Lionel Messi? Christiano Ronaldo? Wayne Rooney? Kaka? All top quality players and even better shirt sellers. But who's going to win this years prestigious Ballon Do'r? Well the latter two wont because they haven't been nominated for the award and the former two? Well they're probably the favorites to win it. My opinion? I think it should belong to Wesley Benjamin Sneijder.
From his days at Ajax up until now at Inter he has always been recognized as an exceptionally talented playmaker. Put aside his spat with international team mate Robin Van Persie he has always been an excellent team player. But he until last season hadn't displayed his talent on the big stage.
Last season Jose Mourinho's Inter signed Sneijder as a last minute deal for which now looks like a bargain of 8 million pounds. His first major game was against rivals AC Milan in which he helped take them apart in a 4-0 demolition. This was definitely a sign of things to come...
In short Sneijder played 18 games in the World Cup and Champions League combined, the two toughest tournaments in the world, I'm sure you'll agree. Sneijder got to the final of one and won the other, scoring an amazing 8 goals from midfield and providing 7 assists.
Sneijder also won Serie A, playing 24 games scoring 4 and providing 6 assists and the Coppa Italia playing 4 games and scoring 1 goal.
In view of these facts it is clear Sneijder played a major part in helping his club win every competition they took part in and helped his country get to the final of the World Cup. And before you question the World Cup ending, neither Van Basten or Cryuff, both undoubtedly in the top 10 list of any pundits greatest players to kick a ball, could help Holland win international footballs premier trophy.
Any doubts?
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Well. Thats a well written argument in favour of Sneijder. Mourinhio seems to know how to get the best out of the people that play for him.
But, on a side note. Messi has been arguably rated as the one of the world's best players for the last couple of seasons. He is a great scorer and creater of goals and is possibly Sneijder's main competitor for the award. But after a relatively quite world cup by his high standards could cost him the title.
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