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milivella:
Goalkeeper: Allison, Courtois
Defender: Marquinhos
Midfielder: Rodri
Forward: Kane, Mbappe
Player: Haaland
Of course the fact that Haaland wins P but not FW is interesting. Even
more interesting is that the same happened to Messi in the previous edition.
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For all our higbrowness (?), 4.5 times out of 5 we still vote a forward
as the best player.
And now we can't even say "well, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are
exceptional players..."
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When I had the idea for this award, I thought that, looking back at the
past, it was far easier to me to tell who was the best player in a given
WC cycle rather than in given decade. And in the past days, reviewing
the last of winners of the previous editions of this award, I thought
that this timing still makes sense to me.
However, when I started thinking about the last four years, a clear
picture failed to form in my mind, and I started doubting that 4 years
is really the best long-term range to judge players.
But now that I see the winners, I don't think I'll look back at it in
say 20 years and say "what the hell? this is not how I remember that
era!" These results make sense.
(Having said this, it would be _great_ if more people took part in the
player of the quadriennium poll!)
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Cheers
milivella
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