In the Ballon d’Or Awards Ceremony held yesterday, Croatian star Modric won the Ballon d’Or with a huge advantage. He also became the first player to break Messi and Ronaldo’s ten-year duopoly on this award. However, French star Greizman, one of the candidates, was very dissatisfied with the Ballon d’Or result. Before the ceremony, Greizman said some controversial words during a interview.
“I am very sorry. This award does not mean everything, but it is very important to me. Perhaps it is not the French who win the prize, because in their view, the Champions League is more important than the World Cup. I am now in my country. I am very happy, this is a wonderful night, I hope I can enjoy this night,” Greizman said in an interview.
The World Cup champion team member only ranked third, while Modric and Ronaldo ranked higher because they are Champions League champion. This is the reason that makes Griezmann unsatisfied.
Former Atletico Madrid player and director, Futre, accused Real Madrid’s black case work on his twitter: “Sometimes, you can achieve an epic achievement even though you can’t win a champion. The problem maybe is in the color of the jersey on the player. Bless Atletico. Hug Griezmann.” Apparently his words is mocking Modric and Real Madrid because they both don’t win the World Cup.
The French media has written an analysis of Griezmann and believes that he still needs to make many changes in order to win the Ballon d’Or. First of all, in the World Cup, people are more impressed by the rise of Mbappe. Most of Griezmann’s goals are comes from penalty. He lacked enough contribution in other fields. Besides, Griezmann played for Atletico Madrid whose playing style is not so beautiful. These will affect his data and influence his reputation in football.
The other two reasons are about Griezmann himself. French media pointed out that Griezmann often lacks highlights or very outstanding moment in the game. Griezmann defines himself as a team player, but this award requires a superstar-level individual performance. In addition, Griezmann lacks enough charisma and recognition in the international world, and his personal image has not yet reached a level of great super star.