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Toni Kroos Says Lionel Messi "Does Not Belong In The Top Three" Of The Best Awards

Toni Kroos Says Lionel Messi "Does Not Belong In The Top Three" Of The Best Awards

Kroos also had his say on the winner Robert Lewandowski.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Toni Kroos does NOT think Lionel Messi did well this year and says he doesn't belong in the top three of The Best awards.

Messi finished in third place behind the best men's player of the year Robert Lewandowski and second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Barcelona superstar endured a miserable 2020 as his side went trophy-less last season.

Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA

But he garnered 35 points from his footballing peers to earn a spot in the top three of The Best men's player of the year.

However, Kroos reckons he doesn't deserve to be in the top three based on his year for Barcelona.

Image: PA
Image: PA

Speaking on his podcast that he shares with his brother, the German supported Lewandowski while taking exception with Messi's inclusion.

"Lewandowski deserves it, absolutely," he said via AS.

"But for me, Messi does not belong in the top three. I don't think he did well this year."

The Real Madrid midfielder also had his say on the men's coach of the year which Jurgen Klopp won ahead of Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick.

The Liverpool manager beat his fellow German and Leeds United's Marcelo Bielsa to The Best prize.

On Klopp pipping Flick to the award, he said: "Of course they are both great coaches, based on their successes, Klopp has also had an amazing year.

"You can see it in both of their seasons. In the end, it's not that important either."

On Flick, he added: "Hansi Flick is one of the characters of 2020.

"He not only made his team a triple winner, but he has swept every team and they have rarely scored less than four goals."

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Topics: Football News, Football, Barcelona, Lionel Messi, Toni Kroos, Real Madrid

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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