We are already in the final stretch of this exciting year 2018, which was full of good football. And to close it properly, I will make a recount of the 50 best players of the year. I want to clarify that only the calendar year will be taken into account, that is, what has been done from January to December 2018. In this fith part we will reveal positions 10 to 6.
The 50 best footballers in the world 2018 (50-41)
The 50 best footballers in the world 2018 (40-31)
The 50 best footballers in the world 2018 (30-21)
The 50 best footballers in the world 2018 (20-11)
10)Harry Kane (England, Tottenham Hotspurs).
Harry Kane is a true beast of the area. He is undoubtedly the best center forward in world football. His numbers do not lie, as the English managed to close another year round his illustrious career by scoring 36 goals in 2018. "Hurrikane" is a real hurricane for the rival defenses. It has everything! A providential physicist, good speed, good aerial game, technique to handle the ball and manages perfectly both profiles at the time of finishing the goal; so much that we do not know yet whether he is left-handed or right-handed. And to top it off, he seems to be a good boy, away from the controversies. While Pochettino's Tottenham is a great collective, Kane is its central figure and the great standard of the new generation of English football that is already giving something to talk about. The England of Kane began to show that they are to do great things in the future after their great performance in the World Cup Russia 2018, where they reached the semifinals. In addition, Kane was the scorer of the World Cup with 6 goals. But even though it was the rarest Golden Boot in the history of the World Cups, the importance of Kane goes far beyond the goals. He was the soul and the great leader of that selection, both emotionally and in football. It was not unusual to see him leave the area to throw himself into the midfield and put the plays together so that later he would be the one to finish sending them to the back of the net. Surely next summer we will see a fight of European titans competing to take the English striker, probably by a new record for football. I'll just tell you, Harry, that in Chamartín we're waiting for you with open arms. Think about it, we can do great things together.
9)N'golo Kanté (France, Chelsea FC).
Kanté simply does not stop impressing the world football. The Frenchman has not only established himself as the best '5' in the world, but as one of the best players in the Premier League. Kanté is a brutal player who will mark the era in football. Not only is he one of the top returners of balls in Europe, but he is a box-to-box midfielder, with an amazing facility to reach both areas in offensive and defensive transitions. He is simply the key player in any team where he plays. It is no accident that he was injured several months last season and that Chelsea has done so badly. In addition, he managed to touch the sky of football to be crowned world champion with France in Russia. It goes without saying that Kanté was one of the best players of the tournament and a fundamental piece in obtaining the title. Why France could not be crowned champion in EURO 2016 but in the 2018 World Cup? There is no other answer than N'golo Kanté, that simple. In this new season has undergone a change of position to accommodate Jorginho in the midfield blue, but this does not affect Kanté who continues to play perfectly and now participates more in the offensive game of the team. If the Frenchman remains healthy during 2019, they can be sure that Chelsea will be able to fight for any of the titles of the season.
8)Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City).
What to say about Kevin? We still wonder what Chelsea was thinking about getting rid of him. To this day, De Bruyne is considered by many to be the core of the rival crush machine that is the City today. The Belgian is a player with a sublime touch, an overflowing quality and an impressive perception of the game considering his age. De Bruyne was in charge of supplying his teammates with goal chances, becoming the 2nd highest assister in Europe with no less than 14 assists. To consider Kevin as the best and most determined player in Manchester City and the Premier League does not sound at all unreasonable. In addition Kevin had a dream World Cup being one of the best players of the tournament and the motor of that Belgian National Team semifinalist in the World Cup. The way he handled the counterattacks in Belgium was simply sublime. Unfortunately an injury has kept him out of activity most of this second semester, but it seems that he is fully recovered and determined to win everything with Manchester City in 2019.
7)Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea FC).
If this is not the best year in Hazard's career, he is very close to being one. The Belgian has reached a superlative level during this 2018, where he has also managed to score 20 goals. Hazard was one of the few notable players at Chelsea last season with his talent, speed and dribbling imbalances. But it was at the 2018 World Cup in Russia that he reached his peak performance. During the 30 days that the World Cup lasted, Hazard simply broke it all. Command the Belgium National Team to a historic semifinal leaving on the road to Brazil. Only a solitary goal by Umtiti deprived this Belgian team of playing the final. It goes without saying that Hazard was the figure of this team. If De Bruyne was the engine, Eden was the spark of Belgium. He has also had an unbeatable start to the season where he has not only been in charge of leading the Chelsea offense since the creation of the game, but also since the goals. Due to the lack of goal from the Chelsea forwards, Eden has been the one who has loaded with this responsibility increasing his average goalscorer, which his critics reproached him for. Hazard is in all likelihood the most fit player in football today. If Eden Hazard ever dreamed of being the best in the world, 2019 is presented as the best opportunity you will have to achieve it.
6)Kylian Mbappé (France, Paris Saint Germain).
The very young Mbappé continues to consolidate himself as the natural heir to the throne of the best footballer in the world. The truth is that there are no adjectives to describe this boy who, with only 19 years of age, has managed to dazzle and excite the whole world of football. While Neymar and Cavani fought over who would charge penalties and free throws, Mbappé put PSG on his shoulder and confirmed himself as the best player and the real star of the team. Throughout 2018 he was able to score an impressive 28 goals, considering that he shares the attack with two beasts of the goal such as Neymar and Cavani. He is also the current scorer of the new season of Ligue 1 and it seems very difficult for someone to reach him. To all this we must add his performance in the 2018 World Cup. Mbappé was one of the best players of this France champion. And, in his first big international tournament, this boy played with the serenity of a veteran player; showing that he was worthy to wear that '10' shirt that he wore so well during the World Cup and that he will wear during all the time he plays with France. World champion with 19 years and being a figure in the title; that's something that only Pele and he can say. There is no doubt that Kylian Mbappé is the best young player in the world (his Kopa Trophy and the Golden Boy award prove it) and it is only a matter of time before he wins the first of the many Ballon D'Or that will shine in his showcase.
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