#9 Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers actually hopes Luis Suarez would win, but then opted for a realistic choice in Messi, saying “If you're talking about the Ballon d'Or and the last year then I don't think there's been any player better than Luis Suarez. In terms of that award, I think he would be very deserving of it in terms of how he's played, what he's given the team, how he's carried the team and the level that he's played at consistently.”
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“But listen, Lionel Messi is a player that I've admired since I saw him as a young player, a teenager. I've seen him come into the team at 16,17 and the last ten years he's been remarkable. His quality and just the things he's done in the game are magical. I've had the fortune to work with Luis so I know first-hand his qualities but they're both brilliant players.”
#10 Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique works with Lionel Messi every day and thus almost considers it blasphemy to even think about comparing him to Ronaldo, saying that Messi “is the best player of all time, regardless of an award, and to even doubt that is ridiculous”.
