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Lev Yachine Trophy: Mendy would have won it if he had scored goals

Cheleea’s Edouard Mendy with the trophy following the UEFA Champions League final match held at Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal. Picture date: Saturday May 29, 2021.
By Icon Sport – Edouard MENDY – Estadio do Dragao – Porto (Portugal)

During the 2021 Ballon d’Or award ceremony, Edouard Mendy came second for the Lev Yachine Trophy. Several days later, voices are still rising to contradict this decision to give this trophy to Gianluigi Donnarumma. Unanimously, has it been proven that the Senegalese has performed much better than the Italian over the calendar year? Why didn’t Edouard Mendy win it? Maybe the Chelsea goalkeeper should think about making high class saves (he achieved so much) and especially score a few goals in addition to his record and his impeccable statistics in 2021. to try to lift the Lev Yachine Trophy and be one of the nominated players for the BO.

Edouard Mendy and his fanfare debut at Chelsea

Arrived at Chelsea in the summer of 2020 from Stade Rennais, Edouard Mendy very quickly created a solid media environment around him through his performances. First, he erased the competition in a short period of time and became the indisputable number 1 among the Blues. Solid in its 7.32 meters, it was able to erect itself as the last bulwark against all the offensive inclinations of the opponents of the London club. And this, both in the English league and in the Champions League. His first full calendar year speaks volumes about the qualities of man.

2021 is without a shadow of a doubt the year in which Edouard Mendy titled glory. Chelsea, taken over during the season by Edouard Tuchel, shone brightly. The club has notably reached the top in the Champions League. As far as he is concerned, Edouard Mendy has lifted the Cup with the big ears for the first time in its history. He subsequently won the European Supercup. The native of Montivilliers was voted UEFA’s best goalkeeper in the same year. The former Olympique de Marseille goalkeeper has even chained 13 clean sheets in his first 17 appearances in the competition. Record. Mendy is he not the best goalkeeper in Europe this year? At least, what did he lack to be?

Edouard Mendy should have scored a few goals to win the Lev Yachine Trophy

Absent from the 30 finalists for the Ballon d’Or 2021, Edouard Mendy had as a consolation prize the nomination for the Lev Yachine Trophy. This trophy rewards the best goalkeeper over the year. To everyone’s surprise, Gigi Donnarumma was elected. An unfair decision in view of all when we know that the only major performance of the Italian is to have won the Euro with Squadra Azzura. What more could Mendy have done to win the trophy. Quite simply, Thomas Tuchel would perhaps have let him take the penalties and set pieces to boost his goal counter. These are the only statistics that would have better pleaded in favor of the Senegalese.

Faudel Amoussou

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