Nicol is an idiot that hates Madird because we keep beating Liverpool, both of these guys would be deserving winners IMO.
I guess if forced to make a choice, I would give it to Vini for the Club season but Jude was big in the Euros and that will count.
I agree with him 🙊
Can we not post this man or ESPN football anymore? All they do is talk negatively about the team & all the players. Valid criticism is accepted but most of the time they’re just unjustifiably negative towards us.
I think Vini is the right choice.
That said, I wouldn’t be upset at all if Jude won it.
Embarrassment of riches/ suffering from success lol
I love Stevie and the crew, they are super fair, people who are hating on them are the cultist fans who only accept 100% adoration and 0% criticism..
I always said these summer tournaments were going to decide who wins it. Before them both Vini and Bellingham had a great season. But after them, Bellingham just deserves it more. It all depends on this first stage, but it usually doesn’t help much
I am ok as long as Rodri doesn’t win. In my book a season long performance should not be overshadowed by a single knockout tournament result lasting 2 weeks.
Mods ban espn, they’re worse than don balón
Personally I see Vinicius getting better and having similar seasons for the next 4 years atleast. It’s his job to score goals after all. However for Jude it is an unprecedented season to perform as well as he has been performing all season and to settle in so quickly and become the main man in the biggest club in the world. For a midfielder, his stats are more impressive than Vini. So I would like Jude to win it especially in his first season. Cause it would set a benchmark for Mbappe in this upcoming season to replicate what Jude has done. I know it would be unfair to Vini but he can win it later if he has the appetite for it.
i think both vini and belli had an amazing season with madrid, but bellingham went further in the euros than vini did in the copa so id give it to belli
The same guy who has on multiple occasions said that Mendy offers nothing in defense.
I think Jude should win it because I would love to see a midfielder win it for a change. Plus his performance is definitely ballon dor worthy.
Having Nicol on ESPN just shows their true intention behind hiring those pundits.
They want to get the most controversial and absurd people, not the most knowledgeable or informed. That’s why you rarely see the likes of Sid Lowe compared to these ‘village idiots’.
Vinicius is the rightful winner. Not only for the titles won, but how he performed this season. He missed a few games at the beginning and this didn’t slow him down when he was back on the pitch. He scored, assisted, dribbled, nutmegged, created chances from nothing and has shown a big jump on his quality to finish plays. Something he struggled with at the beginning. People in the media are failing to admit this and prefer to keep their take from 4-5 years ago.
The player this season with the most attractive football skills is Vinicius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior.
Nicol is an arrogant prick and an embarrassement for every real journalist. Fuck this clown, gosh I can’t stand him.
I believe it should be Jude. Jude was the most important Real Madrid player last season, and I don’t think it was really that close.
Vini had a good year too, but not nearly as good as Jude’s.
How and why in someone’s good and sane mind would pick ANY take from ESPN when it’s about football.
…or any other sports for that matter. That’s beyond me
That’s the same crew who were glazing the shit out of Juve because they had a better defense than us on paper. They’re a bunch of morons
All these small names but no mention of my idolo Pessi ? He broke the goal record in 2012 and won the WC 2022. These pundits are being better jerkers than us
Stevie “Ramos is not a world class CB” Nicols. Tells you everything you need to know.
ESPN commentators are terrible
In all honesty it should be Carvajal. Vini was injured at the start of the season and missed games. Jude slowed down after his injury. Vini and Jude shared the clutch moments but Carvajal had been top for both Madrid and Spain and it’s been a long time since a defender has had such a good season.
We will see many performances like vini had this season in the upcoming years, Jude probably too ig, but Hardly there would be a defender who had such a great season as Carvajal in a long time
Either one deserves it they were both great. Not sure why a match ban makes a difference but conveniently this guy forgot Jude got handed a 2 match ban. ESPN loves giving these bozos air time
Leaning toward Vini but Vini, Jude in any order + Carva to round out top 3 is fair imo. They all had huge impact last season.
Can’t two players just share a Ballon d’or?? Like how it’s done with Nobel Prize. It’s unprecedented but there’s a first for everything. If the winners had equal amount of votes, this could be possible. They could even make it so people can vote for up to two players to win (only two players maximum to avoid an extreme case).
Or may be they should cut the Ballon d’or in half. There problem solved! 😉
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Nicol is an idiot that hates Madird because we keep beating Liverpool, both of these guys would be deserving winners IMO.
I guess if forced to make a choice, I would give it to Vini for the Club season but Jude was big in the Euros and that will count.
I agree with him 🙊
Can we not post this man or ESPN football anymore? All they do is talk negatively about the team & all the players. Valid criticism is accepted but most of the time they’re just unjustifiably negative towards us.
I think Vini is the right choice.
That said, I wouldn’t be upset at all if Jude won it.
Embarrassment of riches/ suffering from success lol
I love Stevie and the crew, they are super fair, people who are hating on them are the cultist fans who only accept 100% adoration and 0% criticism..
I always said these summer tournaments were going to decide who wins it. Before them both Vini and Bellingham had a great season. But after them, Bellingham just deserves it more. It all depends on this first stage, but it usually doesn’t help much
I am ok as long as Rodri doesn’t win. In my book a season long performance should not be overshadowed by a single knockout tournament result lasting 2 weeks.
Mods ban espn, they’re worse than don balón
Personally I see Vinicius getting better and having similar seasons for the next 4 years atleast. It’s his job to score goals after all. However for Jude it is an unprecedented season to perform as well as he has been performing all season and to settle in so quickly and become the main man in the biggest club in the world. For a midfielder, his stats are more impressive than Vini. So I would like Jude to win it especially in his first season. Cause it would set a benchmark for Mbappe in this upcoming season to replicate what Jude has done. I know it would be unfair to Vini but he can win it later if he has the appetite for it.
i think both vini and belli had an amazing season with madrid, but bellingham went further in the euros than vini did in the copa so id give it to belli
The same guy who has on multiple occasions said that Mendy offers nothing in defense.
I think Jude should win it because I would love to see a midfielder win it for a change. Plus his performance is definitely ballon dor worthy.
Having Nicol on ESPN just shows their true intention behind hiring those pundits.
They want to get the most controversial and absurd people, not the most knowledgeable or informed. That’s why you rarely see the likes of Sid Lowe compared to these ‘village idiots’.
Vinicius is the rightful winner. Not only for the titles won, but how he performed this season. He missed a few games at the beginning and this didn’t slow him down when he was back on the pitch. He scored, assisted, dribbled, nutmegged, created chances from nothing and has shown a big jump on his quality to finish plays. Something he struggled with at the beginning. People in the media are failing to admit this and prefer to keep their take from 4-5 years ago.
The player this season with the most attractive football skills is Vinicius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior.
Nicol is an arrogant prick and an embarrassement for every real journalist. Fuck this clown, gosh I can’t stand him.
I believe it should be Jude. Jude was the most important Real Madrid player last season, and I don’t think it was really that close.
Vini had a good year too, but not nearly as good as Jude’s.
How and why in someone’s good and sane mind would pick ANY take from ESPN when it’s about football.
…or any other sports for that matter. That’s beyond me
That’s the same crew who were glazing the shit out of Juve because they had a better defense than us on paper. They’re a bunch of morons
All these small names but no mention of my idolo Pessi ? He broke the goal record in 2012 and won the WC 2022. These pundits are being better jerkers than us
Stevie “Ramos is not a world class CB” Nicols. Tells you everything you need to know.
ESPN commentators are terrible
In all honesty it should be Carvajal. Vini was injured at the start of the season and missed games. Jude slowed down after his injury. Vini and Jude shared the clutch moments but Carvajal had been top for both Madrid and Spain and it’s been a long time since a defender has had such a good season.
We will see many performances like vini had this season in the upcoming years, Jude probably too ig, but Hardly there would be a defender who had such a great season as Carvajal in a long time
Either one deserves it they were both great. Not sure why a match ban makes a difference but conveniently this guy forgot Jude got handed a 2 match ban. ESPN loves giving these bozos air time
Leaning toward Vini but Vini, Jude in any order + Carva to round out top 3 is fair imo. They all had huge impact last season.
Can’t two players just share a Ballon d’or?? Like how it’s done with Nobel Prize. It’s unprecedented but there’s a first for everything. If the winners had equal amount of votes, this could be possible. They could even make it so people can vote for up to two players to win (only two players maximum to avoid an extreme case).
Or may be they should cut the Ballon d’or in half. There problem solved! 😉
Englishman says fellow countryman deserves an award.