Mbappe has a terrible Euro and he also fails to win the league title, he is definitely out. Kante is out too due to poor Euro. At this stage it would be Lewandoski vs Messi, with De Bruyne having an outside chance if Belgium wins Euro.
De Bruyne's out for losing against Rudiger.
Yeah I think this is how it goes. It should be between them.
Quite interesting that kante is second possible on that list probably went down after euro exit by france.
yeah exactly and messi will drop as well if another team wins Copa America
It was criminal but it should have no bearing on this year's award. They should reinstate last year's Ballon D'Or and give it to him.
Who wants to tell him?
No need to worry about that now
Its meant to be hypothetical.
You should have said “Even if France had won the Euros” saying “even if” changes your sentence
That'll happen when you get your orbital bone cracked.
would be a funny twist but with kdb injured Belgium are done for
How the feck is foden 12th
If Lewandowski had played against PSG and missed a few chances and they lost then fair enough but I think the fact that he was injured for the game they lost helps his argument, he has scored way more than a goal a game for Bayern, and scored 3 goals in 3 games for Poland in the Euros.
all fair, that's why to me everything is dependant on whether KDB and Messi will win the trophy with their national teams. If it stays like this, I wouldn't mind Lewa getting the award at all. however, Messi with Copa or KDB winning it with Belgium is simply better. in both cases it would be their first major trophy for their national teams and it would also mean they won it against opponent more favored to win it then them.
Still, any record by Gerd Muller that gets broken is a miracle achievement.
Brazil will it but last year should have no bearing on this one.
True but Lewa's performances have been just as good anyway.
Yeah but of course if Messi who was also excellent during the season leads Argentina to the Copa he'll win it. But Argentina won't win and in that case Lewandowski will get this one.
But it is not. Lewandowski broke a 50 year old record that was deemed untouchable.
No offense but it's like mbappe or neymar breaking a PSG record. Only Bayern fans care. Also how many truly world class players have had a go?
If Belgium wins it then KDB is in with a strong shout - also won the league and international tournaments bear a lot of weight in this discussion.
I would say yeah but he's just been injured too much this calendar year. Missed 11 games for City in the 2nd half of the season, got injured in the CL final where they lost, and then got injured for Belgium against Portugal. It's harsh to punish someone for getting injured, but we're talking about player of the year, not best player on a team that ended up being successful without him on the pitch. Unless he has 3 absolutely world class performances in the next 3 games and carries Belgium to a win, then he doesn't deserve it, nowhere close IMO.
