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Could Michael Olise win the Ballon d’Or, due to the incredible season he is having?
JJ Bull argues his case.
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Who do you think are the other strong candidates for winning the 2026 Ballon d'Or?
*Correction: Haaland currently has 24 league goals and assists.
I mean, there’s also the argument that he’s playing in a sub par league as he got nowhere near those numbers in the prem
Olise was absolute mustard at Palace – I'm amazed there weren't more PL clubs in for him sooner.
I'm glad he's finally getting the recognition he deserves. He has been a proper baller, even right from his Palace days. The freekick he scored against us (United) and his performance that day are still etched in my memory
Back then it wasn't g.a
Bundesliga stats are worthless. Marmoush, Wirtz, Simmons and others show this.
No. Yamal could have half the season he does and win it before him.
This doesn’t show how good olise is, it shows how bad the Bundesliga is to be feeding stats like this to anybody (also I think Messi has reached 51+ g/a more than 3 times and Ronaldo more than once)
If Bayern win the champions league then it’ll matter who wins the World Cup between England, France, or Colomb…yeahhh they won’t but 😂 itll be between olise and Kane if Bayern snag it!!!!
Harry kane is a special no9
he's in that mould of Messi and CR7.
Anddd another Chelsea player becomes a legend
Honestly considering level of the opposition in bundesliga it doesn't really sounds THAT impressive. Bayern has literally no competiion there and they are winning like 5-0 every game. Still cool tho.
I don't think so, mbappe is there and has the same france argument and mbappe for that france team isn't a player he's the captain and pivot of the whole team,
People talk about taking penalties like they are super easy. It's a skill too
He definitely could win one, but I think he’d have to win the treble with bayern, win the World Cup with France as the main guy and even still I think it’ll be tough
He lacks 1v1 dribbling against good defenders
raphinha is playing cricket I guess
What is this obsession with removing penalties and considering assists on equal level of goal?
Mabppe wins worldcup, and olise steals b’dor
Raphimha had 61 g/a last yr
Luisss Suarezzzzzzz😮
They compared Saka to this guy 😂
didn't raphinha get more last season?
michael olise show up against a good team challenge
Except you don't win the Ballon dor by being the best footballer alone
France's front 4 at the World Cup could be Mbappe, Olise, Cherki, Dembele. Plus Ekitike, Thuram, Barcola, Mateta as backup. That will be very hard for any team to stop.
what is this, raphinha just did it last year😅
Give yamal the bal’odor
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France at the World Cup
Bundes is not premier league, and Bayern is extremely dominant
Haaland would bag 60 GA in that Club
What’s CP have anything to do with this? The PL bias is nuts
Don't really care tbh
Bundesliga is laughably horrendous, Bayern bully everyone every year
It's the Bundesliga dude. Try doing it in the Prem.
Easy league
Ballon D'or is a joke award. He has an amazing chance to win it because he's French.
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Another french Ballon D'or not name Mbappe incoming
So we just forgot about Salah’s and Raphinha’s seasons 24/25? Both of them had more than
51 G/A
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Farmer league
All Bundesliga goals should count as 0.5 goals when compared to other top 4 european leagues
Just look at the state of defending in that league, attackers are allowed too much space and time in germany