notAhumanO08@alien.topB to General Discussion@soccer.forumEnglish · 1 year agoWhat your opinion on Messi winning his eighth ballon dormessage-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat your opinion on Messi winning his eighth ballon dornotAhumanO08@alien.topB to General Discussion@soccer.forumEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBaarsjes@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThey should: Win the most prestigious prize in sports history, carry your team to win, and be the best player in that tournament. Have very similar goal+assists contributions as Mbappe and Haaland. And actually perform in important games and finals, unlike Haaland. Maybe, just maybe,it is deserved.
minus-squareComplexOccam@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBut then Ronaldo did this with Portugal when they won the euros and didn’t make top 3. The ballon dor is a bit of a joke of an award to be honest. It shouldnt be given to a player for having a few good weeks of football.
They should:
Win the most prestigious prize in sports history, carry your team to win, and be the best player in that tournament.
Have very similar goal+assists contributions as Mbappe and Haaland.
And actually perform in important games and finals, unlike Haaland.
Maybe, just maybe,it is deserved.
But then Ronaldo did this with Portugal when they won the euros and didn’t make top 3. The ballon dor is a bit of a joke of an award to be honest. It shouldnt be given to a player for having a few good weeks of football.