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Ballon D’or 2018 (Modric Winner)

JoshAddick
JoshAddick Posts: 1,786
edited December 2018 in Other Football and Sports
Winner will be announced tonight. Opinions?
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,290
    Well ya probably got a 50/50 chance
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,786
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Well ya probably got a 50/50 chance

    Been leaked that Modric has won it
  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,725
    Pointless award if it doesn't go to the best player in the world. Messi = GOAT
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Modric deserves it this year.
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,786
    CharltonMadrid said:

    Modric deserves it this year.

    Think he’s been useless since the World Cup. No coincidence Madrid are having a bad start and Juventus are having their best ever start to a season
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Its close,but I can't see beyond Lyle Taylor.

    Toby Stevenson deserves a mention fur the check a trade debut hatrick.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Neymar 12th haha
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,362
    Kane 10th, and people will still argue he’s a tap in merchant
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,786
    Mbappe wins the Kopa Award for U21 talent
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,786
    Messi 5th
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,945
    JoshAddick said:

    Messi 5th

    Weird one.

    Who's left? Ronaldo, Modric, Mbappe and...?
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Antoine Griezmann
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,945
    Ah yeah probably.
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,786
    Reckon Mbappe, Griezmann, Ronaldo then Modric
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    First time since 2006 Messi not in top 3
    Last 10 have been won by Messi or Ronaldo
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,735
    The judges are just guessing cos they ain’t got the 2 Bob channel you need to watch La Ligua these days.
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,786
    Been confirmed. Modric has won it. Undeserved imo
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    I have no idea about club football at that level, but Modric was head and shoulders the best player in the World Cup.
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Superb in World Cup and for Real Madrid last season. Humble, unassuming guy as well - pleased to see him win it.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,671
    If people are honest with themselves its Messi or Ronaldo.... just because its repetitive shouldn't mean people should vote differently
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    I think Modric deserved it. A relatively open contest this year, as Messi and Ronaldo have been below their best, while France was more an excellent team rather than one genius dragging them to the WC win
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,290
    Only the FIFTH best player??
  • JoshAddick
    JoshAddick Posts: 1,786
    edited December 2018
    Because there was a slight contest to Messi and Ronaldo they gave it to Modric. People are just so fed up of seeing the same people win it every year that given a chance to vote for someone else they do it. But like @Pelling1993 said, it shouldn’t change people’s votes. If you look at it logically Ronaldo deserves it and that’s a fact
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    Harry Redknapp alert!!!
    Men's Ballon d'Or winner 2018 Luka Modric: "Change of position helped me a lot in my career. I used to play more offensively.

    "When I dropped back, I was able to read the game better and show my creativity. Harry Redknapp made that change."

    Get those quotes to the jungle. Triffic!
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Lionel Messi (5th) vs Kylian Mbappé (4th) since the start of last season:

    Games played:

    76 vs 67

    Goals scored:

    64 vs 39

    Assists made:

    27 vs 14

    🧐
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    In a World Cup year, performances in Russia will be an important factor, and both Ronaldo and Messi are probably suffering through their countries not doing that well in the summer.

    In terms of CLUB performances, certainly in 2017/18, Mo Salah would get the award for me, as he did it for a far less dominant club that Real or Barcelona.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    edited December 2018
    JoshAddick said:

    Because there was a slight contest to Messi and Ronaldo they gave it to Modric. People are just so fed up of seeing the same people win it every year that given a chance to vote for someone else they do it. But like @Pelling1993 said, it shouldn’t change people’s votes. If you look at it logically Ronaldo deserves it and that’s a fact

    Based on @ForeverAddickted picture its clear Messi deserved it.

    And thats a fact
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    People need to remember the Balloon Door is a individual persons award not a team award.

    Did Barca win Champions League-No
    Did Argentina win World Cup-No

    Do the above stats show Messi as the best performer of the year-Yes

    So how has Messi not won
  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    killerandflash said:

    I think Modric deserved it. A relatively open contest this year, as Messi and Ronaldo have been below their best, while France was more an excellent team rather than one genius dragging them to the WC win

    I dunno about that. Ronaldo scored the same number of goals last season as Salah but also won the Champions League. Had one of the goals of the year. Is doing well for his new team. I don't like him but I think he earned it again last year.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    No one can deny Modric had a great season but i don't get the argument of giving it to a player just because his club or country had a great season. Yes Madrid won the champions league but does anyone seriously believe that they won it because of Modric?

    I'm going to stick my neck out here and say that Ronaldo's 15 goals were slightly more important than Modric's contribution. Where was Modric when Ronaldo was scoring 3 goals in the tie against PSG and another 3 goals including that overhead kick v Juventus?

    As Paulie says it's an individual award and yes people might be fed up of them winning it every year, but Messi and Ronaldo are still the 2 best players.

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