Vermaelen and Fabregas honoured by PFA
Thomas Vermaelen and Cesc Fabregas have been named in the PFA Premier League team of the year.
The Gunners’ skipper was nominated for both the PFA Player of the Year prize – where he lost out to Waye Rooney – and the PFA Young player of the Year award which was claimed by James Milner.
But there was some consolation for Fabregas as he was joined by teammate Thomas Vermaelen in the English top flight’s team of the year.
Despite an injury-plagued season, Fabregas managed to enjoy his best season as an Arsenal player – ending as the club’s top scorer with 15 league goals which broke Robert Pires’ record of the alltime most by an Arsenal midfielder.
Thomas Vermaelen also experienced an inspiring debut season and proved to be arguably Arsenal’s most consistent performer – missing only one league game before his campaign was ended by injury at Tottenham recently.
More impressively, the Belgian netted an outstanding 7 goals in the league which included stunning efforts against Wigan and Blackburn earlier in the season.
The last time an Arsenal player was named in the PFA Team of the Year was two years ago when Sagna, Clichy, Fabregas and Adebayor were all recognized for their efforts in that once impeccable 2007/08 season which collapsed after Eduardo’s injury.
PFA Team of the Year:
GK: Joe Hart (Birmingham)
DEF: Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea)
DEF: Richard Dunne (Aston Villa)
DEF: Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal)
DEF: Patrice Evra (Man Utd)
MID: Darren Fletcher (Man Utd)
MID: Cesc Fabregas(Arsenal)
MID: James Milner (Aston Villa)
MID: Antonio Valencia (Man Utd)
ST: Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
ST: Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)
Yeah because James Spilner really got as many goals and assists as Fabregas didn’t he?
That team looks fairly agreeable apart from a few United names.
Valencia? Yes he hit above his weight after moving from Wigan but he provides nothing sparkling in midfield apart from effective crosses/assists. He is a Walcott with less speed, less confidence in front of goal and better crossing ability. Personally, I would replace him in that midfield with fat Lamps who has netted 20 league goals yet again.
Evra? Yes, left-backs have not been bright spots this season but to be honest Ashley Cole was the pick there. I will take it as though the chunk of games he missed towards the run-in was a factor here but Evra was not as outstanding.
And if I could be a bit more biased, how about Song for Fletcher? 😆
Perhaps Nani/Lampard over Valencia/Fletcher
Everything else looks quite fine to me.
I knew english bias won it for rooney but milner?! gtfo
Randy
Both Valencia and Evra fully deserve their places.
Valencia has been consistent throughout the campaign. He is a much better footballer than Walcott. He is quick, strong on and off the ball, crosses well and does not in to brick walls like our #14.
Evra is a tough competitor with a never say die attitude. He played well against Spurs yesterday despite being sick and throwing up. The only players in our team who could do that are Arshavin, Fabregas, Song and TV5.
Fletcher should not be in the team. Should be Song or Malouda.
Drogba my player of the year.
Milner?? What an absolute joke… He’s 24 aswell!! How does being 24 qualify you as a ‘young’ player? Cesc deserves at least one of those awards. I really can’t get my head around how milner managed to win it.
I knew it, it wud be English biastness, how in God’s name cud Milner tek YPoY award from Fabregas. Milner is 24 nd Fab is 22, who’s young. The league is still on nd Drogba has played well thn Roo. They wil av to prove this in W.C if thy ar gud enough. THIS IS NOT FAIR. Dat’s why i hate English players nd England team, they are overrated.
valencia . no way
Valencia, Fletcher, Milner
???!!!
really think lampard and malouda should be in for valencia and fletcher. great to see the verminator in there, should be the signing of the season in my opinion!
Its funny an English man wins both catergories. Cesc is completely in a different league compared to Milner. Unreal english bias. Does my head in, and they talk about stamp out rasicm. Its not gonna happen if the establishment are all fucking rasict.
what a fucking surprise yet again a united player wins the award it so laghable that they hate arsenal so much that they gave it to a 24year old who has done fuck all. And fletcher that waste of fucking space is only in the team because fergies the maneger, im fucking surprised we got s two players in the team. ithought they might give one palce to that wanker who only maneges to toach the ball like three times in a game whats his name oh yeah micheal carick the most over rated waste of space in the pl.once again milner young player of year what a fucking joke
th14
oh yeah i forgot put song inplase of that tosser fletcher and nasri instead of millner
randy whats the latest news on andrei .heard hes started about barca again ?
Yep. I got the info on that yesterday (before everyone started reporting it today) but I did not want to publish anything because of the bashing I received from stating the truth about Arshavin recently.
I wanted those people to go out and find the truth themselves so it doesn’t seem like I was trying to convince them about Arshavin’s misbehavior.
He said this:
“Even playing just one season for Barcelona would make a pinnacle of my whole career,” Arshavin told Sport-Express newspaper. “Barca are the best team in the world and I enjoy their style of play so much.
“But after watching them against Arsenal the enjoyment has quickly turned into sorrow. They are so much better than anybody else at the moment.”
“Barca are the best team in the world and I enjoy their style of play so much. But after watching them against Arsenal the enjoyment has quickly turned into sorrow.
“They are so much better than anybody else at the moment.”
And why Inter beat Barca recently…
“It’s all (Jose) Mourinho’s magic. He is a genius.
“I think there are three coaches who are the best in the world – (England manager) Fabio Capello, Jose Mourinho and (former Russia manager) Guus Hiddink. If I would pick a coach for the Russian national team, I’d want one of them to be our boss.
“(Arsenal manager) Arsene Wenger is also a good coach but not for Russia.”
frank lampard neday .the best id say along with cesc .fletcher ,valencia ????seriously .what is wrong with these players .i think malouda ,tevez,bent,song certainly should have had a mention .not arshavin seriously how bias is that .
thanks man .AA ,gotta say hes a little too honest .as long as hes in an arsenal shirt i aint telling him anything .