Karim Benzema received the Ballon d'Or, Thibaut Courtois the "Lav Jashin" award for the best goalkeeper in the 2021/2022 season. and these are the only recognitions of "France Football" that were not controversial.
The most uproar arose around the award named after Raymond Kopa, for the best young player in the world. "France football" assigned it to Gavi from Barcelona and caused a storm of indignation, especially from Germany.
"They may have taken away your 'Kopa' trophy, but they won't deny you the future Ballon d'Or," wrote Alfonso Davis on Twitter, along with the hashtag Golden Boy and four photos with Jamal Musial.
The young Bayern player has been delighting everyone since he made his debut for the Bavarians on June 20, 2020. In the meantime, the 19-year-old has become an irreplaceable member of Julian Nagelsman's starting line-up, and he is playing so well for the national team that the public is asking him to be the starter at the World Cup ahead of the legendary Thomas Miller.
Even a year younger, Gavi established himself in the ranks of the Catalans, played well for the national team, but did not win anything, unlike Musiala.
From the Bundesliga comes another player who, in the opinion of many, should have been ahead of the 18-year-old member of "Blaugrana", Jude Bellingham. The young Englishman, when there are no senators Mark Reuss and Mats Hummels, is the captain of Borussia Dortmund, Malten's main player, and he has already collected 17 matches in the Proud Albion jersey. This season, he became the first teenager to score in the first four Champions League matches of the season, even though he is a midfielder.
- In my opinion, both Musijala and Bellingham had a better season than Gavi - Nagelsman joined the discussion.
And while fans of "the most important secondary thing in the world" can blame the editorial staff of "France Football" for that decision, Courtois has no one to point the finger at. Journalists from the 100 best-placed countries in the FIFA ranking voted for the selection of the best football player in the world, where strikers are in the foreground. Along with Benzema, four offensive players and Kevin de Bruyne are in the first six places, and the best goalkeeper on the planet is only seventh.
It's a bit humiliating for a man who won everything with Real and was a hero in several Champions League games, especially in the final, when he was the best player on the pitch and drove Liverpool players to despair.
- First of all, I am very happy for Karim. But it seems that scoring a goal is more important than preventing your team from conceding it. I saw what logic they use and how they vote, I knew that I had no chance to finish high, nor to win the Ballon d'Or - said the disappointed Belgian.
He didn't stop there.
- Win the Primera and the Champions League, your team wins thanks to your defenses... And you only finish seventh. I'm not even on the podium. There was no defender in the top 10. This year at least they invented a trophy for the best goalkeeper - Courtois was ironic.
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