Bidone d’Oro Nominees Announced, Serie A Stars Duck.

By: chris | November 17th, 2009
   

quaresma_bidone1With December fast-approaching, The Season is in the air. Christmas? Absolutely not. It’s awards season. The Argentine sensation known as Lionel Messi has already nabbed the Onze d’Or, a precursor to the Ballon d’Or (with a heft more patriotism) which has predicted the BdO three times in the last four years. Otherwise they select a Frenchman.

And while the footballing Oscars may be comin’ round the corner, Italy is kicking off with the equivalent of Hollywood’s Razzies: the Bidone d’Oro (Golden Trash Bin). The award handed to Serie A’s worst player, often relative to expectations.

The list of losers reads…

Juan Pablo Carrizo (Lazio)
Nelson Dida (Milan)
Felipe Melo (Fiorentina-Juventus)
Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Milan)
Julio Baptista (Roma)
Mancini (Inter)
Christian Poulsen (Juventus)
Ricardo Quaresma (Inter)
Ronaldinho (Milan)
Tiago (Juventus)

Worth noting all of these lads at one point commanded a hefty sum and none of the above are Italian. Perhaps a subtle dig at the practice of buying big-moneyed foreigners here? Quite possibly. Especially since a few of the above have no business being nominated this year.

(RAI Radio 2 are also not big fans of Juve’s midfield, apparently.)

The past winners read a little something like this:

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Three of the six (Rivaldo, Bobo & Quaresma) were big signings just that summer, while Adiano’s back-to-back “victory” prove they’re not adverse to defending champions.

With this knowledge, two candidates stick out in mind: last year’s winner Quaresma and epic disappointment Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

So either pick two substitute appearances from a man Mourinho clearly doesn’t want or the zero goals in 7 games from the man Louis van Gaal dubbed “the best player in the world, bar none, inside the penalty box”.

Come on down, Klaas.


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  • Desilolla
    R80?? What??? He is leading the assist list and has played very good this term.
  • Al
    As a massive Fiorentina fan, watching Melo suck up to his new found Gobbi as though he'd been with them forever makes me physically ill- I am pulling for him to win the Bidone d'oro as his true Gobbizzazione.
  • Also, the Bidone D'Oro always goes to players who had a pretty big transfer fee, so someone like Moretti who moved for near nothing wouldn't even be considered.

    That's why this year's award will most definitely fall in the hands of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
  • Nolan
    I say this with full bias as a Fiorentina fan, but Melo gets special mention when you consider la Viola got Marchionni for him and it paved the way for them to get Zanetti for pennies. Hope Juve is enjoying the Brazilian mercenary!
  • Dhaw
    How about Amauri ? He has been having a shocker for 8 months now.
  • Why would Emiliano Moretti be a contender for the Bidone D'Oro? He's been playing superbly at the back for Genoa on his return to Italy.
  • MoMONEY
    I'd say Melo
  • It has to be Huntelaar.
  • Oli
    Melo? Dida?

    Either there's something I don't know about Serie A, or there are some strange nominations.
  • Mike
    Dida should not be on the list, simply for his performances in the Champions League...

    Quaresma gets absolutely no chance at Inter to make a difference, which is why, as an AC Milan fan I would agree with the assessment that Huntelaar is the frontrunner for this prestigious award.
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