Former Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara believes that worldwide striker Luis Suarez should have been on the FIFA Ballon d’Or award shortlist and it is a major travesty that he has not been included in the three man shortlist.
Former Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara believes that worldwide striker Luis Suarez should have been on the FIFA Ballon d’Or award shortlist and it is a major travesty that he has not been included in the three man shortlist.
The former Liverpool striker was a major factor in the Catalan club winning numerous trophies including the Champions League and the domestic league title last season. However, his real top performance was started for the club only in 2015 since he was not able to represent Barcelona for much of 2014. Even then, he has .
Thiago believes that the Uruguayan could not have done much better given the competition that he has in the team. Suarez has been paired up with Neymar and Messi as part of the front three, which has been the focus of many attacks. Thiago has even gone as far as comparing this trio with the likes of the famous names from Barcelona’s history. Over the decades, Barcelona have had some impressive partnerships like Messi, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto’o. Meanwhile, Thiago was also asked about the reasons for his exit from the Camp Nou. While maintaining that he felt happy at Bayern Munich, he says that he could return to Barcelona in the future.
“Right now, all three of them are deserving of being in the running for the Ballon d’Or.They’re a fabulous trio, just like the tridents made up of Xavi, Leo and [Andres] Iniesta, or Messi, [Samuel] Eto’o and [Thierry] Henry were. It’s only at the end of your career when you can look back and assess things. They’re well on track to become one of the best attacking trios in the history of the game. At present, I feel really good where I am,” said Thiago.