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Messi, Haaland, and Mbappé were the finalists for the Rooster of the Golden Vests awards. Critics have questioned Messi's win. To compare, their goal impact is similar, but Haaland and Mbappé excel in scoring. Messi takes advantage in participation, while Haaland excels at taking advantage of goal opportunities. Haaland is the best in the group, but that doesn't mean he isn't skilled. Dreyfus analyzes the players' impact on the game and Messi comes out on top. Haaland and Mbappé mainly contribute through shots, while Messi's goals come from passes. After reviewing the data, who do you think should have won the awards? Who was the Rooster of the Golden Vests player, Messi, Haaland or Mbappé? There have been a lot of critics about Messi winning the Ballon d'Or and the Vests awards. In order to add some facts to the opinions, I'd like to review his performance together with Mbappé and Haaland, as they have been the most voted behind Messi in both events. Values over 100 indicate that a player is outperforming the top 10% average in that category. All three are at the same level in his goal impact, meaning that all are above the top 10 in direct participation in goals, no matter if scoring or creating them. Haaland and Mbappé excel in scoring, being above the top 10, with the Nordic in the top with an outstanding performance. Messi is in the top 20, which is good, but very far off them. In this case, Messi takes advantage, being the only above the top 10 and leaving Mbappé in the top 20 and Haaland in the top 30. Mbappé and Messi participate in more plays ending in shots, way above the top 10 in bringing danger to the opposite goal, while Haaland sits in the top 20 near to 30. Haaland is alone in the top of taking advantage of goal opportunities, placed in the top 10, while Messi and Mbappé have very discreet numbers. Taking into account the difficulty of the shot when scoring, none of them get closer to a relevant number. Haaland is still the best in the group, but not an outstanding. It doesn't mean that Haaland isn't skilled, probably he is having easier shots than the average. However, getting easier chances commonly involves a different skill set from them forward, like positioning, anticipation, etc. Now, analyze Dreyfus, which, despite not being directly related to goals, a skilled player means danger to any defense and really impacts the game dynamics. Messi is above the top 10, while Haaland and Mbappé are both in top 30. The Europeans main asset to impact on goals are the shots, while Messi goals come mainly from passes. However, all three have secondary resources with importance number 2. Haaland's participation in attacks falls almost exclusively on shots, while Mbappé and Messi support defensive in several ways. The French more prone to direct actions, while the Argentine mainly with passes and dribble. After reviewing the data, who do you think should have won those awards?