Ballon d'Or shortlist

[K1LLSW1TCH]

I did a search but couldn't find a thread on this years shortlist so here it is:

Shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala 2011

The following 23 men (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2011:

Éric Abidal (France), Sergio Agüero (Argentina), Karim Benzema (France), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Dani Alves (Brazil), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Cesc Fàbregas (Spain), Diego Forlán (Uruguay), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thomas Müller (Germany), Nani (Portugal), Neymar (Brazil), Mesut Özil (Germany), Gerard Piqué (Spain), Wayne Rooney (England), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands), Luis Suárez (Uruguay), David Villa (Spain), Xabi Alonso (Spain), Xavi (Spain).

The following ten coaches (in alphabetical order, first nationality and then team) are in contention for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football 2011:

Vicente Del Bosque (Spain/Spain national team), Alex Ferguson (Scotland/Manchester United FC), Rudi Garcia (France/Lille OSC), Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Barcelona), Jürgen Klopp (Germany/Borussia Dortmund), Joachim Löw (Germany/Germany national team), José Mourinho (Portugal/Real Madrid C.F.), Óscar Tabárez (Uruguay/Uruguay national team), André Villas-Boas (Portugal/FC Porto, Chelsea FC), Arsène Wenger (France/Arsenal FC).

http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/media/newsid=1535258/index.html

Wenger included in the coaches shortlist, what did he do last year exactly? I can appreciate he keeps our team consistent and I do think he's a good manager but he shouldn't be on the shortlist. Also there's no Robin van Persie who has scored 38 goals in all competitions this year.

It's like I was reading on a blog, some of those names in there are completely baffling, Abidal has come through a horrific time in his life but in terms of football he shouldn't even be on the list. Hasn't Fabregas been injured for quite a lot of 2011 as well?

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

Doesn't matter how many ridiculous players are on there, the winner will still be the same

That's true but the shortlist still has some farcical choices.

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

Good call on Muller, everything I've seen and read about him indicates he's one of the best young players in the world right now.