The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 is the best player in the world, but has insisted that the Real Madrid ace has delivered at crucial moments for his side.
Feyenoord Rotterdam head coach, Ronald Koeman, has revealed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 should be awarded Ballon d’Or this year, as the Real Madrid prolific attacker has delivered on every crucial moment to help his side claim important wins.
The former Dutch international admitted that Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is undoubtedly best player in the world, but also acknowledged that the former Manchester United star is a class act as well.
The Portuguese forward netted an outstanding 46 goals in 38 La Liga appearances last term, and his tally was certainly not below his standards in UEFA Champions League, finding the back of the net on 10 occasions.
“Who would I give the Ballon d'Or to? How many has Messi got? Three? Then I would give one to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-c9622 is also a great player like Messi, and he has been making the difference in Madrid”, Koeman was
quoted as saying to AS.
After guiding Barca to lift several pieces of silverware during his four years spell, Josep Guardiola left the managerial hot seat at Camp Nou, and the club management decided to appoint the 41-year-old’s assistant coach, Tito Vilanova, as the club’s new
manager.
Since taking the reins of the Catalan giants, Vilanova has done well to guide his side to eight victories from their nine games, and Koeman has praised the 44-year-old tactician for leading Barca impressively thus far.
“The results of Tito's Barca side speak for themselves. I think they continue to have a strong team, despite having some injured players. At the moment I think they are very good”, the former Dutch international added.
The veteran Dutch tactician went on to admire Real Madrid head coach, Jose Mourinho, who has achieved success with three different teams in Europe.
“Mourinho is a very good coach who has succeeded with many teams. Though his style of play is different to that of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, his teams always get good results”, Koeman concluded.
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