Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[PL368Z]

The biggest Ballon d'Or snub was when World Wide Wes who won the treble and carried Holland to the world cup final, didn't even make top 3.

Tbh dude was only good for few months i.e. he was rubbish for the most of the latter half of 2010.

Messi was definitely that years best player, dude was out here getting compared to maradona and pele.

 

[Piff Huxtable]

Valdes footballing skills were vital to how Barca wanted to play from the back, also the fact that he was a sweeper/keeper when teams countered, allowed Barca to play with the high line. You think Barca would of been able to do that with Joe Hart or Roy Carroll in goal? There is a reason why Pep bushed Joe Hart for Claudio Bravo and it wasnt because of shot stopping abilities either, which Hart is far more superior at.

using british goalies as standard for good goalkeeping

Valdes was "Norris Cole on the Heat" status

 

[bigdaddy88]

this nikka expressions is a walking punchline..... every other line is a punchline

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Tbh dude was only good for few months i.e. he was rubbish for the most of the latter half of 2010.

Messi was definitely that years best player, dude was out here getting compared to maradona and pele.

Sorry breh, I cannot be having that. Michael Owen won it in 2001,for only 2 games. TWO. The FA Cup final vs Arsenal and hat trick in Munich vs Germany. I take WWW being Holland's best player in the biggest tournament in the World over that.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

using british goalies as standard for good goalkeeping

Valdes was "Norris Cole on the Heat" status

You clearly missed the point. Its not on goalkeeping ability its on footballing ability

I could of used Oscar Perez, Kim Young-Kwang, and Kostas Chalkias as the examples, the point still remains the same.

 

[Ukbrotha]

McTomi-Egan bruv.

 

[nahnah]

Amazon Prime start their PL coverage tonight.


It'll be the first time in years watching a legit PL game that isn't a struggle stream

 

[TobiOT]

Amazon Prime start their PL coverage tonight.


It'll be the first time in years watching a legit PL game that isn't a struggle stream

Ole/Mourinho fukkery on Prime

 

[dappadonna]

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Messi the GOAT and best player alive. But if they can give it to Modric over him they can give it to VVD to let a defender have it for the first time in damn near 15 yrs

Defenders like VVD don't come around that often. They need their flowers while they can smell them

van Dijk ain't thaaat special fam.

 

[Montez]

Saw this getting traction yesterday. Fans are a$$holes.

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van Dijk ain't thaaat special fam.

Off the new era, he is. Great passer, good reader of the game.

Should've been the winner. CL winner + Holland.

Love Messi but this year it should've been someone else. Mbappe or Kante should've won it the year Modric won.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

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van Dijk ain't thaaat special fam.

Only lost 5 games all year with both club and country

 

[Yippee Ki Yay]

Sorry breh, I cannot be having that. Michael Owen won it in 2001,for only 2 games. TWO. The FA Cup final vs Arsenal and hat trick in Munich vs Germany. I take WWW being Holland's best player in the biggest tournament in the World over that.

When Michael Owen won it, whilst it was still the Ballon d'or, it wasn't what it is now.
Now it's known for world player of the year back then it was only for European player of the year
Michael Owen has never been the best player in the world

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

When Michael Owen won it, whilst it was still the Ballon d'or, it wasn't what it is now.
Now it's known for world player of the year back then it was only for European player of the year
Michael Owen has never been the best player in the world

I'm fully aware of the b*stardisation of the Ballon d'Or, but thanks.

 

[Hoodoo Child]

They need to spilt this award.

Forward Ballon Dor

Midfield Ballon Dor

Defence Ballon Dor

Goalkeeper Ballon Dor

You can’t compare forwards to midfielders to defender to keepers.

What does a keeper need to do win this award? What does a left back need to do to win this award? Has a defensive midfielder won this award yet?

Or atleast add more categories for the best players from each position. Get rid of the Yashine & Kopa awards, and merge them with the Ballon d'Or.
"Rookie of the Year" "Golden Glove" "Defender of the Year" etc

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Or atleast add more categories for the best players from each position. Get rid of the Yashine & Kopa awards, and merge them with the Ballon d'Or.
"Rookie of the Year" "Golden Glove" "Defender of the Year" etc

CL awards already do more or less all that.