BNV Football heads...who is the African Player of the Season?

Kunjufu · (#1 (**permalink**))

Well We might as well choose the MOST outstanding African/Black player of the Season... In any league...

Plus if you feel up to it Young African player of the Season...

and Finally African team of the season!!!

tobitrice · (#2 (**permalink**))

No one really stands out this year for me. Perhaps i'll go with drogba.

Young player, onuoha mauybe.

-----------------------------------??????????????-------------------------

-----Essien-------------Toure--------------------Yobo------------Taiwo---

---Odemwingie--------Diarra------------------Muntari----------Kalou---

-------------------------Adebayor---------------Drogba---------------------

astmartins · (#3 (**permalink**))

Adebayor definitely stood out..the big guns were all carrying injuries for most part of the year Drogba-Kanoute-Eto-Essien e.t.c

CashMoney · (#4 (**permalink**))

Only watch the prem. With that being said

Adebayor

Sagna

Clichy

Diarra ( He pretty much told Pompey he is just there to get fit, they still love him)

Babel. Massive potential, whether he fulfills it or not is another thing

Ashley Young. 17 odd assists and about 6 goals. How we laughed when Aston paid £8m. What a waste of money he proved to be!!!!!!!

Anderson/Nani. Both shown good potential, especially the brazilian.

If we can include mixed raced then Ferdinand has been a beast in defence( the only person to easily handle Torres on both occasions)

David James has been a beast in goal

newstyle · (#5 (**permalink**))

--------------------------------------Keepers------------------------------------------------

====James/Al-Hadary (Egypt)(CUP OF NATIONS)/Howard/Kameni=========

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-----------------------------------------DEFENCE-------------------------------------------------

Sagna/Geremi (Cup of Nations)==Ferdinand==Lescott/Yobbo==Evra/Clichy

-----------------------------------------MIDFEILD------------------------------------------------

Katongo(Zambia)=Diarra/Aboutreika(Egypt)=Essein/Anderson=Muntari/Young/Kalou

-------------------------------------------FORWARDS------------------------------------------

=Adebayor=Manucho/Flavio (Angola)=Eto’o/Drogba=Zidan/Zaky(Egypt)/Benjani

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PLAYER OF THE SEASON: Adebayor based on first half of the season

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE SEASON: Anderson also based on first half of the season

Kunjufu · (#6 (**permalink**))

My player of the Season....

Adebyor, with Drogba running him close.

Young player of the year, Pienaar

African Team of the Season....

Keeper

D. James

Defenders

M. Richards
Lescott
Ferdinand
Clichy

Midfield

Essien
Diaby
Babel
Muntari

Forwards

Adebyor
Benjani

Subs.
Nani
Anderson
Diouf
yaya Toure
Yobo

Le Moor · (#7 (**permalink**))

Player of the season Adebayor, and Young Player of the year Ashley Young.

Team

Keeper

David James

Brown
Ferdinand
Evra
Lescott
Clichy

Essien
Anderson
Muntari
Diarra

Adebayor
Ashley Young
Drogba
Babel

tobitrice · (#8 (**permalink**))

just so there's no mistaking, i meant the real madrid diarra. I also thought we could only name african internationals, otherwise my line up would have been different.

Kunjufu · (#9 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobitrice

just so there's no mistaking, i meant the real madrid diarra. I also thought we could only name african internationals, otherwise my line up would have been different.

I did say African/Black...my bad if it was NOT clear... I meant ALL Africans of African descent...

safetyblitz · (#10 (**permalink**))

Hmm if you mean continental African, I have to say Adebayor. He has stepped up and become the man goal wise in the league. Big Perm was too injured this year and could not do it.

If you we can add Africans in the diaspora to that, I would say David James hands down.

Don't get me wrong. Adebayor has scored a lot of goals this season, but Arsenal can and were winning without him. Remember early in the season, it was the RVP show, then the Fabregas show and then the Adebayor show.

Except with his injury, Portsmouth have been kept in all competitions by David James, sure his penchant for the mistake has let a few teams back into games mentally, BUT this season he has Portsmouth on the edge of European football and we all can see how much they miss him now. Arsenal tied game with Adebayor scoring, Portsmouth are losing games with James missing. They look pathetic without him as Ashdown is clearly his deputy.

Don't get me wrong, I love Ade but I think James beat him out.

Le Moor · (#11 (**permalink**))

I reluctantly picked Adebayor as im not yet convinced about him. I think i could have scored 30 this season with the service he had for his goals. The credit for his success lies with Arsenals style of play and not with his expert eye for goal, positioining or anything like that.

Kunjufu · (#12 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by Le Moor

I reluctantly picked Adebayor as im not yet convinced about him. I think i could have scored 30 this season with the service he had for his goals. The credit for his success lies with Arsenals style of play and not with his expert eye for goal, positioining or anything like that.

ypu could say the same about drogba yet he didn't score as much did he?

Le Moor · (#13 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kunjufu

ypu could say the same about drogba yet he didn't score as much did he?

No way, Drogba has MADE several of his own goals, and he didn't score as much this season as he missed half of it through injury. The season before he was top scorer don't forget. Drogba is also more than just a goal scorer his contribution is large and he performs in the big games which Adebayor has yet to prove consistently.

I never forget the time Fabriizio Ravenelli came to Middlesborough, scored 32 goals for them and they were relegated that season. Could Adebayor do the same in a crap team, i doubt it..