“It’s important for a football player to be in the rankings.” Asked by Catalan radio RAC1 about the absence of Vinicius and the Real Madrid players at the Ballon d'Or ceremony, Pau Cubarsi felt that he had to be there, alongside other teammates who did not attend. not necessarily won any prizes either.
“Being in the top 10 or top 20 of the Ballon d'Or is already a good prize and it is important for a footballer to be there,” he explains. “Dani Olmo and I were there without winning anything.” The former RB Leipzig attacking midfielder finished 13th in the Ballon d'Or rankings, when Pau Cubarsi finished 5th in the Kopa Trophy rankings, won by his teammate Lamine Yamal.
“Lamine has no limits”
“I was not surprised that Vinicius did not win, he was very close to Rodri, continues the 17-year-old game. Lamine? Now everyone sees what he is, but I have known him for years and I think he has the ability to win the Ballon d'Or. I think he has no limits, he is at a spectacular level, you never know where he is going to go, he is very confident.
At just 17 years old, he also explained in the same interview how he managed classes and his career as a professional player: “I'm studying in the second year of the social baccalaureate. I train in the morning and at 3 p.m. I go to class. The Leon XIII teachers come to La Masia and I have classes until 8 p.m. If there are Champions League matches, I have to ask for the notes or be attentive the next day to catch up.
Original article published on RMC Sport
