Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Is Mourinho's Real Madrid return working? · 9 Sep 2026 podcast

But that's still a bit shaky, and then midfield, as we've said, is still a problem position.

So yeah, I I do think Madrid probably lack that that kind of control across all areas of the pitch right now.

I guess I mean, e even that win, right, was a was a little bit of a surprise at the time.

But I would say if you take out the the thirteen years in a row, whatever it was, that that Messi and Ronaldo were trading the award, probably not too much of a surprise.

I was I was looking through the the previous kind of top threes and I think Bellingham came third in in twenty twenty four, which we obviously all remember for Roger and and Vinitius' kind of spat or mainly Madrid's spat.

Um so perhaps he was maybe a bit unlucky there because that was that amazing debut season with Madrid.

He wins the Champions League, La Liga

But you could also say that the Premier League hasn't exactly until maybe ten years ago been the kind of technical pinnacle of of European football.

Maybe it's that as well.

I sort of feel those awards prioritise technical excellence and until maybe ten years ago or until Guardiola really arrived, maybe you didn't get that kind of like technically excellent English player in the same way that you do now with, you know, when he was at City, his his City S.

sides and and other teams in the Premier League too.

So not so surprised, but yeah, I mean Kane Kane would be a worthy winner, I think, this year.

Yeah, I was I was torn on this because I I agree with Liam.

I think there is something a bit strange in awarding an individual award in in such a collective sport, right?

But I think you've still

probably got to go off the collective successes.

I'm really reluctant to to give it to a player who hasn't won silverware with their club or country.

Uh top I would probably have future Kvaric Skellier.

I just think such a key part of that of that PSG team.

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