I was saying the other day that some players just need to be good in the last 5-6 months to win the Ballon d’Or due to recency bias.
Last season, Vinicius didn't start well and went deep into the season, Bellingham was the Ballon d’Or shout until the new year. But Rodri was super consistent. He had a mad, unreal season. He had only one sub 7.2 sofascore ratings all season and that's the game against Forest where he was red carded.
Forwards feel that big awards belong to them, but over the last one year, you can't have the season Rodri had and people still question your legitimacy.
8 goals and 9 assists in the Premier League (17 G/A) as a defensive midfielder while Vinicius had 15 goals and 5 assists in La Liga (20G/A) as a winger/split striker.
I mean, you can't argue about the season Rodri had. The only reason it's a topic is because he's not a forward that people love and adore.
Please, respect RODRI. He's a worthy winner.
Roman Abramovich: “I hope that I will be able to visit Stamford Bridge one last time to say goodbye to all of you. It's been a privilege of a lifetime to be part of Chelsea and I'm proud of all our joint achievements. Chelsea and it’s supporters will always be in my heart” 🥹
Happy Birthday to Roman Abramovich.
The reason we are all Chelsea fans 💙
I wonder what his thoughts are on Chelsea nowadays, wherever he is in the world.