This year’s PFA Player of the Year Award is one of the closest fought for many years, and with the season approaching its finale there are still three candidates who could genuinely win the prestigious gong. These world class talents have lit up the Premier League in the last eight months, each with their own playing style and mannerisms.
Firstly you have the deadly Robin van Persie: having been the leading goalscorer in the Premier League last season, RVP has continued his scintillating form in the 2012/13 season and is once again right in the thick of it when it comes to the leading goalscorer competition.
Then the second candidate comes in the form of Tottenham’s Gareth Bale. Up until Christmas time, Bale had experienced a rather standard season – scoring just 6 goals. However, since the New Year, Bale has become one of the world’s most in form players – seemingly scoring a screamer almost every week and becoming the media darling of the season.
And finally,the third candidate is the talisman of Liverpool Football Club and the player on whom this article is based, Luis Suárez. The current leading goalscorer has laid a great claim to be named the PFA Player of the Year for the 2013/2014 season and in this article we will identify the reasons which, we believe, entitle Luis to be optimistic about his chances.
5. The League’s Best Goalscorer
The PFA Player of the Year Award is often won by the top goalscorer of the Premier League. In fact, the winner of the last award was Robin van Persie and that was pretty much completely down to his amazing goalscoring form – netting a very impressive 30 goals in 38 appearances. Suárez currently sits on 22 league goals and looks like he could break the 30 goal barrier before the season ends. If El Pistolero does break the 30 goal barrier it will be almost impossible for him to be ignored for the award – and if he is ignored it will be almost embarrassing.
So far this season, Suárez has scored two hat tricks in great style and was the first player to break the 10 goal and 20 marks – receiving the customary awards for both those achievements. One of the things that makes Luis so deserving of the award is the sheer spectrum of his goals – free kicks, mazy runs and finishes, headers, left foot, right foot, out side of the foot, curlers and chips. You name a type of goal and Suárez has scored it. These differing types of goals make Suárez one of the most entertaining players in the Premier League – and that’s what football is supposed to be about, right?
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It’s clear Suarez is the best and has been lighting up the premier league all season long unlike the other two mentioned.
Fact 1: He’s not played in the intensity of competitions as RVP. Playing CL and PL week in week out means you have to perform every game.
Suarez has only played in PL so is well rested. Anyone who knows anything about football knows the true test of a player is being able to cope with playing CL and PL football whilst maintaining a high standard. Suarez hasn’t had that luxury of playing CL. Making RVP feats more impressive.
He’s also not been playing in high pressure matches chasing a league title. Mid-high table mediocrity holds no pressure compared to chasing for the title. If you don’t perform, it’s not a major loss. RVP knows one slip up and it could be costly.
When you play for Liverpool every game is intense, the crowd (perhaps unrealistically) expects week in week out and Suarez clearly treats every game like a cup final – you can see it in the way he plays, he’s like a kid on a park. I accept your point though because playing PL & CL to a high standard makes RVP a world class player HOWEVER, the PFA Player of the Year Award is based on PL performances and Suarez has been better. Fact.
Your argument is absolutely terrible. Competing for the league title is high intensity? Maybe back in December but you are way clear and are just cruising which I will congratulate man u for its well earned BUT the CL isn’t week inn and week out and man u were in the weakest group while Suarez had to play in the EL on Thursday nights and then be expected to go for Sunday. Liverpool are in a must win every game situation now and Suarez is scoring more than he isn’t in those games. This argument is pathetic. I’m not saying rvp doesn’t deserve to win bc he does as much as Suarez I’m saying your argument is one of the weakest I’ve heard.
Suarez deserved the PFA award. He has greatly worked on his diving and other nasty behaviours. Thanks to BR for helping him achieve this. He hold on to the ball now and referees have started awarding him with that. “YNWA”
You are a Liverpool fan and are talking about Luis diving?
you really buy the London Press a lot.
Bale is a diver not Luis
Suarez isn’t a diver, Alex? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Imop7jkLA
Luis WAS a diver. He has dramatically improved at riding challenges. Bale and Grant Holt are easily worst than Suarez now but receive little media attention.
It’s for suarez not Bale or RVP whoever think what he{suarez} did he\she can know also the kids can know what a brilliant he did this season i am really no can challenge him this award also golden boot is in his hands he will carry on like the way he held on awards of 10 goals and 20 goals i am so proud to have like him {El Pistolero}
It was very tight between RVP and Suarez until Xmas. Now I think Suarez has opened up a bit of a gap. I don’t think Bale should even figure, as great as he has been lately. Suarez should win, but probably won’t.
Based on the whole year….Suarez should win hands down. Suarez lights up a football field with his brilliant skill the same cannot be said of the other two. Suarez is the reason Liverpool are where they are in the table. Bale should not even be in the running as his good form has only been in 2013. Suarez’s field antics have greatly improved and every player dives etc and no one is an angel but its player of the year and it should go to the player who has excelled all year and that is Suarez.
Everybody knows that Luis is the player of the year. Whether he gets the award or not is a different matter. To be honest, it’s not the award that i most want him to win. Player of the year is subjective. You could quiz 5 people and they could all name a different candidate for the award. Golden boot winner is fact. The player at the top of the goal scoring charts wins. That’the award i really hope Luis wins.
suarez plays an appetiser game so he deserves it