Thibaut Courtois has hit out on the Ballon d’Or voting course of, claiming that it’s not possible for a goalkeeper to win the coveted prize.
- Gained Yachine trophy for greatest goalkeeper
- Saved 22 clear sheets final marketing campaign
- Was essential of Ballon d’Or voting course of
WHAT HAPPENED? The Actual Madrid No.1 gained the Yachine Trophy for 2022, which is awarded to the perfect goalkeeper on the planet. He saved 22 clear sheets in all competitions final season and conceded simply 46 targets to assist Madrid clinch each La Liga and the Champions League. Nevertheless, he completed seventh within the closing Ballon d’Or rankings, with teammate Karim Benzema clinching the award, which has made him query the voting course of for the award.
WHAT THEY SAID: “You win La Liga and also you win the Champions League, your staff wins due to your saves… and also you solely end seventh. The reality is that I see it as not possible. Within the high 10, there wasn’t even a single defender. A minimum of this 12 months they’ve invented the trophy for greatest goalkeeper,” he advised Spanish outlet Teledeporte.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Courtois claimed the Yachine trophy after seeing off competitors from the likes of Alisson, Ederson, Edouard Mendy and Manuel Neuer. He had a memorable outing within the Champions League closing the place he was in imperious kind to disclaim Liverpool a number of occasions from discovering the online.
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DID YOU KNOW? Lev Yachine stays the one goalkeeper thus far to win the Ballon d’Or in 1963. He was additionally named posthumously within the Ballon d’Or Dream Crew in 2020.
WHAT NEXT FOR COURTOIS? The shot-stopper missed Actual Madrid’s date with Barcelona on Sunday with an harm and will likely be hoping to get again between the sticks when Los Blancos go up towards Elche on Wednesday in La Liga.
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