Mohammed Salah he is not happy with his seventh position in the Ballon d’Or of this past edition. Author of a great season with Liverpool, it seems that the Egyptian he did not see his performance rewarded in said award. After the debates about the non-victory of Robert Lewandowski, who finished second behind Lionel Messi, it is another player who remembers the event.
With 22 goals behind him in the last edition of the Premier League, and a good start with Liverpool this season, Salah expected more than seventh place in the Ballon d’Or qualification. In an interview with CMDthe striker said he still doesn’t understand why he wasn’t in a higher position: “The results of the Ballon d’Or were shocking for me. I don’t have much to say about it, but no one expected him to finish seventh last year, but that’s what happened.
Salah questioned the system used
To try to explain this position that does not correspond to his performance on the pitch, Salah attacked certain countries, in which soccer is not a widespread sport and, therefore, its classification of players worthy of being on the podium of the Golden Ball It would not be entirely objective, according to Salah himself.
“There are many countries that do not know how to vote. I don’t know what they base their choices on. I don’t think there is a conspiracy, but there are elections that are not right and there are many countries where football is not popular. I don’t know what they based their choices on, but I don’t believe in conspiracies.”