A Champions League with Chelsea, numerous clean sheets and more generally high-flying performances… The absence of Edouard Mendy in the list of thirty players named for the Ballon d’Or had drawn strong criticism at the end of last year.
” Incomprehension “
In an interview given to Telefoot this Sunday, the Senegalese goalkeeper reconsidered this decision, not hiding his ” incomprehension ». « The best answer was to stay on the field to show that my name deserved to be in the thirtysaid the former Rennais. I think being African did me a disservice because I didn’t have any international competition. »
Earlier this year, Mendy was voted the best goalkeeper of 2021 at Fifa’s The Best trophies ceremony, becoming the first African player to be awarded since George Weah and his Ballon d’Or win in 1995. Being a black footballer, especially a goalkeeper, is also a very big responsibility. “confessed the Chelsea goalkeeper.
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