I normally see the likes of Ronaldo, 2013 or Andriy Shevchenko, 2004 are rated as the most underdeserving Ballon dor winners.
I normally see the likes of Ronaldo, 2013 or Andriy Shevchenko, 2004 are rated as the most underdeserving Ballon dor winners.
Arsenal only beat one top half side away that season. Henry scored two goals away to top half sides that seasons. Arsenal lost the league because of their away form winning eight away, drawing seven and losing four of the eighteen away games. Losses to Blackburn, utd, Everton and Southampton and draws away at Chelsea, spurs, Newcastle and Liverpool killed Arsenals title defence.
Henry didn’t deserve to be European footballer of the year because he was a he didn’t do enough away to make his side champions.
If one win away against top half sides isn’t good enough to make Arsenal champions don’t try and act like Henry two goals away against top half side is good enough to make him champion. He wasn’t good enough.
A supreme player would have scored and dragged his team to wins when Arsenal dropped points away to the big rivals Chelsea, spurs, Liverpool, utd,
Or them rougher physical sides like Everton, Bolton and Blackburn.
No striker has won European football of the year with less goals away against top half sides. Van Basten, Weah, Ronaldo, Shevchenko, Messi, Ronaldo, Baggio all managed it.
Only one I can think off who didn’t manage it is Micheal Owen in 00/01 but Owen scored a hatrick away for England in a qualifier against Germany and scored two goals in the FA cup final. Owen shook the world with them goals in them massive games. Henry didn’t score in them massive games either!