Although 2022 is only halfway over, the suspense for this year’s European Golden Globe Awards does not seem to be too great. Benzema 's performance in the first half of the year was so eye-catching that he almost crushed other players at the same level. Originally, if Liverpool could win the Champions League title, then Mane and Salah might be able to compete with him, but Liverpool lost to Real Madrid . In this way, Benzema has almost no chance. rival.
Moreover, this year’s World Cup starts in November, so the results of the World Cup will not become a bargaining chip for the European Golden Globe Award. In other words, even if France is eliminated in the group, it will not affect Benzema's winning.
The era of peerless twins has come to an end. Originally, everyone thought it was time for the younger generation to come forward, but now it seems that it is Melo's peers who are shining brightly. For example, Lewandowski (who could have won the Golden Ball in 2020), Modric, and Benzema, who is almost certain to win the award this year, are all about the same age as Melo. Lewandowski was born in 1988, Modric was born in 1985, and Benzema was born in 1987. Although young people such as Mbappe , Haaland and Cubs are coming fiercely, the current arena is still dominated by veterans.
Benzema and Messi are the same age and are 35 years old this year. When Messi won the award last year, it was regarded as a spring for veterans. If Benzema wins this year, he will surpass Messi in this dimension.
actually goes beyond Messi. In fact, looking at the history of the European Golden Globe Awards, it is a small probability event for someone in their 30s to win the award. If Benzema wins the award, he will surpass the legendary goalkeeper of the former Soviet Union Yashin and become the second oldest European footballer in history.
Yashin became the European Footballer of the Year in 1963. He was born in 1929 and was 34 years old at the time. Of course, the position of goalkeeper is relatively special and requires very high experience from players. It can be said that the older the player, the better. 34 years old is a very mature age for a goalkeeper. But this may not be the case for players in other positions. Especially for frontcourt players like Benzema, whether it is physical confrontation, absolute speed, or physical condition, they will decline with age. Therefore, if Benzema can surpass Yashin from this dimension, what he surpasses is not just one. Click.
And who is the oldest European footballer in history? He is the winner of the first European Golden Globe Award, Matthews .
Matthews was 41 years old when he won the award in 1956. In fact, this award is somewhat like a lifetime achievement award. The length of Matthews’ career is astounding. He didn't bid farewell to the green field until he was 50 years old. Although some media once put Matthews together with Pele and Stefano and positioned him as a football king-level figure, objectively speaking, Matthews's performance in international competitions was not outstanding.
Due to the special background at the time, it would be difficult for Matthews to win the Golden Globe Award at the age of 41 again in the future. If we put it now, it would be equivalent to letting Ibrahimovic win this year's Golden Globe Award. Obviously, this is not realistic.
However, if Matthews is removed as a special case, if Benzema wins the award this year, he will be the oldest European footballer in history. To be able to win an award at the age of 35 is also very difficult to surpass. Even if Messi is omnipotent, it is very difficult to do it. Unless he can produce the same performance next year.
