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How can anyone laugh at Carrick when he's got every chance of winning our player of the year ahead of van Persie?
The Arsenal manager likened the Van Persie move of last summer to a childless yet broody 39-year-old woman, chasing what she wanted before it was too late and it is fair to say that the striker has delivered in his debut season at Old Trafford.
Van Persie's 24 league goals, after his £24m transfer from Arsenal, have been fundamental to United's 20th championship, which will be marked at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday when the home team form a pre-match guard of honour. Van Persie could scarcely have scripted his return better, even if the crowd are sure to be hostile towards him. For Wenger, though, it is the other United player on the PFA's shortlist that has been the star this season.
"I would choose Carrick," Wenger said. "He is a quality passer. He could play for Barcelona, he would be perfectly suited to their game. He has a good vision and is an intelligent player, and it is for what he has achieved in his whole career as well. It is this year or never for him, just because he is 31 and after, they go down.
"You have a few other choices. Robin stayed for a while without scoring and the PFA vote happened during that period so that could go against him. You had [Luis] Suárez but he has bitten into his reward. You have Gareth Bale. I think Carrick is an underrated player in England and sometimes not only should the goalscorer be rewarded but the real players at the heart of the game."
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wenger trying to be clever by going for the tangent and unobvious choice as usual, but just looking like a dick, as usual.
Carrick.
Wenger.
What a troll.
Maybe this is just one of those times where the rest of the league realises about 12 months later that he's taken his game up a notch. He's finally exuding a bit of presence and leadership for the first time in his United career and he's easily been the best centre mid in the league. You could compare him to Busquets five years ago when he always deferred to Scholes and at one point even let Fletcher (fail to) take control but it's a completely different situation now. He's a one-man midfield. In the past 18 months he's played alongside Park (winger/attacking midfielder), Rafael (fullback), Giggs (converted winger), Jones (centre back), Rooney (forward), Scholes (retired), Anderson (overweight and unfit), Fletcher (seriously ill) and Cleverley (only lasts 60 mins). Half of them can't pass and the rest can't defend. Would Busquets look as good as he does now if he was given such little support? I don't think so, personally. I still think he's the better player of course but Carrick's in a unique situation at a top club and he copes with it better than many top midfielders.
Last edited by Brwned; 27-04-2013 at 11:49 AM.
Can't recall a more nailed on certainty than van Purse. Nobody else is within a mile. So they'll probably pick Carrick just to imply they know stuff about football we can never be qualified to understand.
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PFA Team of the Year: De Gea; Zabaleta, Ferdinand, Vertongen, Baines; Hazard, Carrick, Mata, Bale; van Persie, Suarez.
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