Jérôme Rothen does not understand that the Ballon d’Or has once again gone to the Argentine striker.
Jérôme Rothen does not really hold Lionel Messi in his heart. He demonstrated it at the end of last season by criticizing him at all costs for his behavior at PSG and he continues to do so now when the Argentine genius has just been named Ballon d’Or for the 8e times in his career.
Rothen “hallucinates” about Messi’s coronation
Tuesday evening, during his show on RMC Sport, the former PSG player expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that La Pulga had once again been chosen for this prestigious prize. In his eyes, Erling Haaland deserved it much more.
” It is shameful ! There is no criterion where he comes in No. 1 over the past season, he cursed. In the rankings, even if he won the World Cup, he is inferior to Haaland who won everything in England and who broke all records. The number of goals and assists and is top scorer in C1″
🗣 The rant of @RothenJerome against the Ballon d’Or given to Messi: “It’s shameful! There is no criterion where he comes No. 1. In the list, even if he won the World Cup, he is inferior to Haaland who won everything in England and broke all the records.” pic.twitter.com/y8IvJYL3XI
— Rothen s’igname (@Rothensenflamme) October 31, 2023
Rothen then developed his argument by indicating that Messi has not been a shadow of himself for three, four years. And that, as a result, he is no longer legitimate to win the most beautiful trophy. “When Leo and CR7 were doing it (scoring 60 goals per season), it’s completely normal that they were number 1. But Messi, last year it was around twenty goals. This Ballon d’Or no longer has any credibility. We saw his matches at PSG and he was not above the melee. It’s problematic that the player who is supposed to be the best in the world is not the best at his club. I’m not criticizing his career, but for 3.4 years he has no longer been the best player in the world. I’m hallucinating.”
