Jolo Simeone expresses strong support for Lionel Messi days ahead of Ballon d’Or

Before facing Atletico Madrid in their fourth game in the Spanish league, Diego Simeone He headlined a brief press conference and left with an important title: his opinion on who is the best player in the world today.he Cholo With a simple but effective argument, he specified why he believed in his fellow Lionel Messi Still the throne of world sports.

“Now a lot of great talents have gone to other leagues, the Arab League, Major League Soccer, people are talking about integrated talents, new talents, emerging talents… Who do you think is the best player in the world right now?” The meeting concluded. A consultation. Simeone said without taking too many detours: “Also, Messi, Messi. He became world champion. What else do you need to win in order to continue to be the best in the world?”

What cannot be ignored is that the next step Monday, October 30 Chatelet Theater The Best Awards ceremony will take place in Paris, where the best footballers in the world will be selected to win the Ballon d’Or. Messi is one of 30 nomineesthe record holder Best champion in history with 7 trophies (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021). The Argentinian is also among the nominees. Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan) and Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa). Currently, Simeone has made his verdict ahead of the expected delivery.

on the other hand, Cholo He mentioned another football player on the Argentinian team: Rodrigo De Paul returns from injury with national team. “Rodrigo’s problem is a muscle problem and we hope he can recover as soon as possible. All teams suffer from injuries and we have many players in the national team, which leads us to a situation like Rodrygo’s. The focus is to be able to Players that came on,” the coach commented.

At the same time, he is also focused on his next goal in La Liga, Valencia: “I always focus on positive things and Baraja is part of the club who is doing a great job in a very complicated period and is working with many young people. With Baraja’s presence we will Finding an opponent who is passionate and very complex, we will try to take the game to where we want it to be.” The fifth day of the Spanish Championship with Team Che will take place this Saturday at 11:15 (Argentine time) in Metz Thalia Stadium.

he Athletic Although the team still has a game against Sevilla on December 23, it is still five points behind leaders Real Madrid. He remains unbeaten, winning two and drawing one.