Robert Pirès hanged the boots does some years, but this does not prevent him be to the day of the actuality futbolística. The ex French player has gone through the City Condal in quality of ambassador of the Arsenal, and has detained to answer to some interviews. Between his comments there has been a place stood out for the FC Barcelona, and has referred to varied of his idols.
In addition to advising to the culés on the case Ousmane Dembélé, elogiar to Samuel Umtiti, Clément Lenglet and Philippe Coutinho or value to Adrien Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann, the one of Reims has praised to Leo Messi, to the that has described like "one of the best of the history". On the same line, it has touched him speak of the recent deliveries of prizes, and has left his very clear opinion.
Questioned by the Balloon of Gold to Luka Modric, the crack has explained that they do not like him this type of distinctions, because they go against of the concept of a sport in which it prevails the community: "it Is that to me the Balloon of Gold does not like me a lot. We are speaking of football and this type of prizes boost the individual, no the collective. It is impossible to reward to an alone player by the successes of a group. In Madrid will say that Modric is the best of the world, in Barcelona will say that the best is Messi, and always like this..."
"Sincerely, for me these prizes not even would have to exist. It is complicated to affirm categorically who is the best of the world. Cristiano, Messi, Mbappé or even Varane, the only that has won it all this year. Besides, neither we know who are many of the journalists that have voted", has reflexionado, doing a clear allusion to the votes 'ghost' that have seeded the controversy when being explained some of means that have closed and of employees that never existed.
Besides, Pirès has launched a hard criticism to the trophy, throwing the sight backwards and signalling another detail that left him notably disappointed. Without doubting it, has affirmed with forcefulness that there was a year in which it left to loan attention to the nominations and to the winners. "For me the Balloon of Gold does not mean at all from 2010. You remember what happened in 2010, no? That prize was for Iniesta. When I saw that it did not win it, the prize left to interest me", has sentenced.
Pirès Does his bet for the Champions
In his conversations with the Catalan means, Pirès also has done his bet in the international tournaments of the season, and in addition to wishing that the Arsenal win the Europe League, has played it to him with the Champions: "it Is more open that never, but for me project three teams, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus. Also it likes me the Liverpool and to see which raisin with the Manchester City. It plays well, but I do not finish to see it like winner".