KeanoMagicHat
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With some people calling for Jorginho to win the Ballon d'Or simply because his teams won the Champions League and Euros, even though I think he's barely in the top 5 best players in his position and would struggle to make the best 20 footballers in the world, has football gone too far the way of rewarding the winners rather than the individual?
Jorginho missed a key penalty in the Euro 2020 final and could have been remembered like Baggio for Italians, but because Saka also misses (completely unrelated to him) he wins the trophy. If Italy lose on penalties, then Mason Mount has won the Champions League and Euro 2020 in one season, is he better than Jorginho? Should he win Ballon d'Or? If Spain beat Italy on penalties in the semi-final and win the final, is Azpilicueta a Ballon d'Or contender?
Lewandowski has one of the best individual seasons in a long time, but gets injured out of his control for one match against PSG and then Bayern lose in his absence missing many chances (therefore proving his importance to their team) but he is ruled out by some because he didn't win the Champions League?
Messi was criticised heavily for not being able to win an international trophy. Then he wins one by playing terribly in the final, but this proves he has had a better year than previous years he didn't win it? And Ronaldo got injured in the Euro 2016 final and made no impact, but because Eder scores a wonder goal and Gignac hits the post in the last minute, Ronaldo is a winner?
There are countless examples of this, and it seems to be happening more and more at all levels of football. Who seriously thought Jordan Henderson was the best footballer in England when Liverpool won the league ahead of De Bruyne? Then De Bruyne himself had his second worst season of the last 5 or 6, but won PFA player of the year and is nominated for a number of awards because City did well.
In the past, Ronaldinho, Shevchenko, Nedved won Ballon d'Or without winning a major European trophy, same with Rivaldo, Ronaldo, George Weah. They were just considered the best players in the world on ability. Brazilian Ronaldo never won the Champions League. In the modern day, would that have stopped him winning awards, even if he was clearly the best player in the world? Lewandowski has a ridiculous 57 goals in his last 46 games for club and country, but some discounted him because he got injured for one month?
Jorginho missed a key penalty in the Euro 2020 final and could have been remembered like Baggio for Italians, but because Saka also misses (completely unrelated to him) he wins the trophy. If Italy lose on penalties, then Mason Mount has won the Champions League and Euro 2020 in one season, is he better than Jorginho? Should he win Ballon d'Or? If Spain beat Italy on penalties in the semi-final and win the final, is Azpilicueta a Ballon d'Or contender?
Lewandowski has one of the best individual seasons in a long time, but gets injured out of his control for one match against PSG and then Bayern lose in his absence missing many chances (therefore proving his importance to their team) but he is ruled out by some because he didn't win the Champions League?
Messi was criticised heavily for not being able to win an international trophy. Then he wins one by playing terribly in the final, but this proves he has had a better year than previous years he didn't win it? And Ronaldo got injured in the Euro 2016 final and made no impact, but because Eder scores a wonder goal and Gignac hits the post in the last minute, Ronaldo is a winner?
There are countless examples of this, and it seems to be happening more and more at all levels of football. Who seriously thought Jordan Henderson was the best footballer in England when Liverpool won the league ahead of De Bruyne? Then De Bruyne himself had his second worst season of the last 5 or 6, but won PFA player of the year and is nominated for a number of awards because City did well.
In the past, Ronaldinho, Shevchenko, Nedved won Ballon d'Or without winning a major European trophy, same with Rivaldo, Ronaldo, George Weah. They were just considered the best players in the world on ability. Brazilian Ronaldo never won the Champions League. In the modern day, would that have stopped him winning awards, even if he was clearly the best player in the world? Lewandowski has a ridiculous 57 goals in his last 46 games for club and country, but some discounted him because he got injured for one month?