At 28 years old, Rodri is living the dream. The Spanish footballer, recovering from a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee, won the Ballon d’Or two weeks ago. The player of Manchester Citya humble man and far from stereotypeswent through the microphones of El Partidazo de COPE’ to talk about everything he experienced on that magical night from October 28.
The midfielder, winner of the prize against Viniciuswho started favoriteexplained why he won the award: “I think I won because of my consistency, which is the hardest thing in football. I think I was the most consistent player of the seasonperhaps not with the highest peaks, but the most regular. I never thought I could repeat a season like last year. Win with the team, assert yourself in important moments and be decisive. Repeating this is very complicated. In my opinion, I had a very similar level.
Furthermore, the Sky Blues player said that, rather than the Brazilian winning the award before him, Carvajal should have been the other possible winner. “I would vote for Carvajal in second place and then for Vinicius.”he commented.
“Finally, Rodri was very optimistic about a hypothetical return before the end of the campaign. The 2025 Club World Cup will close the season. “Yes yes. The seasons are longer now. The FIFA Club World Cup ends on July 13,” he concluded.
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