{"id":1004,"date":"2025-08-24T14:03:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2025-08-24T14:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T10:03:35","slug":"scott-mctominay-ballon-dor-nominee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/scott-mctominay-ballon-dor-nominee\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott McTominay &#8211; Ballon D&#8217;or Nominee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scott Mctominay, McSauce got nominated for the Ballon D&#8217;or after being sold by &#8220;The accountants&#8221;, despite his coach fighting to keep him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Paul Pogba went back, Utd coach Warren Joyce told him Utd had someone better than him. &#8220;Bigger, Better, Nastier&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_GettyImages-1295992502.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1006 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_GettyImages-1295992502.webp 1023w, https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_GettyImages-1295992502-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_GettyImages-1295992502-768x511.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McSauce, captaining Manchester United<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Even Jos\u00e9 Mourinho recognised that, by selecting him ahead of the &#8220;record_signing&#8221;. When the Special One chooses you ahead of the most expensive player in the country, surely you must be doing things right? Like winning your manager the games? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scott McTominay didnt want to leave, but was sold by the accountants. Eric Ten Hag was furious! Meanwhile, McSauce then promptly went on to be nominated for the Ballon D&#8217;Or while becoming the MVP in Italy and driving Napoli to win a first league in years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Little Scotty&#8221; will go on to win many more games, many more cups. And too bad for the Greedy Glazers, their 20M wont be worth much compared to the class of the Man Utd born and bred #McSauce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1756019029445-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1005 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1756019029445-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1756019029445-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1756019029445-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1756019029445.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scott McTominay, #McSauce for the Manchester United faithful, has immediately won the league and been chosen as MVP in Italy. He is also nominated for the Ballon D&#8217;Or<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McTominay will live to become the symbol of Glazers&#8217; failure. While running after FFP profitability and <strong>pure profit<\/strong>, the accountants lost  pure <strong>value<\/strong>. As a red, lets hope McSauce goes on to win Champions Leagues, Club World Cups and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things he would have won at Man Utd, had the Glazers not been! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/man-utd-scott-mctominay-captain-19616628\">https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/man-utd-scott-mctominay-captain-19616628<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CJ3dMfksaXe\/?igsh=MTRnMjZ1ZHhocGY3Mg==\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CJ3dMfksaXe\/?igsh=MTRnMjZ1ZHhocGY3Mg==<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<p>Views: 1<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott McTominay didnt want to leave, but was sold by the accountants. Eric Ten Hag was furious! 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