Statistically , did Lionel Messi deserve the Golden Ball ?
Is lionel messi actually the best player during the World Cup ?
Argentina failed to achieve their dream of winning the World Cup since they last time won it in 1986 with Diego Armando Maradona , still , Leo Messi managed to win the best player award (golden ball). but did he deserve it ?
According to the Fifa's official website , James Rodriguez won the Adidas Golden Boot , after he finished 1st at the top scoring table with 6 goals, while Manuel Neuer won the Golden Glove award , while Paul Pogba , surprisely , won the Hyundai Young Player Award.
Lionel Messi won the Fifa Golden Ball , after reaching the World Cup final , beating Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben who finished 2nd & 3rd.
Mueller played 7 games , scored 5 goals & had 16 shots , 221 Passes Completed , 11 Recovered Balls and 8 Tackles , while he had a 9.63 Rating and Covered 84 Km.
On the other hand , Toni Kroos , the highest rating player according to Fifa , Played 7 matches , 690 minutes , scored 2 goals & gave 4 Assists , 31% Crosses Completed , 20 Ball Recovery , 84.8% Pases Completion Rate (537 Completed Passes ), Committed 7 Fouls , Covered 82.6 Km and had a 9.79 Rating.
On the other hand , Leo , the Golden Ball winner , helped his team reach the final , with 4 goals in 7 games , 22 shots , 242 Passes Completed , 9 Recovered Balls , 7 tackles and 9.39 Rating , with 62.7 Km of the Distance Covered.
After all that , we must add that Messi had the most goals scored for argentina (71.4%) , Created the most chances from all the player in the tournament (23) , Completed the mot take-ons of all players (46) , and won more man of the match awards than any other Player (4) , but it is worth mentioning that Leo's goals where all scored in the group stage , against some weak teams like Nigeria, Iran and Bosnia , and won the 3 man of the match against these teams , while he failed to score in knockout stage , and won the man of the match award against Switzerland , after he gave an assist to Di Maria who scored in the 118 minute of the extra-time.
According to the Fifa's official website , James Rodriguez won the Adidas Golden Boot , after he finished 1st at the top scoring table with 6 goals, while Manuel Neuer won the Golden Glove award , while Paul Pogba , surprisely , won the Hyundai Young Player Award.
Lionel Messi won the Fifa Golden Ball , after reaching the World Cup final , beating Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben who finished 2nd & 3rd.
Mueller played 7 games , scored 5 goals & had 16 shots , 221 Passes Completed , 11 Recovered Balls and 8 Tackles , while he had a 9.63 Rating and Covered 84 Km.
On the other hand , Toni Kroos , the highest rating player according to Fifa , Played 7 matches , 690 minutes , scored 2 goals & gave 4 Assists , 31% Crosses Completed , 20 Ball Recovery , 84.8% Pases Completion Rate (537 Completed Passes ), Committed 7 Fouls , Covered 82.6 Km and had a 9.79 Rating.
On the other hand , Leo , the Golden Ball winner , helped his team reach the final , with 4 goals in 7 games , 22 shots , 242 Passes Completed , 9 Recovered Balls , 7 tackles and 9.39 Rating , with 62.7 Km of the Distance Covered.
After all that , we must add that Messi had the most goals scored for argentina (71.4%) , Created the most chances from all the player in the tournament (23) , Completed the mot take-ons of all players (46) , and won more man of the match awards than any other Player (4) , but it is worth mentioning that Leo's goals where all scored in the group stage , against some weak teams like Nigeria, Iran and Bosnia , and won the 3 man of the match against these teams , while he failed to score in knockout stage , and won the man of the match award against Switzerland , after he gave an assist to Di Maria who scored in the 118 minute of the extra-time.
