(ESP-ENG) La carrera por el Balón de Oro. [Opinión]
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
Having finished the two soccer tournaments that paralyzed the world for almost a month, there is now a big and extensive discussion in the air for the next 3 months and that is to define who will be the winner of the Ballon d'Or, a ceremony that will take place on October 28th in Paris. Argentina having won the Copa America does not change much the candidates because there are no clear eligible Argentines (Lautaro Martinez could be one), I think so, to win this award but Spain having won the Euro Cup does change the panorama a little. Why? - Because we should add two serious candidates who have everything to win: Rodri and Dani Carvajal.
But let's talk a bit about how the picture was before this pair of cups. The players with the best odds were: Vinicius, Bellingham and Toni Kroos. It is no coincidence that they are from Real Madrid because the season of Los Blancos was quite good. The issue here is that not only club performances are counted but also national team performances and that's where it all falls down. Vinicius scored 34 goals this season, won almost everything and even scored a goal in the Champions League final. The Englishman scored 23 goals winning the same. But if we put the magnifying glass and look at what this pair did with their national teams, we would be left waiting because they did absolutely nothing, totally inconsequential.
Bellingham scored only one goal in the Euro while Vinicius scored none and missed the quarterfinals due to suspension. But beyond the goals, they contributed nothing in terms of play, they were neither differential nor leaders, they fell very short. With all this for me I would take them out of the race but this is when one wonders, how much does the Champions League weigh? - This organization has a weird fixation with that competition. So, let's see who the new candidates would be. As I said, I don't see Lautaro being in the top 3: Copa America and Serie A champion and scorer, Italian Super Cup champion and MVP in Italy. If those are not attributes to at least be in the fight, I don't know what else would be needed.
Rodri: Champion with Spain and with City, European Super Cup and Club World Cup, in addition to being the most valuable player of the Euro. Both with Manchester City and Spain he is a determinant player, I think we did not see a great level in this tournament but for some reason he was named the MVP. I ask, if Modric won it, why shouldn't he win it? - There's a statistic that is going around that talks about the numbers between the Croatian and the Spaniard and in titles and goals Rodri already beats him; 4 goals against 12, for example. What happens here is that the criteria are very changeable, something that should not be.
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But if we were talking about justice, it would be Carvajal's turn: Champions League, La Liga, Euro Cup and Spanish Super Cup. But here there is a difference with Rodri and that is that Dani Carvajal was a fundamental piece for the triumph of Spain and Madrid in the Champions League to the point that he even scored a goal in that final. I think Dani is one of the best right backs in the world, if not the best, so would it be crazy for the Spaniard to take him? I've always thought that in addition to the soccer merits behind all this there is some marketing, to see who should get him for an image issue. A fullback would make the headlines? - A central defender already won it, Fabio Cannavaro in 2006.
There is no doubt that the winner will be the one to talk about, whoever it is. I wanted to touch on this topic today since we are just out of both cups and this conversation is very hot lately, the debate is intense: Lautaro, Rodri, Carvajal or maybe Vinicius? - Who do you think should win it? - Is there another candidate? Personally, I wouldn't mind if Dani Carvajal wins it, it's complicated but he's the one who convinces me the most.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos leemos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡Hugs to all, see you next time!
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Lo de los premios muchas veces se da más por Marketing que por otra cosa. Para mí quien debe ganarlo es Vinicius.
Hay varios elementos que lo sustentan y una competición no puede ser medidor porque, a mi juicio, dónde participaron todos los candidatos (Champions) quien fue el mejor jugador?
Quién fue el mejor jugador de su liga?
Es cierto que Vinicius no tuvo la madurez para ser el líder que necesitaba Brasil, pero, es cierto que cuando jugó contra Paraguay anotó dos goles.
Veremos qué sucede, pero de estos premios me he llevado varias sorpresas.
Alguien recuerda quién ganó el Balón de oro de 2010?
Por qué no lo ganó Andrés Iniesta que ganó todo lo que ganó Messi, pero, además, fue campeón del mundo y anotó el gol de la final?
Es lo que pienso.
Feliz jornada.
Salud y saludos.
Muy valiosa su opinión, amigo!
Recuerdo perfectamente aquel Balón de Oro del 2010 e igualmente me cuestioné bastante esa decisión. Como ud dice TODO es Marketing, todo se mueve por el dinero que pueda generar una decisión. Aunque quiero que gane Carvajal o en su defecto Rodri creo que al final se lo va a llevar Vinicius por todas las cosas que mencionas, aunque para mi y a pesar de eso, no tiene tanto meritos como el lateral derecho. Pero bueno, veremos.
Un abrazo!