This Monday desvelaron the 30 candidates to the Balloon of Gold. In general lines, few surprises. But yes we can play a bit and create our own eleven of stars that have been 'forgotten' for this award. We do not say that they deserved more or less that those that yes are, simply write them so that it see the level that there is.
In the goal there is two big guardametas that did not go in in the 30 better: Keylor Navas and Neuer. The white goalkeeper made a good course whereas the German was perhaps something more irregular and the injuries have him lastrado. But already they see that they are two archers of first level.
In defence find several absences of first level. I hammered, Varane and Umtiti are surely three of the best ten head offices of the world. And they are not. Neither they are it Alves and Carvajal, two carrileros phenomenal that besides have signed a 2017 more than remarkable. It surprises enough.
In the centre of the field also there are powerful names. Iniesta, Casemiro and Pogba sand have remained out of these 30. The manchego is true that played less than the usual, but the madridista, for example, signed a year sensacional. Pogba Was more irregular and neither his charismatic character have carried him here.
Finally, in the forward find names of a lot of prestige that have not been able to be included. Higuaín, Alexis Sánchez, Agüero, Mahrez, Ibrahimovic... A good sample of the complicated that it is to put in this list of the 30 applicants to the Balloon of Gold.
The third drawer of the podium, an incógnita
Taking into account that Messi and Christian will contest the first place -the Portuguese part with advantage-, the big doubt will be to know which player occupies the third stair of the podium. Neymar, Griezmann and Dybala are the three main candidates a priori. The Argentinian could have more ballots because to level of club the Juventus attained more than the Barça and the Athletic. We will see.