I don't think it's that big an injustice if Messi wins. He's dragging Barcelona to trophies and still scoring a ludicrous amount
This is for the standout performer for the calendar year just gone. Virgil has played a much bigger role in a Champions League win which involved one of the competitions biggest ever comebacks, incidentally in a game where Messi was unable to get his team going. League wins for them are a given, they also lost their cup final in a fairly embarrassing manner. Combine that with VVD's role in amassing a ridiculous 97 points and I personally think he has been the best for that time period.
Not particularly arsed either (enough to type that message above hah!) but he is the kind of person that won't let it get to him anyway. As Craig says, could all just be rumours.
From an individual players perspective though, a nice award to win where your peers recognise you as the greatest in the world.