I mean just being on the pitch doesn’t get you the Golden Boy. Gavi is great, I love him, but he doesn’t change the game the way Pedri, Jude, or Musiala do. Balde has also played regularly since breaking through with very few bad games. No claims he deserved it.
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I mean just being on the pitch doesn’t get you the Golden Boy. Gavi is great, I love him, but he doesn’t change the game the way Pedri, Jude, or Musiala do. Balde has also played regularly since breaking through with very few bad games. No claims he deserved it.