Rodri’s coronation for the 2024 Ballon d’Or to the detriment of Vinicius continues to cause a lot of ink and saliva to flow.
Taking advantage of his media outing before the match against Venezuela, Brazil coach Dorival Junior once again defended his player.
Without tongue in cheek, he recognized in front of the microphones and cameras that Vinicius Jr more deserved the 2024 Ballon d’Or in view of his individual and collective performances throughout the year.
“There was an error on the part of the judges”. The word ” judge “in reference to the 99 journalists responsible for voting for the trophy.
Although he did not deny Rodri’s merits, the coach defended tooth and nail the idea that Vinicius should have won the Ballon d’Or because, according to him, “the best player last season was him”.
“Honestly, Rodri deserves his award. He’s a great player. But for me, there was an error on the part of the judges. If it’s an individual award, the best player last season was Vini.”Dorival defended.
He is not the only coach who has publicly recognized the merits of the Madrid striker.
For many football fans, Vinicius is the one who most deserved to win this individual trophy.
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