“If I have the opportunity to win it, I think I deserve it too. After the historical season I made – there are not many players who scored in quarters, half and in the final – while it is more difficult as a defender. People think I am an attacker or no midfielder, but no, I play in a four line and I must think about defending. The statistics I had this year are not those of a normal defender. I think that when a defender does that, he deserves more than an attacker ”. In an interview with Canal+ this weekend, Achraf Hakimi did not hide his ambitions on the Ballon d'Or.
An opinion that might seem harmless but that did not please at all on the side of PSG, where we tried to censor this passage of the interview. And for good reason, on the Paris side, we rather push for Ousmane Dembélé. The words of the Moroccan would also have made a lot of talk internally and within the relatives of the players. We are still far from an Egos war in the locker room, but some have fears, while PSG said there was no problem.
Luis Enrique calm the game
While the capital's club will challenge Tottenham Wednesday in European Super Cup, Luis Enrique spoke about it. He notably wanted to remove importance from the Ballon d'Or. “It's a team sport. Our supporters want us to earn trophies, and as a result of that, individual prices could arrive. But our goal is to show that the star is the team “he launched first, insisting on the collective aspect.
“This is what we did last season. I believe that we got into the collective objectives, not individual. Individual prices are not our goal ”added the Asturian, who therefore logically did not want to get wet on the Dembélé-Hakimi debate which nevertheless ignites social networks. And there is no doubt that by September 22, date of ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, he will be questioned again and again on the Grail of individual distinctions which is likely to come to Paris …
