Otamendi got skinned by Nunez and nearly got skinned by Jesus/Martinelli but he scored the winning goal of a clasico with a pretty difficult header, that is no pushover

Seems to be something that happened between him and Tapia the president has made him very angry. Used to think it was him being nearly forced to speak out against privately owned club potential in Argentina but that has been dismissed

Peak Haramball Scaloniball 2020-21 is back lol

So I can be 3rd keeper to Burnley and make 1.8M in 10yrs? Damn, just need to grow a few inches

One of the best systems too. Everyone’s fighting for something over there

Okay my Zidane anti agenda is dropped he is now top 3 after Messi andPele

That’s what you get when people vote 1-5, not 1-30th

Bruh how can you miss 3 in a row I can’t lol

Grats LDU fans

When I was a toddler I would take showers on my own. I would scream ‘‘Ajax’’ when I needed my mom to help me dry. She’d known I was washed

To me 30 is also an INSANE number that invites more biased votes from local journos… especially with GK having its separate award I wouldn’t go past 10 nominees… and no, I am not putting people in just to shoutout a great season that’s not what the award is for. Someone like Osimhen for example had obviously a great season but would be insane to put in any top 3 in the world

To those who are on the mentality of ‘‘What does Haaland have to do to win it?’’ It’s being a better player than arguably the best player oat in a year with good stats + remarkable playmaking and an all timer World Cup.

However ruthlessly efficient Haaland can be he will always be at least a tad in disadvantage to a player who can move you with their game. I can see him taking a lot of B’Dors home in the next few years so long as the more skillful/complete players, Mbappe being the prime contender for that competition.

Of course big games also matter and while I think Haaland vs Arsenal was his best game by far of the season his contribution in the CLKOs quieted down from the second round of QFs when people and major voters start really scrutinizing performances.

All in all I’d put Rodri above Haaland for the year and not because of his CL winning goal but rather how absolutely key and irreplaceable he has become in a team that used to seemingly always win regardless of who’d play.