why bother asking the whole world if they are not listening?
2006-07-07 05:46:07 · 9 answers · asked by ramonsao 3 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Podolski with only 6% of the votess is in 4th place.
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/bypa/results.html
2006-07-07 06:11:43 · update #1
Agreed! Just some candy for the hosts!
2006-07-07 05:49:18 · answer #1 · answered by Atomin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.. Lu Lu Lu Lukas PODOLSKI!
First of all, the winner of the award is NOT decided by fans, or else the best wouldn't win. They take the top 3 voted (popular players) and top 3 chosen (good players), and then a group that can really analyze the assets of each player makes the final decision. We know all the girls and Portuguese fans vote for C. Ronaldo and all the England fans vote for Luis Valente (so they can topple C. Ronaldo). This would definitely be an idiotic way to decide who is really the best of the best. Second of all, I love C. Ronaldo as much as the next person (unless he happens to be a Rooney-loving Englishman), but he was definitely not deserving of being the BEST Young Player this tournament. He has too much controversy surrounding him with that Rooney incident and the intentional/unintentional dives. He definitely did not play up to the same level as Lukas Podolski, and it's a shame that so many people overlooked the true best candidate for this award.
He plays a clean game, so there's nothing anybody can say about his diving/faking/cheating skills. He scored 3 goals and is one of the secondary contenders for the Golden Shoe Award (along with Best Young Player), plus he was a huge asset to his team in getting to the semifinals. He's always smiling and grinning and has great sportsmanship and a sunny aura. He embodies the spirit of a true "best young player" with his upbeat, positive nature, and displays a balance of youth in his energy and maturity in his ability to work as a successful counterpart to his teammate Miro Klose in scoring. Even in the face of Germany's loss in the semifinals, he was there to comfort his teammates. His relentless pursuance of success is to be admired, and he shows that he truly deserves recognition for his efforts this World Cup.
For everyone who said Messi - Messi is a good player who shows a lot of potential, but he's still young and has a long ways to go. He wasn't a pivotal fixture of his team, as Podolski was, and nor was he even a starter. He wasn't nearly as successful as the true winner in this competition this World Cup. Comparing stats, Messi only had 1 out of 2 shots on goal, and he had 2 tackles and drew 3 fouls. Also - C. Ronaldo scored what, one goal? And it was a penalty kick. He had 9 shots on goal, the same number as Podolski, and guess who was the one who made 3 of those? Podolski had twice as many tackles (10 to Ronaldo's 5), and he drew 14 fouls to Ronaldo's 6. Each Podolski and Ronaldo made a shot in penalties to advance their respective teams to the semifinals.
2006-07-07 05:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by bitterswtchocolate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 3 first option is selected by voters, like us. But then the technical group added 3 more player. And then decide which one is the best among them. The decision is made note by how many voters voted him, but by their skill during WC 2006. So I guess Podolski has lots of chance since he played good
2006-07-07 06:12:49 · answer #3 · answered by pm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
podolski didnt impress me. in fact, he kind of looks like a jerk.
it should have been messi all the way....or at least cristiano ronaldo...as much as everyone hates him, he did score a couple of times and make the last penalty kick that allowed portugal to go to the semi-finals for the first time in 30 years.
2006-07-07 05:52:10 · answer #4 · answered by Lola P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey i'm all for it... who cares if he wasn't the first 3 options. Good for Germany. I think he really did help out his team so they could make it to the semi's. Besides at least that stupid whining, faker Ronaldo didn't get it.
2006-07-07 06:10:18 · answer #5 · answered by lynie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to add some info, the head of the comitee that decided that is the german Lothar Mathaus.
2006-07-07 06:22:32 · answer #6 · answered by No. 10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UMMMMMMMMMMMMMM wat planet are u living on Podolski was third behind Christian Ronaldo and luis Valencia ok his performance in the game against Italy raised his ratings
2006-07-07 05:53:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lucas podolski doen't diserve it .. messi does
2006-07-07 05:51:31 · answer #8 · answered by englishbabe93 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he sucks
L. Messi is the man
2006-07-07 05:49:33 · answer #9 · answered by Jubei 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋