On December 12, Mason Greenwood was pointed out as the Ballon d’Or winner. Two days later, the 24-year-old responded with a match-winning goal against Monaco in Ligue 1.
Roberto de Zerbi has great respect in the Premier League for the job he did at Brighton in 2022-24. Linked to the jobs at the biggest clubs in the Premier League, but ended up at Marseille before last season. He was joined by the Italian Mason Greenwood, now the coach praises the 24-year-old for a talent and potential like few others in Europe. Or in other words: The potential to win the Golden Ball.
Mason Greenwood. The 24-year-old who divides England. For many, it is totally out of the question that the player who was charged (but not convicted) for serious criminal charges cannot return to the England national team, while others believe his football performances must determine whether he is worthy of a place. For de Zerbi as Marseille coach, who follows the player on a daily basis, it only matters what the Englishman delivers on the pitch.
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At Friday’s press conference, Roberto De Zerbi praised the striker to the skies.
“I see him every day, and he has enormous potential. I don’t see other players in Europe at the same level. He has the potential to win the Ballon d’Or. It will be up to him to decide whether he will do everything he can to fight for it or not. With the qualities nature has given him and his parents have given him, I think he is worthy of the Golden Ball,” De Zerbi said according to ESPN.
This was Friday, Sunday Greenwood responded with a match-winning goal against big rival Monaco in Ligue 1, eight minutes before the end. Roberto de Zerbi is thus still certain in his case: Ballon d’Or winner potential!
Thomas Tuchel and the English Football Association will have a tough decision on whether Greenwood, the top scorer in Ligue 1, can still be kept out of the national team squad when the World Cup trophy is flown home to the ball island this summer.
