Today, we share the names of the winners of Serie A Awards, as well as talk about Ronaldo's 2020/21 season. It wasn't a good year for Juventus that failed to win the Serie A title for the first time in 10 years. In fact, Juventus escaped playing the Europa League on the final day as Napoli failed to win, but what were Ronaldo's achievements last season on an individual level, and what do they mean to him? We want to share it. It's inspiring the kind of things he considers and is proud to share. What we have about Ronaldo, we lifted from his Instagram handle. First, let's talk about the Serie A Awards:
Best Goalkeeper - Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan)
Best Defender - Cristian Romero (Atalanta)
Best Midfielder - Nicolò Barella (Inter)
Best Striker - Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Best Young Player - Dušan Vlahović (Fiorentina)
Most Valuable Player - Romelu Lukaku (Inter)
Did you know that this is only the third edition of the Award? It started the same season, Ronaldo joined Juventus. Ronaldo won the Overall Most Valuable player first. He is the only player to be named twice in the awards, being named Best Foward for last season. It may be a coincidence of time as of when the Award started, but every League needs such an award to encourage players individually, and rally fans. Fans just love when players they love are appreciated.
Let's now talk about what last season meant to Ronaldo. It should be his worst season in Serie A, but it is his best because he achieved his personal goals. First, his overall official top scorer by some standards. Second, he's won any possible trophy and individual prize in England, Spain and now Italy. Let's read what he said:
"The life and career of any top player are made of up's and downs. Year after year, we face fantastic teams, with extraordinary players and ambitious goals, so we always have to give our best to keep ourselves at excellence levels.
This year we couldn’t win Serie A, congratulations to Inter for the well deserved title. However, I have to value everything that we achieved this season at Juventus, both in collective and individual terms. The Italian Super Cup, the Italian Cup and the Serie A Top Scorer trophy fill me with happiness, mainly due to the difficulty they carry with them, in a country where nothing is easy to win.
With these achievements, I reached a goal that I had set myself since the first day I arrived in Italy: to win the Championship, the Cup and the Super Cup, and also to be Best Player and Top Scorer in this great football country filled with tremendous players, giant clubs and a very own football culture.
I’ve already said that I don’t chase records, records chase me. For those who don't understand what I mean by this, it’s very simple: football is a collective game, but it is through individual overcoming that we help our teams achieve their goals. It is always looking for more and more on the field, working more and more off the field, that record eventually emerges and collective titles become inevitable, some being the natural consequence of the other.
So, I'm very proud with this fact that has been widely replicated in recent days: Champion in England, Spain and Italy; Cup winner in England, Spain and Italy; Super Cup winner in England, Spain and Italy; Best Player in England, Spain and Italy; Best Scorer in England, Spain and Italy; Over 100 goals for a club in England, Spain and Italy. Nothing compares to the feeling of knowing that I’ve left my mark in the countries where I’ve played, and that I gave joy to the fans of the clubs I represented. This is what I work for, this is what moves me and this is what I’ll always keep chasing for until the last day.
Thanks to everyone who took part in this journey! We stand together!"
WOW... The words above only tell of how he sees himself, regardless of how people see him, or what's going on around him. He tells you he's always fighting, trying, giving it his all, to reach goals he's also set for himself. It's inspiring. In fact, it would have been just boring to share Serie A Awards alone. Talking about this along, makes it worth it. That's how we're Footbalgeria - bringing the mix that makes you love and continue to appreciate Football.
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