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UEFA Best Player of the Year 2014 Discussion
Neuer, Ronaldo and Robben are the finalists for the UEFA best player in Europe award.
http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2131940.html
http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2131940.html
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Yohan Modric wrote:Neuer, Ronaldo and Robben are the finalists for the UEFA best player in Europe award.
This should be the Ballon D'or top 3 rather than a UEFA Top 3 cos as far as i'm concerned,Robben was really meh in the latter stages of the CL and i think Di Maria should be in place of him.As for Neuer,i think its a bit of a debatable inclusion as well.
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Full ranking:
4- Müller
5- Lahm
5- Messi
7- James
8- Luis Suarez
9- Di Maria
10- Diego Costa
4- Müller
5- Lahm
5- Messi
7- James
8- Luis Suarez
9- Di Maria
10- Diego Costa
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Manuel Neuer! I'm absolutely delighted that he was nominated under the final three!
Where exactly is he debatable??S wrote:As for Neuer,i think its a bit of a debatable inclusion as well.
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rwo power wrote:Manuel Neuer! I'm absolutely delighted that he was nominated under the final three!Where exactly is he debatable??S wrote:As for Neuer,i think its a bit of a debatable inclusion as well.
I dont know because i had other names in mind.Mind you,he'd waltz into my Ballon D'or Top 3.
But isnt the UEFA award criteria based on the league season + CL ? If so,i'd pick Diego Costa over him imo.
Ronaldo,Costa,Di Maria would be my Top 3.
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Surprised James is ahead of Suarez and Di Maria.
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S wrote:Yohan Modric wrote:Neuer, Ronaldo and Robben are the finalists for the UEFA best player in Europe award.
This should be the Ballon D'or top 3 rather than a UEFA Top 3 cos as far as i'm concerned,Robben was really meh in the latter stages of the CL and i think Di Maria should be in place of him.As for Neuer,i think its a bit of a debatable inclusion as well.
The award is given for the best Club player in Europe, not the award for the best UCL Player.
The fact that Suarez is not there in the final list totally undermines it IMO. Robben (not even the best player in Bundesliga) at the cost of the undisputed best striker last season is laughable, and proof that these awards are nothing more than glorified popularity contests.
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Yohan Modric wrote:Surprised James is ahead of Suarez and Di Maria.
S wrote:rwo power wrote:Manuel Neuer! I'm absolutely delighted that he was nominated under the final three!Where exactly is he debatable??S wrote:As for Neuer,i think its a bit of a debatable inclusion as well.
I dont know because i had other names in mind.Mind you,he'd waltz into my Ballon D'or Top 3.
But isnt the UEFA award criteria based on the league season + CL ? If so,i'd pick Diego Costa over him imo.
Ronaldo,Costa,Di Maria would be my Top 3.
I'm pretty sure that most people just vote without making a huge difference between uefa player of the year and ballon d'or. Hence why James is so high in the rankings
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Zlatan Ibrahimovich (topscored in Ligue 1 and scored 10 in UCL) is 11th but James finishes 7th for performing well in a tournament, totally outside the jurisdiction of the award
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On the other hand, Manu Neuer was pretty good in Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and CL, too.
On the other hand, Manu Neuer was pretty good in Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and CL, too.
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Kamikaze692 wrote:S wrote:Yohan Modric wrote:Neuer, Ronaldo and Robben are the finalists for the UEFA best player in Europe award.
This should be the Ballon D'or top 3 rather than a UEFA Top 3 cos as far as i'm concerned,Robben was really meh in the latter stages of the CL and i think Di Maria should be in place of him.As for Neuer,i think its a bit of a debatable inclusion as well.
The award is given for the best Club player in Europe, not the award for the best UCL Player.
The fact that Suarez is not there in the final list totally undermines it IMO. Robben (not even the best player in Bundesliga) at the cost of the undisputed best striker last season is laughable, and proof that these awards are nothing more than glorified popularity contests.
S wrote:rwo power wrote:Manuel Neuer! I'm absolutely delighted that he was nominated under the final three!Where exactly is he debatable??S wrote:As for Neuer,i think its a bit of a debatable inclusion as well.
I dont know because i had other names in mind.Mind you,he'd waltz into my Ballon D'or Top 3.
But isnt the UEFA award criteria based on the league season + CL ? If so,i'd pick Diego Costa over him imo.
Ronaldo,Costa,Di Maria would be my Top 3.
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On the other hand, Manu Neuer was pretty good in Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and CL, too.
Yes but i'd rate what Costa did for Atleti last season higher than Neuer.
He was in the Top 3 of the European golden boot if i'm not mistaken and made a huge impact in the CL as well.(was among one of the top scorers in the tourney)
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Well, the problem is that there ist no golden boot equivalent for goalkeepers, or Manu Neuer would be high up there for save percentage and clean sheets, too, and thus he'd be as deserving as a striker who scores many goals.
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Not a lot of people want to say this....
But Robben was extremely average in the KO stage of the WC, had zero impact on any of the games other than a dive against Mexico.
People questioned Messi's performance and rightly so in some cases but Robben was no better and arguably worse.
But Robben was extremely average in the KO stage of the WC, had zero impact on any of the games other than a dive against Mexico.
People questioned Messi's performance and rightly so in some cases but Robben was no better and arguably worse.
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S wrote:rwo power wrote:@S
On the other hand, Manu Neuer was pretty good in Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and CL, too.
Yes but i'd rate what Costa did for Atleti last season higher than Neuer.
He was in the Top 3 of the European golden boot if i'm not mistaken and made a huge impact in the CL as well.(was among one of the top scorers in the tourney)
"huge impact " is debatable he was a non factor against Chelsea aside from a penalty and didn't play against Madrid and Barca.
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My system got hacked, don't remember making this thread.
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Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:S wrote:rwo power wrote:@S
On the other hand, Manu Neuer was pretty good in Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and CL, too.
Yes but i'd rate what Costa did for Atleti last season higher than Neuer.
He was in the Top 3 of the European golden boot if i'm not mistaken and made a huge impact in the CL as well.(was among one of the top scorers in the tourney)
"huge impact " is debatable he was a non factor against Chelsea aside from a penalty and didn't play against Madrid and Barca.
Perhaps but he made a huge breakthrough in Europe last season.Being the 3rd highest scorer in the tourney(in lesser minutes) counts for something imo.He was an impact player for them, i believe.
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If this is UEFA then why is James on the list???
FFS nvm
FFS nvm
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El Gunner wrote:If this is UEFA then why is James on the list???
Hype obviously
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S wrote:El Gunner wrote:If this is UEFA then why is James on the list???
Hype obviously
Nah I was in a short-lengthed mindset that James just joined a European club this season, which is not true of course. Hence the reason I edited my post.
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S wrote:Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:S wrote:
Yes but i'd rate what Costa did for Atleti last season higher than Neuer.
He was in the Top 3 of the European golden boot if i'm not mistaken and made a huge impact in the CL as well.(was among one of the top scorers in the tourney)
"huge impact " is debatable he was a non factor against Chelsea aside from a penalty and didn't play against Madrid and Barca.
Perhaps but he made a huge breakthrough in Europe last season.Being the 3rd highest scorer in the tourney(in lesser minutes) counts for something imo.He was an impact player for them, i believe.
Fair enough, I wouldn't have a problem with him or Neuer top 3 anyway.
We all know Ronaldo is winning it anyway.
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This list is worse than the one where Rooney made it into top 5 while Ibra just scraped top ten.
What is James doing there?? and why is Costa so far down?? Ibra not even in top ten???? As long as the worthy player wins I suppose it makes up for the crappy list
What is James doing there?? and why is Costa so far down?? Ibra not even in top ten???? As long as the worthy player wins I suppose it makes up for the crappy list
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If World Cup had zero effect on this (as Messi was the best player) why is Robben, Neuer and Muller ahead of Messi?
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Di Maria/Bale/Diego Costa should be ahead of Neuer.
And lol the WC hype, James
Pretty sure CR will win this though.
And lol the WC hype, James
Pretty sure CR will win this though.
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Because they actually had a great season unlike the general who was apparently saving himself for the WC only to save himself for the next game and so on until the final. Also WC must be a factor or else James wouldn't even be in the top hundred forget in THAT list
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