Kevin De Bruyne must win Ballon d’Or earlier than Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe begin, says Vincent Kompany

Former Belgium and Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has provided Ballon d’Or recommendation to Kevin De Bruyne saying he must win earlier than Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe begin profitable the award. De Bruyne and Belgium will kick-off their FIFA World Cup marketing campaign with a conflict in opposition to Canada on November 24.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 19, 2022 23:32 IST

Kompany presents Ballon d’Or recommendation to Kevin De Bruyne (Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: Former Belgium and Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has provided Ballon d’Or recommendation to Kevin De Bruyne, saying he must win earlier than Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe begin profitable the award. De Bruyne and Belgium will kick-off their FIFA World Cup marketing campaign with a conflict in opposition to Canada on November 24.

Speaking forward of the event, Kompany mentioned De Bruyne can win the Ballon d’Or however suggested him to take action earlier than Mbappe and Haaland go on a profitable spree.

“Of course, it’s still a team effort to get to those closing stages, but De Bruyne is an important player for Belgium. He has been involved in the Ballon d’Or vote for a few years now and he can win it. He is at his peak. But if I was Kevin – or any player hoping to win the Ballon d’Or – I would get in there now. He needs to win it before Haaland and Mbappe start,” mentioned Kompany.

Kompany additionally spoke about Belgium’s golden era that features gamers like De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois and Toby Alderweireld.

“People talk about this Golden Generation – but they go into the tournament with the perspective of having the next Golden Generation. There is definitely enough talent there. This team could be a little bit in the middle of those two generations. Whether it’s too late or too early, we don’t know,” Kompany added.

Kompany added that Belgium have game-changers of their group and people gamers will probably be important in robust matches within the event.

“One thing is for sure, Belgium have game-changers – and in any big competition you need game-changers. If you get Brazil or whoever somewhere down the line, and someone needs to put that ball in the back of the net, you need those game-changers. Belgium have got that. They have got experience – and they’ve got a coach they have worked with for a long time. So in terms of team cohesion, they have some real advantages,” mentioned Kompany.

Edited By:

Rounaq Sehrawat

Published On:

Nov 19, 2022