Manchester City’s David Silva didn’t even make the top 30 for the Ballon d’Or this year, and many City fans are not happy with the judgement of the journalists who decided the award.
Real Madrid’s Luka Modric won the top prize while Kevin De Bruyne finished ninth and Sergio Aguero was 16th, but considering Pep Guardiola’s side finished on 100 points last campaign, the lack of City players angered many supporters.
Fans on Twitter made their feelings known about Silva’s exclusion:
Criminally underrated. Top 3 mids in the world.
— Manish (@Manish1G) 4 December 2018
The injustice of the whole thing makes me sick
— Gulam (@gulam82) 3 December 2018
There aren’t 10 players in the world better never mind 30!!!!
— Chiny (@davidchinejani) 3 December 2018
The magician is just too underrated
— BTB Balaq The Black (@btbbalaq) 3 December 2018
It's a joke. Even Pogba is above Sergio ??♀️??♀️
— Sifa Kamilah Holis | Emooh (@SifaEmoh) 3 December 2018
Unsung Hero ??
— ThankGod (@fadarajay) 3 December 2018
Its fine. He's ours.
— Danny (@kingtiatto) 3 December 2018
What's hard to understand? He wont and probably never will still he stays here and does his magic. Doesnt that make us love him even more. Their awards are not ready for him not the other way around.
— Elementary (@proud_blue) 4 December 2018
Taken for granted and all he does is get better and better
— Sal (@salibatz) 4 December 2018
David wins it in my heart
— Lorenzo Salas (@Lorenzo50853544) 4 December 2018
Quite true. Seems like City's players have to do something extraordinary for the players to be involved in any of these awards or team of the season actually.
— MrZambezi?? (@vincemachipsah) 4 December 2018
The Spaniard’s ten goals and 14 assists last season don’t do justice to how influential he was in the Citizens’ Premier League title win, and he has continued his excellent form into this campaign.
With eight goals and four assists so far, Silva is well on course to surpass the twelve he scored for City in the 2014/15 season. At 32 years of age, the Spanish maestro is certainly showing no signs of slowing down.
