Antoine Griezmann was disappointed to have not won the Ballon d’Or after winning the Europa League and World Cup in 2018, while Kylian Mbappe says he will work to finish higher in the future.
Griezmann finished third in the balloting behind winner Luka Modric and runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo for the 2018 award.
It comes off a year that saw Griezmann win silverware twice, first with Atletico Madrid in the Europa League in May and then with France in the World Cup.
And Griezmann lamented that he was unable to turn that success on the field into a complete success in the Ballon d’Or, as while he was proud to won so much this year, he was left wondering what else he could have done to snag the award.
"When I learned [I didn’t win], you didn't want to be at home with me the first two days (laugh),” Griezmann said. “No, it's a great pride to be on the podium, to be a world champion.
“I'm counting on the team-mates in the club and the national team to be in Luka's place in the future.
“I won an Europa League, a World Cup – what else I have to do, I do not know" .
Source:www.ghpride.com
