For someone who kept an impressive 16 league clean sheets and 9 UCL clean sheets in his debut season and whose heroically contributed to Chelsea’s Champions League triumph, Edouard Mendy’s omission from the Ballon D'or list came as a surprise for many but it wasn’t surprising to me. Did he deserve to be amongst the select few?. Although many would give their answers differently to this poser, my humble opinion is, Yes with emphasis. Did he do enough to make the cut?, the simple answer is, Yes. Then it begs the question why was Edouard Mendy omitted?

The answer is simple, it is because Mendy lacks the requisite portfolio. He may have been outstanding and whatnot last campaign but he did not have the track record to...

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