Van Dijk will win Ballon d'Or, but Messi is still the best

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is the favorite to win this year's Ballon D'Or. Even so he is considered not able to rival the greatness of Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
Is a former Dutch national team player, Rafael Van der Vaart, who considers Van Dijk no better coming from Messi despite the success of embracing Ballon D'Or later.

Van der Vaart argued that the impact of Van Dijk on Liverpool was not as great as the impact of La Pulga on Barcelona. This also triggers the Dutch national team captain will not match the greatness of the Barcelona captain.

"Is a defender like Virgil able to win Ballon d'Or? Yes, of course. Why not? He has stated his quality together to bring Liverpool Champions League and Dutch champions to the final of the UEFA Nations League. He was able to win it this year, "said the former Real Madrid player told Ons on Friday (9/13/2019).

"Even so you are not able to compare players. If you choose a defender it does not mean he is more powerful from Messi. You have to watch what he wins, how important his impact is to his own team. We just watch what will take place later, "he said again.

The name of Virgil van Dijk became the new contestant in the top three candidates for the Ballon-winning'Or 2019. Later he will compete with two players who for the past decade have always been nominated, they are Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.