How about that Vardy guy?
Amazing for 5 months, invisible at the Euro, sucking this season and he's a top 10 player apparently.
Invisible at Euro because Hodgson essentially glued him to the bench. He was electric against Wales.
The Ballon d'Or isn't a definitive player ranking, obviously Jamie ****ing Vardy isn't the 8th best player in world football. He was the top striker on one of the biggest out of nowhere underdog stories in the history of sports, of course he's gonna get some votes for that. Would I have voted for him? No, definitely not. Should he have finished 8th? No, I don't think so. But I absolutely understand why he ranked where he did. Far less cartoonish than Rui Patricio at 13.
Yeah, former format, journalists, no captain/coaches.Have they changed the voting arrangements for this? I can't find the full breakdown of votes by country/voter.
Ed - Although apparently LITN knows otherwise.
At this rate Sergio Ramos deserves the next Ballon D'or.
It's not longer the award for best player
Yes.if France and Atletico won their finals, does Griezmann win?
if France and Atletico won their finals, does Griezmann win?
if France and Atletico won their finals, does Griezmann win?
Gonna go against the tide and say no. If Sneijder didn't beat Messi and Ronaldo as the best player on both a treble winning side and WC finalist, Neuer didn't beat them when Germany won the WC, or Ribery didn't beat then when Bayern won the treble, then I don't see Griezmann winning this year in an alternate universe where France and Atletico win their finals. I think the Messi/Ronaldo mindset runs too deep in voters. I could be absolutely wrong though, especially considering the change in voter-base.
How about that Vardy guy?
Amazing for 5 months, invisible at the Euro, sucking this season and he's a top 10 player apparently.
Totally cartoonish IMO because he was good for 5 months period. Sucked the other 7 months.
Rui Patricio is totally ridiculous obviously, but is in line with the usual weighed summer competition (and him and Pepe are much more of a reason Portugal won rather than Ronaldo).
That reminds me
^^^ looking to get banged