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Sadio mane in the shortlist. Still no Eriksen. Pathetic.
It's a popularity contest.
Sadio mane in the shortlist. Still no Eriksen. Pathetic.
The longer he is ignored, the longer we can enjoy his play in a Spurs shirt.Sadio mane in the shortlist. Still no Eriksen. Pathetic.
The longer he is ignored, the longer we can enjoy his play in a Spurs shirt.
Him for Denmark and us are two different galaxies. Like Kane for England.He might be going to the world cup though, which won't help matters.
Eriksen is better than both Coutinho and Mane. I don't know what Benzema is doing on the list either, because he's playing for Real I suppose.
It's just names that the fat bastards at FIFA/UEFA can remember...
Him for Denmark and us are two different galaxies. Like Kane for England.
How does this work? Is it based on performances in a calendar year and the list is whittled down as the best players come to the fore? Or is it really irritating like the Premier League player of the year where everything is horribly delayed and goes to a player that peaked a number of months before the announcement?
I don't know why they bother with the list. Its going to be Messi, Ronaldo & Neymar.
This is just a popularity contest
To be fair they are the best three players in the world at the moment.
I agree it's boring, but it's hard to argue that they don't deserve the regular accolades.
Are their 2017 stats better than Kanes though?
Maybe not the all round impact of Messi or Neymar, but I'd say he is far more involved in overall play than Ronaldo, who these days uses his energy economically.I know in terms of purely goals Kane is up there but I still don't think he has the all round impact on games that those three have.
Neymar would have been the one I'd have questioned previously, but since going to PSG he's looked pretty special.
Don't get me wrong it's not a criticism of Kane because they are three pretty exceptional talents, and outside of those three there aren't many players I'd have instead of Kane in world football at the moment.
I just think it's important to acknowledge that whilst it's boring as balls that Messi or Ronaldo are the only two to ever win the Ballon D'or, there is a good reason for that.