Rhodri Hearn ermendez took advantage of his time in “Cup match” To speak frankly about all the controversy that surrounded his conquest of the Golden Ball. “I won because of regularity , which is the hardest thing in football. The most regular player of the season was me.
Absence of Vinny
“It didn’t hurt that I didn’t come. Why does it hurt? No one told us he was going to win. You go there and until the envelope is opened… Man, if the Madrid guys don’t come, it will be for something, but their reasons will be so…… I wouldn’t have done it that way, but everyone will know. I would not have given her so much concentration, to shift the focus in this way is not the best thing.”
Madrid had its reasons, but I wouldn’t have done it that way
Congratulatory messages
“One of the congratulations that made me even more excited is that of Iniesta. What should I say Iniesta? He must have one. He is the best in the history of our country and I was ashamed to answer him.”
Surprise Golden Ball
“Two days before the concert, my father told me:” you are preparing something, lest we win it. And I said, Dad, leave me alone , let’s go clap.'”
The letter to Morata
“Morata was telling me,”you’re an idiot . If you have social media, you have the Golden Ball.”And as soon as I won it, I wrote to him:” look, the Golden Ball and no social networks.’
His return to the stadiums
“I have in mind to play this season. Now the seasons are getting longer and the mini World Cup ends on July 13th. I have in mind to come back this year, as a challenge.”
Barcelona level
“We were all surprised by the level of Barcelona. As for the number of players from the Spanish national team they have, I’m happy.”
Halland
“The most decisive player in the world in terms of numbers is Haaland. He is also very young and will be for many years to come. I would say that he is the only player who can approach Cristiano and Messi.”
He could have quit football… With 17 years old!
“At the age of 17, I wanted to quit football. I don’t know if I’ll be able to, but I drowned. I sacrificed a lot and saw that no, I wasn’t moving forward. That call with my father was the most important moment of my career.”
His “Spanish Gibraltar”
“The one who was waiting for me in England if the English won the European Cup… They don’t even know where Gibraltar is. I asked them if they had heard about my punishment and they asked me what Gibraltar was.”
“The British don’t even know where Gibraltar is
The future is in the city
“Renewing with city is not my priority right now . I want to recover and we’ll see… I like to live in the present, I have a contract with Citi and I am very, very happy there. Since I arrived in England, I feel that it is my home, but I watch Liga and do not close the doors for myself.”
Guardiola
“There will be a before and after when Pep leaves town. When I signed up, they told me that he was leaving the next year… And so we continue after 5 years. He’s very ambitious and we’ll see. When he’s not there, things will change, but Manchester City is still Manchester City.”
Who would you have voted for at the Golden Ball?
“I will vote for Carvajal second and Vinicius third.”
