[Football] Football Writers' Association Football of the Year: Ruben Dias

[The Fits]

Good on the ball, great awareness, strong, great mentality, and seems to be a leader. What more do you want in a centre half? It's about time a defender won it too.

Lewis Dunk perfectly summed up. What is Diaz like?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Good on the ball, great awareness, strong, great mentality, and seems to be a leader. What more do you want in a centre half? It's about time a defender won it too.

What, as opposed to Virgil Van Dijk last year?

 

[Bakero]

What, as opposed to Virgil Van Dijk last year?

VVD would've thoroughly deserved it.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

What, as opposed to Virgil Van Dijk last year?

That’s the point. Van Dijk was comfortably the best player, in the champions’ side, but DIDN’T win. Henderson did.

The last defender to win it was Steve Nicol in 1989!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FWA_Footballer_of_the_Year

 

[Lady Whistledown]

That’s the point. Van Dijk was comfortably the best player, in the champions’ side, but DIDN’T win. Henderson did.

The last defender to win it was Steve Nicol in 1989!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FWA_Footballer_of_the_Year

Oh ok. I thought he did. Was that the PFA award then?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Oh ok. I thought he did. Was that the PFA award then?

He did apparently- in 18/19

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PFA_Players'_Player_of_the_Year

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Is he the one Trossard put on his arse twice?

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Well City have been the best team, by a mile. The POTS was bound to come from them. There have been no players from other teams who have scored an abnormally high number of goals or done anything especially notable.

City have won the title on the back of their defence.

They used to concede lots of goals, but since Dias came in they haven't

City's attacking players have been rotated a lot and all have been good, but none exceptional. The think the only other viable candidate was Gundogan. Foden at a stretch. He'll be the young player.

The award clearly isn't given out for acts of political activism.

The players of the season must be Ruben Dias

A few points: it's Footballer of the Year, not Player of the Season.

It's by no means certain that the winner will come from the outstanding team. Scott Parker won it in 2011 despite his club (West Ham) being relegated. Manchester United won the treble in 1999 but the Footballer of the Year was David Ginola. He also won the PFA award, so if the writers picked the wrong man, then so did the players.

"The award clearly isn't given out for acts of political activism"? FWA members vote for their own reasons. There's no shortlist, no suggestions.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

He did apparently- in 18/19

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PFA_Players'_Player_of_the_Year

Was it really? I stand corrected.

 

[Farehamseagull]

Deserved. Outstanding defender and a huge, possibly the main, reason for City’s success this season. He’s also made Stones good again.

 

[Pevenseagull]

erm yeah, sort of of

I would have thought Gundogan (sp?) maybe?

cracking player mind ... and I have watched a LOT of football this season.