Hristo Stoichkov: “Jude Bellingham won nothing at Dortmund, he didn’t deserve 2023 Golden Boy. It should’ve been Jamal Musiala or Balde. For me, Bellingham is a mix between Michael Laudrup, Kaká & Pogba. The future is his. He will fight with Kylian Mbappé & Erling Haaland for the next Ballon d’Or.”
by TheBiasedSportsLover
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From Stoichkov’s interview with Tuttosport
>**TuttoSport:** Jude Bellingham has won 2023 Golden Boy: Do you agree with the 50 Tuttosport writers who voted for him?
>**Stoichkov:** No.
>**TuttoSport:** And why?
>**Stoichkov:** I don’t dispute the Englishman’s qualities. He is one of the biggest talents in the world: he has a lot of class and a lot of brain. He is a mix between Laudrup, Kaká and Paul Pogba. The future is his. He will compete with Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland for the next Ballon d’Or. However, I would like to know what he has achieved for Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid in 2023. Nothing.
>**TuttoSport:** Since joining Real Madrid, Bellingham has made 13 goals & 3 assists in 14 games. A monstrous performance for a 20-year-old who, moreover, is not a striker but an offensive midfielder.
>**Stoichkov:** He’s been doing it for 3 months… And what success did all these goals bring to Real Madrid? You know what my friend Jose Mourinho would say about ‘trophies’. Shall we then talk about how the last Bundesliga matchday of 2022-23 season ended? Borussia Dortmund had a 2-point lead over Bayern and were playing at home against Mainz while the Bavarians played away at Cologne. Thomas Tuchel subbed in Jamal Musiala with 5 minutes left of that game and the latter scored a 2-1 winning goal a few moments later. Dortmund failed to score one more goal vs. Mainz and lost the Bundesliga trophy on goal difference.
>**TuttoSport:** So who would you have awarded the Golden Boy to?
>**Stoichkov:** Since Gavi, the defending champion, was ineligible by regulation, I would have awarded it to Jamal Musiala or Balde
Hahahahah he is beyond deluded.. it’s not an “Which young player won more award “ but a Best young player award… Jude brought that mediocre Dortmund to shot at title at 19.. end of story really
Those previous Barca legends are so obsessed by us
Where was this energy when Camavinga won the UCL and the League, but in the end Gavi won it instead?
Mustafi has won the World Cup, does that mean he’s clear of Ronaldo? No. Trophies are a useless stat to base talent off of
Why Barca is so obsessed with us?
Mbappe needs to leave PSG first, then we can talk about Ballon d’Or
What is this first gerard now this
By this logic Haaland should have been the ballon d’or winner.