The shortlist for PFA Player of the Year has just been released:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43730920
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43730920
Poll: PFA Player of the Year
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Updated the question - vote for who you think should win.
Him and Ederson. We get the same thing every year, they really need to reduce the age for the young player award.
Can't argue with that either.And Sane for YPOTY
Even at the PFA awards they were taking the **** out of Kane:
https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/988144517613260800
The official Wembley twitter account put something similar out on Saturday too
I assume you're basing this purely on goal output? If so then I don't think that's 100% fair as their roles in the side aren't quite the same. Sterling, much like Salah for us, is a wide forward - he starts from a wide position but from there he has total freedom to come infield and particularly to get into the 6 yard box. Sane on the other hand is very much a winger - just look at the games vs Liverpool and you'll see Sane permanently stuck out on the touchline. It will be interesting to see if Sane's role changes much next season with Mendy being fit. Walker provides the width for City down the right, which allows Sterling to come inside but without a natural attacking left back Sane has to provide the width on the left.
I really rate Sane and of all the players we've been linked with over the past 2-3 years that we haven't got, he's the one I really wish we signed - the power, close control and the way he can change direction when dribbling at speed is incredible and reminds me of John Barnes.
Fair enough. Sterling's certainly scored some important goals but he's also missed bucket loads of chances too and in some cases those misses have cost City points - the Utd game recently being the best example. Interestingly, despite the difference in position, Sane's minutes per goal or assist isn't much worse than Sterling's - Sane gets a goal or assist ever 98 minutes in the League compared to 89 minutes for Sterling. Both records are very good but for a non forward, Sane's is insane - the next best would be Silva with a goal or assist ever 117 minutes.
Our revenue will have increased by at least £70m this year compared to last and we received a massive transfer fee from Coutinho just a few months ago. I think it's safe to say there's no pressure on us to sell.
Whenever we've sold players all the money has been reinvested into the squad so the whole chairman seeing pound signs thing is a bit of a myth. In the case of Suarez, his release clause was triggered by Barca but generally speaking, if a player wants to leave he usually does eventually. One thing we've shown both with Suarez and Coutinho though is that we won't make it easy. I don't think there's much prospect of Salah leaving this summer but I think it would cost a fair bit more than what Coutinho went for if he were to leave.
I use whoscored and they only have 8 assists. I'd imagine you're right and for fantasy football purposes winning a pen counts as an assist but statto's don't agree with it.