‘Why Jorginho deserves to win the Ballon d’Or title’ ahead of Lionel Messi after incredible year revealed
Chelsea midfield metronome Jorginho was an integral cog in the Chelsea machine that would go on to win the Champions League earlier this year, and he played a similar role at the heart of the Italian engine room.
Now, former Chelsea and Italy legend Gianfranco Zola has come out in defence of Jorginho’s case, claiming the 29-year-old would be than deserving of the title.
“Now we are talking about a fantastic player like Messi who did extraordinary things for the first time with his national team – and this won’t go unnoticed,’ Zola said in an interview with the Daily Mail.
“Should they give it to Jorginho? It would be deserved.
“He gives concrete balance and pace to his teams. I was lucky to have him at Chelsea and I know what he does on the pitch.
“It would be deserved because not only were his performances at a high level, but the teams he played for have been outstanding. This must be taken into account.”
Zola makes a good point.
Jorginho has been at the heart of two incredible teams and has been involved in some incredibly crucial moments.
He scored the winning penalty against Spain in the European Championship semi-final, and his incredible range of passing has consistently been on show all year round.
However, the man is up against Messi – a battle that very few ever come out on the winning side of, regardless of how good a year they might have had.
If Jorginho does win the title then yes, it was deserved, but it would still a pretty big surprise.