Fak Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 49 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Makes that embarrassing Rio Ferdinand "Balon d'Or! Balon d'Or!" thing even funnier now What's this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 1 hour ago, 54 said: Love a CDM winning the Ballon d'Or. Rodri is a joke of a player and is more than deserving of the award. If there was a microcosm of everything detestable about Real Madrid, its that story. Throwing their toys out the pram because one of their players didn't get voted the best player in the world, just because they think he has a god given right to win it as he plays for Madrid. I love Rodri, but if you aren’t winning PL player of the year, nor CL, how are you winning Ballon d’Or. Bit ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 When does it get confirmed? Would be funny if Vinny Jr won it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 1 hour ago, Fak said: What's this? I'll let you search for it, it gives me shivers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 1 hour ago, Flip said: I love Rodri, but if you aren’t winning PL player of the year, nor CL, how are you winning Ballon d’Or. Bit ridiculous. coz the Euro? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Ghosted for his nation so it's great to see. CL holds far too much weight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Real being Real, well I never. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likelylad Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 It just feels very reflective modern society. “Content creators” holding up Vinicius Jnr’s shirt on the red carpet, random players whinging on social media about the result and Real players not attending as their team mate didn’t win. Pretty pathetic all round tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 State of modern football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 I'm all for the award going to someone who didn't score most goals once in a while, especially when Rodri has been ridiculously good for so long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Emi Martinez wins Best keeper for the second year running. Carlo Ancelotti best mens coach. Emma Hayes best women's coach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 2 minutes ago, 54 said: Emi Martinez wins Best keeper for the second year running. Carlo Ancelotti best mens coach. Emma Hayes best women's coach. Not the bloke that won a quadruple? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Rodri is obviously an exceptional footballer but I still think it reflects pretty negatively on the level of football as of right now, in terms of what you would consider to be superstar talent, that he's Ballon D'or winner and it isn't really questionable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 24 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: Rodri is obviously an exceptional footballer but I still think it reflects pretty negatively on the level of football as of right now, in terms of what you would consider to be superstar talent, that he's Ballon D'or winner and it isn't really questionable. Yeah, same with Martinez, is he really that good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 It’s very questionable like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikse Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) Team (and individual) performances in international tournaments has so much weight in these.. Edited October 29 by Erikse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 35 minutes ago, TaylorJ_01 said: Yeah, same with Martinez, is he really that good? Big game players in high profile cups tend to win these awards. Conceded 1 goal in the Copa América which he won, winning a(nother) pelanty shootout along the way. Is he the best in the world? Probably not. Is he an elite level keeper who performs on the big stage? Absolutely. Was hardly going to be Unai Simon or the Real backup who came 2nd and 3rd and then the rest are alsorans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 Rodri went off injured at halftime of the Euros Final; his replacement came on, played fantastically well, and scored the winner. If Oyarzabal had instead come on, had a shocker, and handed the title to England, I feel like Rodri would not have won the award. Vini should have won, imo, but he wasn't at a level where it was undisputed. With Rodri, it just seems like they wanted to reward a player with both club and international success, and he was the best option from Spain or Argentina. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 5 minutes ago, Segun Oluwaniyi said: Rodri went off injured at halftime of the Euros Final; his replacement came on, played fantastically well, and scored the winner. If Oyarzabal had instead come on, had a shocker, and handed the title to England, I feel like Rodri would not have won the award. Vini should have won, imo, but he wasn't at a level where it was undisputed. With Rodri, it just seems like they wanted to reward a player with both club and international success, and he was the best option from Spain or Argentina. Zubimendi replaced him. It goes both ways though, Real were pretty lucky against Man City in the QF. If they get knocked out Vini has no chance of winning the award. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 Real want to create their own awards now with Barca? The Super Balon d'Or? Can nominate themselves and vote themselves too. and have a category just for them too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 11 hours ago, ponsaelius said: Rodri is obviously an exceptional footballer but I still think it reflects pretty negatively on the level of football as of right now, in terms of what you would consider to be superstar talent, that he's Ballon D'or winner and it isn't really questionable. Agreed. I also think that Vinicius Jr and Real Madrid throwing their toys out the pram sums it up. Would barely be top 10 in some of the previous golden years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 10 hours ago, Erikse said: Team (and individual) performances in international tournaments has so much weight in these.. This is also true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 I think it reflects football fans being a bit more nerdy now and valuing technical midfielders more than flair attackers thanks to so much of the coverage being on 'genius tactical managers' and tactics so of course the players everyone loves moves towards players like Rhodri and Modric. I do think the trend definitely means there are a lot less high quality flair attackers as managers care less about them now. Ancelotti may the last great coach who sees it his job to make all his star players happy and fit them on the pitch somehow. Young player coming through who can listen to complicated tactical instructions and keep up technically with the other players is going to get into the first team quicker than someone who does nothing half the match but occaisionally scores a worldie. It's also just an award, like all others, always going to be more people unhappy than happy with it. Real Madrid's reaction has been spectacularly petty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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