“It is impossible for a goalkeeper to win the Ballon d’Or.” I was saying Thibaut Courtois In Paris with a loudspeaker with a height of 200 cm. The Belgian finished seventh in the final table. Then they gave him a lodging, the prize Lev Yashin (created in 2019), which honors the best goalkeeper of the year Named the “black spider”, the Russian goalkeeper is the only one of his kind to win the Ballon d’Or again in 1963. Several balls have fallen since then.
For Courtois, it wasn’t about hitting Benzema But he remembered, “I wasn’t even on the podium after winning the league and the Champions League. I don’t know if I could do more as a goalkeeper than I did last season.” In front of the infinite Belgian I stood Benzema, Mane, De Bruyne, Lewandowski, Salah and Mbappe. Five forwards and one attacking midfielder at the event’s presidential table.
Courtois’ brutal save to avoid Mane’s superb goal in the 21st minute
From confession to Yashin The goalkeeper’s position has been stripped from the podium for this award. A few were saved. Dino Zoff It was ranked second in 1973; Victor, III in 76; Kahn also took bronze in 2001 and 2002. In 2006 it was Buffon who touched the gold that took his wall, Cannavaro. In 2014, Neuer ranked third. no body else.
After 59 years Several goalkeepers who have officiated in this and other leagues enter the debate over whether the position of goalkeeper is prohibited in the jackpot for these competitions.
Canizaris and the Bible
Santiago Canizares considers that “a symptom of a goalkeeper who excelled in Europe in a condescending manner, That we don’t remember a better performance in the Champions League final, in the most important game of the year, was in seventh place. Some of his predecessors even got their hands on the heads of the balls he saved.”
It is an undervalued position in terms of media opinion and highly regarded for technical opinion, and the Golden Ball is the opinion of the media. The Golden Ball is not the football bible
Elections like the one in this version lead Canizares to believe that “everything seems to indicate that the goalkeeper is not in a position to shine like the others. I do not object to Benzema’s Ballon d’Or award, but I would argue that the goalkeeper is an undervalued position in the opinion of the media. It is highly regarded in terms of technical opinion, and the Ballon d’Or is also a media opinion.”
Canizares has been candid about the importance of these distinctions:“Let us also give it the importance it deserves. Let’s not believe that the Ballon d’Or is the bible of football.”
Esteban, former goalkeeper, With a very long journey in our football, we share the opinion No way That the goalkeeper win it “because the Golden Ball is obviously for the players from the midfield to the front. This year it is fair that Benzema has won it, but it was also fair that it would have been the case with Courtois, unless he was on the podium . I don’t remember much of the goalkeeper’s influence in competition And in a final match.
The former goalkeeper also points out that this award “She has a lot of marketing, the goal has more weight. There is no mathematical justice in this award. I don’t know any team, whatever it was, that won titles without a great goalkeeper behind them. He is responsible for giving profitability to the goals that are scored. For example, Real Madrid won many matches because Courtois saved three or four important saves. Even when Cannavaro won it, it seemed like a disgrace.”
It’s an award that has a lot of marketing, and the goal has more weight. There is no mathematical justice. It’s for players from the midfield to the front
for steven “Goalkeepers are spoken of with contempt, Well, Casillas set foot in front of Robben to win the World Cup. It seemed like an abnormal situation for a person wearing different clothes. The cool stop is also a show. I like it as much as it is a goal.”
Leo Franco scale
Another authorized union representative is Leo Frank. For the former goalkeeper, the Golden Ball “is not impossible for a goalkeeper. Every year they realize the importance of having a good goalkeeper on the team. I think that role has grown and become more of that now that they have more involvement in the game, at the beginning of the play, etc. It will be seen and appreciated that it has become more important. Talk about this after that helps Courtois.”
Leo Franco adds it “What surprised me about Courtois was that he was seventh. Benzema’s award is well deserved because he had an exceptional season.”
He throws a reflection to end the play: “You have to value the keeper’s stature very much, just as the person with a goal is valued, it’s amazing, but it should also be done with the one who avoids them. You must have in your team the tools to score and avoid goals. It’s just as important.”
It is not impossible for a goalkeeper to win it, but just as the person with a goal is valued, so should the one who avoids it.
Lev Yashin, the only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d’Or, in one of the matches. mark file
Cedrine and aliens
Andoni Cedrone He also built a monument at its gates. It’s resounding and says it If Courtois does not win the title now, no one will win it another year. This time he can only discuss it with Benzema. I’ve never seen a goalkeeper so important in a Champions League final, for example. Then they make an award bearing Yashin’s name with my respect to Yashin.”
Defending the job, Cedrún wonders something: “Is the goalkeeper a player or an alien? What’s up, did you see anything different? He is a major player like the others. Why not win the Ballon d’Or? What bothers me the most is that he was also 7th on the list. Second place is good, I buy it, Benzema was there, but you can’t compete like that. The same thing happened to Ecker. Something amazing.”
Is the goalkeeper a player or a foreigner? This will not win any goalkeeper. Everything is a lie
He is sure of the future: “I am clear as a goalkeeper. No goalkeeper will win. I agree with Courtois. It is a lie. Missing an award for the most handsome.”
Cesar Sanchez’s algorithm
For Cesar Sanchez, “It’s not impossible, but it’s definitely hard for them to take it into account. Or at least they are in the stage of real candidates. Courtois last year or on other occasions he deserved it, but I think Benzema’s award is not in dispute. Nobody doubts that he was the best.”
The previous goal kept that “The Golden Ball certainly includes a series of nuances Which makes it difficult for the goalkeeper to achieve this. The goal or other types of ratings are more likely, but it is also true that there were players who also occupied positions in which it would be difficult for them to achieve. For example, as in Central location with Cannavaro.”
This is not impossible, but for the goalkeeper it is even more difficult to achieve, although this time the award for Benzema is not in dispute.
As for the future, he does not lose his sense of humor and Cesar confirms this “There will be a day when there will be an algorithm The person doing the assessment and maybe at that moment the performance of the goalkeepers will be appreciated.”
Abel Ricino formula
Abel Ricino, one of the three greatest sticks, OK with Courtois. For the goalkeeper to win the Ballon d’Or, it looks like he will have to win the Champions League, not score an own goal throughout the tournament, save two penalties in the final, win the league, and not concede more than 10 goals in the league.”
For them to give it to a goalkeeper, they have to win the Champions League, not score a goal in the whole tournament, save two penalties in the final, win the league…
The former goalkeeper stresses that there will always be a player in front of the goalkeeper who will be the most striking. There have been many advantages in recent years. Oblak was at Atlético, for example, And Courtois took last year many matches from Real Madrid. And he took seventh place… And the truth is I don’t know what other advantages the goalkeeper has to do.”
The only thing that is certain is that the award for Lev Yashin will always be won by the goalkeeper.
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