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Originally Posted by Niles Crane
So Stoke, Hull, West Brom (twice), West Ham, Fulham, Blackburn and Portsmouth are big clubs in important games now? That's 8 of 12. I guess his player of the year quality is why he had to play the full 180 minutes against that world famous powerhouse West Bromwich Albion.
If that's the reason for Lampard not being chosen, then how on earth has Torres made the team of the year? He's been injured for a large portion of it and only returned after Christmas.
The team of the year and player of the year are a joke. For players like Ireland, Lampard, Alonso, Hangeland, Jagielka, Baines, Schwarzer, Laursen etc etc to not be mentioned is a travesty.
I think this sums it up nicely:
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I don't remember the criteria for winning player of the year was to have played in x number of matches
Personally, for me Vidic should have won this award hands down, but i wouldn't say any player this season has been outstanding, the level of football this year has dropped imo, United are top by 3 points with a game in hand and we haven't been anywhere near as good as we were last year, i think that sums it up really. For me Liverpool haven't really improved a great deal this season, it's been United and Chelsea not performing as well as they have been. No player has really shone/stood out and deserved the award so i think it's good that a player like Giggs who is a model proffesional gets the award before he retires, rather than someone who doesn't really deserve it. I know it's supposed to be an award for performance over a single season but i think this year has be an exception for a player who has been around at the top level of football for nearly 20 years delivering performances of the highest level.
As for the team of the year, the only player i think who deserve to be there who isn't is Lampard. I think the other players are about right but there are players like Alonso, Jagielka, Rooney who have performed well this season but i can't see who i would swap them for in that squad.