Julián Quiñones had an outstanding season with his club and a good World Cup with Mexico. The performance of Quiñones put him on the list of 30 nominees for the Golden Ball. This nomination was challenged by Samuel Umtiti.
The former Barcelona defender questioned the inclusion of Julián Quiñones in the list of 30 players who will fight for the award of France Football.
What did Julián Quiñones do at the World Cup? He scored four goals and eliminated Mexico in the final. When I saw this I thought it was a joke,” the former French defender said in an interview for the podcast After Foot RMC.
and ? ? "Vinicius, depuis 3 ans et le Ballon d'Or qu'il n'a pas eu, j'ai énormément de doutes sur sa capacité à être un bon joueur de foot... Techniquement, c'est devenu un joueur extrémement limité."Adam, auditeur, s'est exprimé sur Vinicius et a amené un gros débat en plateau. pic.twitter.com/peYawGRXmG
Among the general list of nominees, Samuel Umtiti considers that since Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi left the “elite”, there is no footballer who has taken the banner. Ousmane Dembélé was the last player to win this award.
“Since the era of Messi and Ronaldo ended, I don’t even see the prize anymore.
Despite playing in the Saudi Pro League’s Al Qadsiah, Julian Quiñones’ numbers can’t be for nothing despicable. The Mexican attacker turned 37 goals in 35 matches played in Arab football. The former athlete also provided four assists.
In the World Cup, despite the fact that Mexico was eliminated in the eighth finals, Julián Quiñones made four goals and granted an assistance in five games. In his first World Cup, Quiñones transferred his good time at his club for the benefit of El Tri.