The world's strongest midfielder who was always ignored...'Euro MVP'→Ballon d'Or Candidate Emerges
Jul 15, 2024
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Spain beat England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final at Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin, Germany, at 4 a.m. on the 15th (Korea Standard Time).
It is no exaggeration to say that there has been no central midfielder in the last two or three years who has shown better performance at this point than Rodri. From the 2022-2023 season, Rodri's performance was different from other central midfielders.
As Rodri, who was already a world class, grew further, Manchester City was able to become the strongest in Europe. He achieved the first treble in the club's history by winning the English Premier League (EPL), the English FA Cup, and the European Champions League (UCL). Rodri was at the center of it.
In the 2023-2024 season, Manchester City won only the EPL, but Rodri's performance was the strongest in the world beyond the strongest in Europe. It was Rodri who couldn't coordinate, pass, defend, participate in offense, and clutch everything.
But Rodri has always been one of the players to be ignored. Although he showed the world's best competitiveness, there are no individual awards that Rodri won externally in the 2023-2024 season. Manchester City's player of the month only won once. Every time Rodri is pushed out of the same individual award as Team of the Year, it is controversial, but that stance has not changed.
But in this Euros, Rodri was finally recognized. As he became the top scorer of the tournament, he beat Dani Olmo, one of the top contributors to Spain's victory, and Lamine Yamal, the best superstar born in the tournament, to win the MVP of the tournament. It's a shame that he only played in the first half due to injury in the final, but Spain would never have come close to winning without Rodri. As such, Rodri's performance was overwhelming in the Euro.
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It is not strange if Rodri wins the Ballon d'Or beyond the podium. Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe, the leading candidates for the 2024 Ballon d'Or, were all disappointed in their performances at the international tournament. Brazil faced a shocking result of their elimination from the quarterfinals in Copa America 2024. Both Bellingham and Mbappe failed to win the championship without crossing Spain, where Rodri was the center.
Mbappe played last season in Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), but he is now a Real Madrid player. Currently, all of the leading candidates except Rodri are real players. If the votes are distributed to the three players, a more favorable situation may unfold for Rodri. There may be a moment when the world's strongest midfielder is properly recognized.
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