Yes, definitely the semis had a bearing. And even all that form for Holland recently too may have influenced.
He was good, but not sure I'd call him Balon D'Or good.. Robertson for sure.
Mind you, I shouldn't be complaining. We've come a long way from when our team had Sakho, N'gog, borini, and Ballotelli were our bets candidates for the Bd'O. (2015)