THE PFA HAVE revealed the shortlist for this year’s PFA Player of the Year award. The winner will be announced in London on 28 April.
With no defenders on the list, Michu omitted and the controversial Liverpool striker Luis Suarez included, it’s sure to cause plenty of debate. But who do you think should take the prestigious award?
I think a few people need to realise that this is the players player of the year and Carrick, who has been outstanding this season, is the type of player that spectators may not appreciate because his work is unspectacular, but the importance of it to a side is seen by his fellow players, hence this nomination. I’d like to see him win it because not only has he had a great year but he seems like a good lad who keeps his head down gets on with the game and goes in for non of the nonsense or controversy.
I’m going to get slated here but it has to go to Suarez. Forget about last season and concentrate on this. He has carried a poor Liverpool team singlehandedly to may be a Europa league spot. RVP has been outstanding but to pick between them you would have to say that Suarez has been more consistent throughout the whole season. Bale has been playing great but again its consistent form. And by the way I’m a United fan.
You could say Baines or Michu had a better season than Carrick, but thats it.
Suarez for me, he’s been the most consistent throughout the season. But I suspect it will go to Bale, votes were being cast when he was on that hot streak a month or two ago.
Hazard hasn’t been good enough to make the list in my opinion… My main memory of his season is him beating up the ball boy in the league cup! Carrick was good but also shouldn’t be on the list. Michu definitely deserves to be nominated. The biggest joke of all though is Welbeck nominated for young player of the year.. Rafael omitted with three times the goals scored
Hazard shouldn’t be in that list, Michu should. On the other hand the PFA player of the year is turning into striker of the year. When was the last time a defender won? Baines put in 1 of the best seasons ever seen by a LB and dosn’t make the list?
for it has got to carrick he has been consistent and been one of the main reasons why utd have done well this season all the plaudits will go to bale but carrick goes about his business without any fuss or anything spectacular
Suarez for having an incredible season start to finish dealing with the massive pressure if playing for a club like Liverpool and carrying a somewhat average team to anywhere near the top 5.
Bale would get a lot of peoples votes for his great season, but he still goes missing in patches. Hoping he goes to Real Madrid next season.
Van Persie is also having a fantastic season. Makes you wonder what he would have accomplished injury free.
I think its terrible that Michu hasnt made the list. The guy has been one of the bargain buys of recent times and had a great season where he helped Swansea win a cup!
Think Zabaleta deserves to be on the short list instead of Hazard. and Seamus Coleman on the young, outstanding again v Arsenal the other nite. Everton have the best fullbacks in the prem.
Would like to see Bale get it, its rare to turn on a match and look forward to an exciting player and in full flight Bale is unplayable, that along with him been a midfielder and his goal and assist haul would push me more to vote for him. Without him Spurs are 1/2 the team as its proved in the games where he hasn’t played.
RVP has been fantastic at United, he has a lot of good players around him and he had gone off the boil.
Suarez has had a massive season, the ONLY issue I have with him is his baggage and attitude is shocking, he can’t seem to go a few months without something happening.
RVP a goal behind Suarez, United on course to win the title, a lot of this down to RVP so it might give him the advantage over Suarez.. Still hard to call it.
Bale on 17 goals from midfield is a great haul. His tendency to dive isn’t a nice though.
SHOCKED that Michu isn’t there. I hope Benteke gets the young player, has been fantastic.
IMO Suarez should scoop the award, he’s been consistent all season and without him, Liverpool would have finished 13th downwards. It would have been RVP’s had he not had the recent slump in form, but in saying that, he was the difference in the winning of the league so it would be no suprise if he won it. Bale has been on fire since Christmas, but before that he wasn’t good enough to get the award, but unfortunately he will win it, cus the british media and britain in general shoot the load every time they mention his name.
Hazard or Mata should win the award. Mata has been consistent all season playin 70 games and hazard at the start was the best player in the league. Benteke and Michu should come in for carrick and van persie
Asad take off the blinkers. Hazard was the best player at the start the he just went to sleep for a few months. This award is over the course of the season mata has been good but still nowhere near Suarez RVP and Bale
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I think a few people need to realise that this is the players player of the year and Carrick, who has been outstanding this season, is the type of player that spectators may not appreciate because his work is unspectacular, but the importance of it to a side is seen by his fellow players, hence this nomination. I’d like to see him win it because not only has he had a great year but he seems like a good lad who keeps his head down gets on with the game and goes in for non of the nonsense or controversy.
I’m going to get slated here but it has to go to Suarez. Forget about last season and concentrate on this. He has carried a poor Liverpool team singlehandedly to may be a Europa league spot. RVP has been outstanding but to pick between them you would have to say that Suarez has been more consistent throughout the whole season. Bale has been playing great but again its consistent form. And by the way I’m a United fan.
Good of you to say this! Suarez will get it. Has been incredible all year with a rubbish team.
No Baines? No Michu? Ridiculous
You could say Baines or Michu had a better season than Carrick, but thats it.
Suarez for me, he’s been the most consistent throughout the season. But I suspect it will go to Bale, votes were being cast when he was on that hot streak a month or two ago.
Fair point
Hazard hasn’t been good enough to make the list in my opinion… My main memory of his season is him beating up the ball boy in the league cup! Carrick was good but also shouldn’t be on the list. Michu definitely deserves to be nominated. The biggest joke of all though is Welbeck nominated for young player of the year.. Rafael omitted with three times the goals scored
Hazard shouldn’t be in that list, Michu should. On the other hand the PFA player of the year is turning into striker of the year. When was the last time a defender won? Baines put in 1 of the best seasons ever seen by a LB and dosn’t make the list?
Suarez SHOULD get it.
Bale WILL get it
No Baines, Michu or Titus Bramble….. What a joke!!!
Suarez….. he’s just magic…
Hazard shouldn’t have made the shortlist. Baines, Michu or Santi Carzola should be on instead.
Michael Carrick???
Carrick has been brilliant all year. I never rated him before but hav been very impressed all season.
Have you watched a United game this season?
carrick has done well but he’s not in the top 6 players this season.
are you asking me Andrew?
Or me?
Fellaini has surely had a better season (he’s certainly been more influential) than Carrick or Hazard?
He’s done nothing but get regularly booked since before Christmas..
for it has got to carrick he has been consistent and been one of the main reasons why utd have done well this season all the plaudits will go to bale but carrick goes about his business without any fuss or anything spectacular
Benteke!!!!
I would’ve thought Baines and Michu were very obvious choices. Benteke and Lambert have been outstanding also.
What about Suarez diving does that not loose a few points??
Suarez for having an incredible season start to finish dealing with the massive pressure if playing for a club like Liverpool and carrying a somewhat average team to anywhere near the top 5.
Bale would get a lot of peoples votes for his great season, but he still goes missing in patches. Hoping he goes to Real Madrid next season.
Van Persie is also having a fantastic season. Makes you wonder what he would have accomplished injury free.
I think its terrible that Michu hasnt made the list. The guy has been one of the bargain buys of recent times and had a great season where he helped Swansea win a cup!
Think Zabaleta deserves to be on the short list instead of Hazard. and Seamus Coleman on the young, outstanding again v Arsenal the other nite. Everton have the best fullbacks in the prem.
Would like to see Bale get it, its rare to turn on a match and look forward to an exciting player and in full flight Bale is unplayable, that along with him been a midfielder and his goal and assist haul would push me more to vote for him. Without him Spurs are 1/2 the team as its proved in the games where he hasn’t played.
RVP has been fantastic at United, he has a lot of good players around him and he had gone off the boil.
Suarez has had a massive season, the ONLY issue I have with him is his baggage and attitude is shocking, he can’t seem to go a few months without something happening.
RVP a goal behind Suarez, United on course to win the title, a lot of this down to RVP so it might give him the advantage over Suarez.. Still hard to call it.
Bale on 17 goals from midfield is a great haul. His tendency to dive isn’t a nice though.
SHOCKED that Michu isn’t there. I hope Benteke gets the young player, has been fantastic.
IMO Suarez should scoop the award, he’s been consistent all season and without him, Liverpool would have finished 13th downwards. It would have been RVP’s had he not had the recent slump in form, but in saying that, he was the difference in the winning of the league so it would be no suprise if he won it. Bale has been on fire since Christmas, but before that he wasn’t good enough to get the award, but unfortunately he will win it, cus the british media and britain in general shoot the load every time they mention his name.
Suarez definitely but no one will go for him
Hazard or Mata should win the award. Mata has been consistent all season playin 70 games and hazard at the start was the best player in the league. Benteke and Michu should come in for carrick and van persie
Asad take off the blinkers. Hazard was the best player at the start the he just went to sleep for a few months. This award is over the course of the season mata has been good but still nowhere near Suarez RVP and Bale
As a Chelsea fan I don’t think Hazard should be there
Suarez definitely but no one will go for him from a man u fan
Vertonghen has had a better second half of the season than most of them.
No Carzola?