14.05.2025 – (04:30 PM) Htate

The GOAT of the coaching world, Guardiola, has spoken about De Bruyne. De Bruyne can score goals. He can create chances. He can make assists. He has a good positional play. He has a great reading of the game and a great vision. De Bruyne has shown world-class ability on a regular basis. He has had a few injury problems but whenever he has played, he has been outstanding for Manchester City.

The top awards in football are usually won by attacking players. Whether it is the Premier League Player of the Year, FIFA’s The Best award or the most prestigious award, the Ballon d’Or, it has long been as if they were made for attacking players. There are midfielders in football that we have become very obsessed with. If you consider not only their skills but also their ability to influence millions of fans, you can count Beckham, Totti, Ronaldinho, Pirlo, Ozil, Fabregas, Lampard, Gerrard, Iniesta, Xavi, Modric, etc. are not as appreciated as Messi and Ronaldo.

They are far away from the highest awards. When Messi and Ronaldo dominated the Ballon d’Or, these players were far from the Ballon d’Or. With the exception of Modric in 2018 due to the World Cup and Rodri last season, there was no place for midfielders. Between 2003 and 2007, the Ballon d’Or was a renaissance. Kaka, Ronaldinho, Cannavaro, and Neves were the only ones to win the Ballon d’Or.