The only player who has stood out, head and shoulders above the rest this year is none other than Manchester City and Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
As a Blue I suppose I’ll just hold my hands up straight from the off and admit I am definitely biased. But, even if I take my Blue hat off and then look at the list of this year’s candidates then my vote would still go to the most influential player the Premier League has seen in years.
For well over 18-months the 26-year-old has often been described as one of the best modern day advanced playmakers due to his technique, wide range of passing and long-range shooting skills. Now, if that description doesn’t wet your lips it’s highly likely you’re a United fan!
Tactical Profile
This video, courtesy of uMAXit Football examines his use at Manchester City and takes a look at his statistical output over the last three seasons.
2017 Ballon d’Or Nominees
Just in case you didn`t know – the Ballon d’Or is an award given to the best-performing football player around the world in 2017.
The selection is done by a panel of judges comprising of 173 journalists selected from all over the world.
? Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil)
? Luka Modric (Real Madrid/Croatia)
? Paulo Dybala (Juventus/Argentina)
? Marcelo (Real Madrid/Brazil)
? N’Golo Kante (Chelsea/France)
? Luis Suarez (Barcelona/Uruguay)
? Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid/Spain)
? Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid/Slovenia)
? Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool/Brazil)
? Dries Mertens (Napoli/Belgium)
? Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/Belgium)
? Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich/Poland)
? David De Gea (Manchester United/Spain)
? Harry Kane (Tottenham/England)
? Edin Dzeko (Roma/Bosnia)
? Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/France)
? Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany)
? Sadio Mane (Liverpool/Senegal)
? Radamel Falcao (Monaco/Colombia)
? Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus/Italy)
? Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina)
? Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund/Gabon)
? Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain/Uruguay)
? Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich/Germany)
? Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
? Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal)
? Eden Hazard (Chelsea/Belgium)
? Isco (Real Madrid/Real Madrid)
? Kylian Mbappe (Monaco/Paris Saint-Germain/France)
? Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/Italy)
David Ginola will announce the winner via a French TV station around 9am on 7 December.
Where’s Your Money?
Cristiano Ronaldo is the bookies favourite at 1/33 while Neymar is second favourite – 33/1. KDB is currently 150/1 (shocking!).
Will the worldwide journo’s see sense?
What do you think?
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