani
27. Nasri
28. Pedro
29. Eto'o
30. Benzema
31. Di Maria
32. Thiago Silva
33. Ibrahimovic
34. Cole
35. Kompany
36. Nani
37. Alonso
38. Ribery
39. Y. Toure
40. Coentrao
41. Gotze
42. Torres
43. Evra
44. Mata
45. Bale
46. Hummels
47. Hernandez
48. Hazard
49. Robben
50. Terry
51. Gomez
52. Di Natale
53. Drogba
54. Van der Vaart
55. Victor Valdes
56. Lampard
57. Ramos
58. Puyol
59. Marcelo
60. Pirlo
61. Tevez
62. Falcao
63. Abidal
64. Lloris
65. Essien
66. Chiellini
67. Dzeko
68. Kagawa
69. Pato
70. Sanchez
71. Kaka
72. Hamsik
73. De Rossi
74. Hulk
75. Robinho
76. Eriksen
77. Marchiso
78. Gerrard
79. Pepe
80. M'Vila
81. Forlan
82. Cazorla
83. Reina
84. Wilshere
85. Lucio
86. Buffon
87. Martinez
88. Balotelli
89. Muller
90. Pereira
91. Lugano
92. Llorente
93. Hart
94. Mascherano
95. Klose
96. Maicon
97. Boateng
98. Rossi
99. Ferdinand
100. Leandro

 

[dalitis8]

Ozil, Sneijder, and Schweini should not have been so high.

Torres should not be in the top 100 anymore.