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#3 Consistency
Much has been made about the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo was pivotal in Real Madrid’s historic double last season. However, the truth is that the Portuguese superstar was mediocre for much of the season and only came to life in the months of March, April and May.
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Yes, trophies are handed out in May and that’s what counts. Then why bother with making the Ballon d’Or consider an annual calendar year? Why not hand out the award in May itself?
Over the course of the entire calendar year, Lionel Messi has been the more consistent player of football’s most supreme duo. The Argentine has been simply magnificent - with barely any goal-drought to consider. Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, has been woeful since the start of the 2017/18 season.
When Leo Messi has been brilliant for 9/12 months and Ronaldo has been better for 3/12 - why, oh why, is the Portuguese star favourite to win the award? The logic simply does not compute.
