Mexican striker Carlos Vela beat superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to November's Player of the Month award. Playing for Real Sociedad, "The Bombardier" earned La Liga's top honor for his achievements during last month's games. In the manager's department, Athletic Bilbao's coach Ernesto Valverde earned the highest honor.
"Real Sociedad striker Carlos Vela and the manager of Athletic Club, Ernesto Valverde, are the winners of the awards. The four goals scored by the Mexican forward in November have earned him the prize of best player in the division in November. For his part, the manager of the Bilbao side led his team to ten of the twelve points available last month. Their run of victories catapulted Athletic to the middle of the table. The voting panel is formed by football professionals who are very familiar with both the Liga BBVA and the Liga Adelante, and who have no links to any of the clubs in the competition," can be read on La Liga's website.
This decision has raised controversy among Spanish media, since Vela's performance was not as relevant as Cristiano Ronaldo's run last month, or Lionel Messi setting a new goal scoring record for the Spanish top-flight division. Coach Valverde's award has also raised some doubts, since Carlo Ancelotti appeared to be a suitable candidate with his team continuing their unbeaten streak in every competition.
