Cristiano, Messi, Modric … what deserves the nominees of "The Best"?

FIFA announced Tuesday the ten candidates for the award "The Best" as the best footballer of the year. The most important absence is probably that of Neymar, who left Barcelona last summer for Paris Saint-Germain precisely in order to be able to shine of his own light and conquer the most prestigious individual trophies.

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The complete list of candidates is composed of Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City and Belgium), Antoine Griezmann ( Atlético Eden Hazard (Chelsea and Belgium), Harry Kane (Tottenham and England), Kylian Mbappé (PSG and France), Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina), Luka Modric (Real Madrid and Croatia), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and L 39). Egypt) and Raphael Varane (Real Madrid and France), being the French defense of the Spanish club the biggest surprise among the 10 nominees.

So things, Real Madrid are three of the candidates to win the "best" In addition to getting the Club World Cup and the Super Cups of Spain and Europe, the Whites were for the third time in a row in the Champions League, with Cristiano as the tournament's top scorer. And although the Lusitanian has scored four goals (three in Spain), his team did not make a big World Cup in Russia (Portugal lost to Uruguay in the round of 16). However, the only winner in the history of "The Best" (only delivered in 2016 and 2017) still has good options to revalidate their titles. As a merengue he scored 44 goals in the same number of engagements throughout the course.

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Those who had an excellent ecumenical rendezvous are the other two Madridists Opposed to be the best football player of the year for FIFA: Modric was the key to conquering the Champions League and also reached the final of the World Cup with Croatia, selection for which he has signed two goals. In the decisive encounter of the World Cup he lost against France Varane, author of the goal against Uruguay that gave him Les Bleus the pbad to the semifinals. In Champions, he started in 11 of Real Madrid's 13 matches. His presence on the list of nominees is the big surprise.

Griezmann, author of a goal in the World Cup final to help France beat Croatia (in addition to the other three players throughout the tournament) , is one of the nominees. To the world glory of Russia, where he was elected Bronze Ball, he adds a good campaign to the Atlético de Madrid: he wins the Europa League (he marks a double face to the Olympic Marseille in the final) and 29 goals in 49 matches.

Messi is also named despite not having made a big World Cup with Argentina. The Flea barely scored a goal in the ecumenical test (against Nigeria, in the group stage) and gave two badists in the defeat with France for the round of 16. His merit is to have been the key to Barcelona in the titles of LaLiga and Copa del Rey. As a Barça player, he finished the season with 45 goals in 54 games.

Although he did not win any collective titles (he was a scorer and elected Premier League), Mohamed Salah could not miss it. In fact, before the World Cup, he was called to be the one who would break with the "dictatorship" of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He was supported by 44 goals in 52 games throughout his first season with Liverpool, which led to the Champions League final. In the appointment of Kiev was injured prematurely after a clash with Sergio Ramos and Klopp did not recover after the departure of the Egyptian field. Russia was "hit" physically and missed the debut against Uruguay, disputing only the other two games of the group stage (one goal in the defeat against Russia and another in the fall against Saudi Arabia).

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Another unavoidable was Kylian Mbappé, good season with Paris Saint-Germain and excellent World Cup in Russia, where he was chosen as the best young player of the tournament. In the World Cup, he scored four goals in seven games (one in the final), while with his club he scored 21 goals and 15 badists in 46 games. During his first campaign at the Parc des Princes, he won the Ligue 1, the Coupe de la Ligue and the Coupe de France.

The unforgettable season of Chelsea, who has not even managed to rank among the top four in the Premier League will play the next edition of the Champions League, does not prevent Hazard is nominated to "The Best". Much of the blame has its great world cup with Belgium, which helped get third place: was MVP against Tunisia, Japan and England and won the Silver Ball Contest. With Blues, for which he scored 17 goals and 13 badists in 52 games throughout the course, at least managed to win the FA Cup, making the two of the final against Manchester United at Wembley. All that has earned him the interest of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Two other Premier League players complete the list of ten candidates to win the "Best" Tottenham Central Striker Harry Kane (with Salah, the only two on the list without title), Russia's top scorer in 2018 with six goals, and Kevin De Bruyne, Belgium's figure (big goal in Brazil in the quarter-finals included) and Manchester City star who won with absolute comfort the Premier League and also took control the cup of the English league.