United’s Best Miss Out On PFA Shortlist Again - Republik Of Mancunia: A Manchester United Blog

PFA Player of the Year shortlist: Joe Hart, Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie, Scott Parker.

PFA Young Player of the Year shortlist: Danny Welbeck, Daniel Sturridge, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kyle Walker, Sergio Aguero and Gareth Bale

Last season, Nani was voted Players’ Player of the Year for the champions but wasn’t even shortlisted for the PFA award. This season, Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick and Jonny Evans all miss out, despite being our best performers. Evans was 23 at the start of the season which means he could have been shortlisted for Young Player of the Year but missed out on a place to Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has started just five league games this season and hasn’t played for 90 minutes once.

Hopefully they’ll have something else to celebrate at the end of the season…

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216 Comments

Giggs12Gerrard0 April 16, 2012

McCarthy of Wigan is class I would take him in a heart beat

Mikekelly12 April 16, 2012

New thread

WillieRedNut April 16, 2012

New thread, but there's no need to get the needle!

Stenis April 16, 2012

To be fair, Rooney deserves this. He's our best and most important player. We set such high standards for him to live up to, sometimes we forget how great he truly is.

Saad April 16, 2012

Aside from the voting being a farce, what makes it even more stupid is when it takes place. What is the FA's problem with having the vote in May???

LoneStarRed April 16, 2012

Will Wigan hold on.........Will Arsenal equalize....Will Van Persie break his barren patch......Will Wenger ever speak English....Will Martinez say "fantastic" forty times in the post match interview.....Tune in after the match

Albert Ross April 16, 2012

Hay, stacks of threads to search for needless remarks.

Wow, Wigan! Take a bow, sons!

Dang. Freaking Wigan!!!!! Well Done.

Dong good!

King Eric April 17, 2012

Wayne. Hello mate. I will be blunt. Smartalex !

Devil310. Sorry mate. Gave out the wrong email. Its mooren05@leedslearning.net. I missed out the 05 part! Send it again please.

Giles Oakley April 17, 2012

Wayne, it's not about 'timidness' or lack of confidence, it's about complacency. It was so clear in the run-up to Wigan that far too many people, both among the players and supporters thought the title was in the bag. If you don't believe it, look at what David Sadler had to say in the MEN on the subject.The players are not immune to wild mood-swings among fans, picking up the tension on the terraces (sorry, stands, ) and letting it affect how they play. They also clearly picked up the triumphalist mood and thought all they had to do was turn up v Wigan and the 3 points would drop into their laps. No-one doubts United have it in them to win the title, that's not the issue. It's about making that happen, and the part supporters can play in that. How we help get the best out of the team in the next four matches. I think Fergie has realised he got it slightly wrong emphasising United's 'experience', and is now much more cautious in his pronouncements. He's said how easy it is to get bitten in the bum on these occasions. The margins of success or failure are small, hence the need for maximum concentration and resolve. Lack of confidence? No. Over-confidence? No. Just intensity and determination on the pitch, that's what we need.

Now is the time for match-going Reds to keep up the support, even if things go wrong. It could make all the difference, starting at Old Trafford v Everton. Come on you Reds!

mattos April 17, 2012

carrick > parker
valencia > silva
evans > walker

but hey, who cares. as long as we know how good they are i couldnt care less what the PFA thinks

jaschadavid April 17, 2012

why Hart > David "Goku" De Gea?
Why Oxlade > Valencia
Why Aguero > Ba or Dempsey
Why Parker > Tony V.

all the nominees bar RvP & Rooney arent fit to wipe Scholes, Tony V, Dempsey, Ba, De Gea's bottom

evans should be nominated for the young player award.

Correction:

why Hart > David Goku?! Why Silva > Valencia, Why Aguero > Ba or Dempsey, Why Parker > Tony V.

all the nominees bar RvP & Rooney arent fit to wipe Scholes, Tony V, Dempsey, Ba, De Gea's bottom

WHY even OXLADE got nominated?!
evans should be nominated for the young player award.

apologies for the previous post

Gary April 17, 2012

How Clint Dempsey never made the 6 is beyond me!? Parker and Hart should never have been on the list but they're both English and media darlings (especially Parker) so that's obviously a good enough reason.

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