Third in the 2018 Ballon d’Or, Antoine Griezmann believes he should have won it.
Antoine Griezmann still has it in his throat. After winning the 2018 World Cup with the France team, the Atlético Madrid striker could legitimately claim to win the Ballon d’Or. But the Mâconnais finally finished third in the ranking, behind Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd) and Luka Modric (1st), World Cup finalist with Croatia.
During an interview published this Friday on the YouTube channel Futbol Emotion, Griezmann was asked to speak on the following question: “Do you think you deserved the Ballon d’Or? ». To which the vice-captain of the Blues simply replied: ” Yes “he who had already confided in the past to be ” very disappointed “ of the results of the votes.
“He may lack recognition”
During this international window in November, Didier Deschamps also suggested that Griezmann would have deserved to win his first Ballon d’Or. “In 2018, I don’t want to say that Modric didn’t deserve it, but Antoine, with the season he had, having the world title at the end, he could have, the French coach indicated at a press conference. Well, that wasn’t the case, but that doesn’t stop him from sleeping well and living it well. It happens. He’s not underrated, but perhaps he lacks recognition for everything he does…”
