Quote Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost... View Post
It doesn't really make any sense comparing it to what Owen did that season in that way; they couldn't exactly take Owen's award away, voted for by a different group of people (Ballon d'Or was voted for by football writers) because Henry had won a League unbeaten. What you should be comparing it to is what Shevchenko did (and Deco). Henry obviously did more in 2004 than Ronaldinho though.

A Mickey Mouse treble we'd be quite ok with achieving now, incidentally.
It does when the panel's criteria on winners constantly changes. I can almost understand Ronaldinho's award because he was the best footballer on the planet even without winning a title. Hands down he captured the world's attention. 2003 was the shocking year. Zidane won World Player of the year for a unspectacular year and Nedved won the Balon D'Or. Maybe Henry had to win a Champions League to finally win the big prize but again, that's a lot more than what past winners have had to do to win.