In absolute thriller this year’s is developing Golden Ballwith Rodrigo Hernandez, the Rodri that is, to do the big twist! Everything indicates that he will conquer the great prize and not Vinicius, with the Real Madrid to be enraged by this development and even, according to the Spaniards, to cancel her presence at the event! Actually, only Emilio Butragenio will be present in Paris on the part of the Madrid administration!
The facts, however, have changed and this does not appear to be reversing. Rodri will be Lionel Messi’s successor in the Ballon d’Orredeeming a legendary year with Manchester City, which had as icing on the cake the conquest of the Euro with the Spanish national team, where he was the best player of the tournament.
Rodri’s breakout year got off to a bad start as Manchester City were beaten by Arsenal in the Community Shield on penalties. A week later, however, he smiled againwinning the European Super Cup in Karaiskaki against Sevilla, also from 11 meters.
In the Premier League he missed only four games out of a total of 38, three of them due to suspension and one due to tactics. His contribution in the domestic league was 8 goals and 9 assists, although he is more characterized by how he makes Pep Guardiola’s team… fly on the pitch! Then, at the Club World Cup, he was also outstanding, as he had been throughout the season, with City lifting said trophy for the first time in their history. Now, after the serious injury his, his absence in the midfield of the English champions it does… bam!
The Spanish midfielder may not have been able to close the season with back-to-back Champions Leagues, since City were knocked out by Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, on penalties. In the top European competition, he “wrote” one goal and three assists. But he couldn’t finish his final game of last season with City in the best way either, after United denied her the FA Cup.
His presence in the Spanish national team, however, in the stadiums of Germany, last summer, is what gives him the Ballon d’Or to a very large extent! Since the arrival of Luis De La Fuente at Rojas, Rodri has become fundamental to the team, being one of the captains and an undisputed starter and irreplaceable. The Spanish coach counted on the City midfielder in all his calls, extolling his role at the Euros, where Spain won the cup and Madrid’s Rodri was named man of the tournament… just kidding! He scored just one goal, in the draw against Georgia in the Round of 16, in a match that would eventually end 4-1, but, as mentioned above, the 28-year-old’s work on the field is another.
Unfortunately, last year’s… endless year, where he played a total of 6,107 minutes, probably hurt him this year as he suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee and will miss the entire season. One could say that all the minutes he played last season, despite his serious injury, were not in vain, since everything points to the fact that today he will lift the Ballon d’Or in Chatelet Theatre of Paris…
Source: Sport Fm
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