Player of the season?
I've just been watching Sky Sports News' review of the season, in which they go around the grounds of the Premier League throughout the season and ask the fans who they think is the player of the season. Suggestions put forward were Deco, Steven Taylor and Johann Elmander. I know, ridiculous.
Even when Ryan Giggs was crowned as the Players' Player of the Year award I was surprised. He's made 15 league starts this season, and although he has been almost omnipresent in the Manchester United team since the Premier League began, surely this season's award can be attributed to be more of a Player of the Season's than for this years performances.
Steven Gerrard won Football Writer's Player of the Year and that is justifiable, but for me, there is only one man who deserves the title of Player of the Year. You can keep your sulky Ronaldo's your broody Berbatov's and your vicious Vidic's, give me fabulous Frank Lampard.
Lampard has started all 37 of Chelsea's Premier League games this season, playing 3299 minutes of football and scoring 12 goals. I was a Lampard-sceptic at the start of the season, but after covering a handful of Chelsea games I was won over by the man's class, style, grace and effort. His work-rate is second to none, his vision impeccable and his decision making exact.
He has not just starred in the league this season though, he's made ten Champions League appearances, 877 minutes worth bagging three goals and five assists in the process. He's scored a further four goals in domestic cup cometitions and also won the Chelsea Fan's Player of the Year award.
All in all, it's not been a bad year for Lampard, the only thing that was missing was a bit of silverware. There's always next year...
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My early vote for next year is Michael Owen. But do they give awards to Championship players?
Giggs desrved his honour for having a great career.
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