PFA Awards (Team and Player of the Year Awards Announced)

Peyton Manning · 27-04-2008 09:56PM #1

Team of the Year announced:

James (Portsmouth)

Sagna (Arsenal)
Vidic (Man Utd)
Ferdinand (Man Utd)
Clichy (Arsenal)

Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Gerrard (Liverpool)
Fabregas (Arsenal)
Young (Aston Villa)

Torres (Liverpool)
Adebayor (Arsenal)

Bounty Hunter · 27-04-2008 09:58PM

only Young and James outside of Man utd, Arsenal and Liverpool

Mikeyt086 · 27-04-2008 09:59PM

Have to say i agree 100%

And, i think, thats the first time ive ever said that...

Funnily enough, being in 6th with a free class the inevitable "OK... do your Prem 11" came up and that was my exact team.

EDIT: actually i had Evra instead of Clichy, i think Evra is the best left back in the prem.

ziggy · 27-04-2008 09:59PM

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delija_sever029 · 27-04-2008 10:00PM

Vidic for president:D

invincibleirish · 27-04-2008 10:22PM

Congrats to Ashley Young on making the team and signing a new long term contract with Villa.

Bubs101 · 27-04-2008 10:24PM

Think Joe Cole has a right to be agrieved. It will be quite interesting if we do win the league and didn't get one player in the top 11

Necronomicon · 27-04-2008 10:28PM

Bubs101 wrote: »

Think Joe Cole has a right to be agrieved. It will be quite interesting if we do win the league and didn't get one player in the top 11

Martin Tyler and Andy Gray were talking about it in commentary yesterday, apparently only a couple of the Chelsea players had made it past 20 odd appearances for the season, which is why they think there were no nominees.

Fair enough team of the season.

OPENROAD · 27-04-2008 10:28PM

Team seems fair enough to me.

Do people agree with Gerrard?

Death or Glory · 27-04-2008 10:29PM

League One team a joke........ 1 point off the top, second best defence, second best attack and we only get 1 player in the 11.

KEIREN WESTWOOD - CARLISLE

ANGEL RANGEL - SWANSEA
GARY MONK - SWANSEA
DANNY LIVESEY - CARLISLE
JULIAN BENNETT - NOTTINGHAM FOREST

ANDY ROBINSON - SWANSEA
FERRIE BODDE - SWANSEA
RICHIE WELLENS - DONCASTER
KRIS COMMONS - NOTTINGHAM FOREST

JERMAINE BECKFORD - LEEDS UNITED
JASON SCOTLAND - SWANSEA

Mad_Max · 27-04-2008 10:29PM

Evra would be ahead of clichy for me too have to say. Fair play to him though.

PHB · 27-04-2008 10:29PM

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

Have to say i agree 100%

And, i think, thats the first time ive ever said that...

Yeh I agree. I'd maybe have Evra in there, but Clichy has been amazing.

Also I'd maybe make an argument for VDS, who has been unreal this year, but James was also going to get it.

What I find utterly amazing, no Chelsea players! Yet they are neck and neck with United for the title. That's a testament to how good their squad is imo, quality everywhere on the pitch.

Also great to see Young in there, he deserves it.

Zapp Brannigan · 27-04-2008 10:34PM

Agree with that team. Only question mark is at LB but Clichy and Evra are both brilliant so much of a muchness.

PHB · 27-04-2008 10:37PM

I would say one must also note Berbatov, who playing for Spurs, who are like 11th in the league, managed to get 15 goals and 11 assists, which ain't too bad at all at all.

OPENROAD · 27-04-2008 10:37PM

Both Clichy and Evra have been brilliant, not much in it but would go with Clichy.

Galvasean · 27-04-2008 10:44PM

I don't disagree with any of those choices. :cool:

Iago · 27-04-2008 10:52PM

Slightly different, but not much in it.

James

Sagna Vidic Carvalho Evra

Ronaldo Fabregas Essien Barry (although I know he's mostly played centre)

Torres Yakubu

Subs:
Hart
Clichy
Ferdinand
Scholes
Adabeyor
Mascherano
Berbatov

Zapp Brannigan · 27-04-2008 10:55PM

Iago I can't see how you can leave Gerrard out. He's been incredible since he's been given his new role behind Torres.

Mr.Nice Guy · 27-04-2008 10:56PM

Not a bad selection but I'd disagree with the selection of Young. I think Petrov ought to go in ahead of him. I also think Adebayor's form dipped pretty dramatically and as such Santa Cruz ought to be given the nod ahead of him. Agree with everything else.

Dave! · 27-04-2008 11:02PM

Yep, good team indeed, lol

PHB · 27-04-2008 11:03PM

I nearly spit out my drink when I saw Petrov in there.

Santa Cruz does deserve a shout, but Petrov!

Petrov 5 goals and 11 assists!
Young 7 goals and 17 assists!

Mad_Max · 27-04-2008 11:04PM

Think this was voted on earlier in the season, around jan??

Or is that just the player of the year awards?

OPENROAD · 27-04-2008 11:06PM

PHB wrote: »

I nearly spit out my drink when I saw Petrov in there.

Santa Cruz does deserve a shout, but Petrov!

Petrov 5 goals and 11 assists!
Young 7 goals and 17 assists!

I'd still have Adebayor in though based on the season.

PHB · 27-04-2008 11:22PM

Ronaldo player of the year
Fabregas young player of the year

jank · 27-04-2008 11:30PM

No surprises there at all.
Was worried that Ronaldo would take both young and old player of the year. Glad it didnt turn out that way

PHB · 27-04-2008 11:43PM

I'm glad too, felt Fabregas deserved the young player award. I guess players who voted figured the same.
Fabregas deserved a young player award while Ronaldo can be sated with the actual player of the year award.

It's ludicrous that he's even in their to be honest, sure Torres is in there too! A re-jigging of the system to account for the fact that kids develop much younger these days is required.

Still, the two players of the seasons who were really amazing for their teams in the title challenge.

Dave! · 27-04-2008 11:47PM

"I feel very good but it is not just my award, my team-mates have helped me a lot this season.

"They give me good passes to score goals - and I score - but it is a good moment for me."

Ronaldo revealed he voted for Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, but believes the right man walked away with the award.

"I voted for Adebayor because I think he has had a great season as well," he said.

"But you have many players who have had a good season - Torres, Fabregas, many players. But I think I deserve to win!"

Modest as ever

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm

Boggles · 27-04-2008 11:52PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I also think Adebayor's form dipped pretty dramatically and as such Santa Cruz ought to be given the nod ahead of him.

Santa Cruz had a great season, but ahead of Adebayor no chance. His formed dipped with his whole team playing out of sorts, Fabergas's form dipped more dramatically but he still deserves to in there.

Plus I have a bet on the Adeb will finish top scorer in the league (the bookie didn't count Ronaldo, because he agreed with me that he is in a league of his own

)

Dramatic change from last years team of the year. More or less Spot on thou, maybe Barry for Gerrard.

mike65 · 28-04-2008 12:08AM

But I think I deserve to win!"

I'm just tring to imagine Ade or Torres coming out with that.

Mike.

Peyton Manning · 28-04-2008 12:12AM

mike65 wrote: »

I'm just tring to imagine Ade or Torres coming out with that.

Mike.

Im glad he said it. Im isck of Footballer's having to be modest all the time. Thats why I love boxing. A bit of cockiness and confidence does no harm.

As for imagining Adebayor saying it, thats all we can ever do. Didnt he say he'd ring Arsene Wenger and retire if Arsenal didnt win the league this season?

eZe^ · 28-04-2008 12:15AM

Fairplay to Ronaldo, the **** definitely deserves it.

PFA Awards (Team and Player of the Year Awards Announced)

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