With only a few days left until the 2022 Ballon d'Or ceremony, discussions among fans about Tang Ye picked up again.
The maestro was twenty-three this year. If he could win his fourth Ballon d'Or at this point...
That would be another record!
Well, the maestro had always been on the road to breaking records. He had never stopped.
"TY winning the Ballon d'Or is the most likely outcome. I don't think there's a more suitable choice."
"This year's Ballon d'Or belongs to TY. I'm fully confident about that."
"TY should be this year's Ballon d'Or winner."
Commentators from major newspapers all chose Tang Ye's side and started stacking buffs directly.
By the logic of football matches, the side favored by too many people often suffered an upset, so plenty of fans voiced their concerns in the comments.
But those concerns were actually unnecessary.
The Ballon d'Or selection was different from a match. Some things simply couldn't produce an upset.
FourFourTwo compared the detailed statistics of Tang Ye, Benzema, and Ousmane Dembélé over the eligibility period for this Ballon d'Or edition, from August 2021 to October 2022.
There was no need to even mention Dembélé. Tang Ye's style of play was inherently dominant; it was almost impossible for someone on the same team to outperform him.
So the main comparison was between Tang Ye and Benzema.
Benzema's advantages were his league goals and Champions League goals. In those two categories, he firmly surpassed Tang Ye.
Of course, those were the only two categories.
Tang Ye had nearly eight times as many league assists as Benzema and three times as many Champions League assists.
Moreover, as a midfielder, Tang Ye had completed three times as many dribbles as Benzema during the statistical period.
FourFourTwo's article successfully explained why so many people