April Player Of The Month
Thursday, 01 May 08, 01:59 AM · Comments (36)
Another month where it seems there is little to smile about. However, as usual when the chips are down our very own Captain Marvel, Carles Puyol, raises his game, and he thoroughly deserves to be named April Player of the Month. He was excellent in the quarter final games with Schalke, and stayed at a decent level throughout the month despite all the team problems. The top five for April is as follows:
- Carles Puyol
- Leo Messi
- Toure Yaya
- Andres Iniesta
- Gabi Milito
Puyol, like Messi and Iniesta, has now won two player of the months this season. You can now vote for who you think was the best of April in the new poll in the sidebar.
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Hey Winter, Avram Grant just accomplished something Mourinho couldnt in 3 years, reach CL final..... and that too with the same squad.... wow this must be killing u... :)
Just messing with ya man... take care...
Yes, I agree, Yaya Touré, has made a huge contribution this season, and that while playing with a back injury... players should learn to be more like him, he is an example of tenacity and strength. therefore I think Yaya should be April's best.
Winterhunt I agree Drogba would be a great buy. He adds something completely different to our team and would give us a very different dimension. He may not be the most skillful player on the ball but we have enough of that. We need a tall, strong figure in the penalty area with a commanding presence, Drogba would provide exactly that. Personally I think he would work a lot better than Henry, especially if Mourinho took over. Mourinho + Drogba? Hmmm, how knows!?!?! Imagine Eto'o and Drogba playing off of each other....Drogba with his strength holding up the ball and Eto'o with his pace receiving the lay off! Plus it would finally give us the option to be a little more direct sometimes, something that seems impossible right now!
Toure is the best for this month! He is just a Monster!!
Puyol a player of the month ? That's a joke right ? Both in La liga and in CL he was playing on very average level (despite match at OT ).
Like other folks said Player of the month IS YAYA TOURE!
Morzzan, actually I'm quite happy for Grant. When he got down on his knees and kissed the pitch while wearing the black armband for Lampard's mom, I was deeply touched emotionally. I don't wish ill upon him, and I was rooting for him. Maybe that is hard for you as a Madrista to understand...
What is with this Morzzan guy??????
Morzan, why you continue on your fruitless crusade to promote the idea that Mourinho is a bad coach is beyond me. Was Cryuff a bad coach because he only won one Champion's League????? How many has Sir Alex won???? The answer is He's won one in 1988/89. How many has Wenger won???? You love him, extoll his virtues, yet he hasn't won. Frank has won only one, but you say he is a better Coach than Jose. If you really think that because Grant got to the Champion's League with a team of players molded who's core was molded by Mourinho, somehow invalidates Mourinho's resume then your name should me Moron not Morzzan. Besides, you're a Madrista by your own admision, so how can you possibly be on this board spouting off constantly about what is best for our club. I would never impose my views on a Real board, and yet you persist endlessly with your one little point, which is "You hate Mourinho for whatever reason, so Mourinho must be bad"; That is the logic of a child, and maybe that explains it, maybe you are just 1o or 12 years of age, and if that is the case then I apologise, and I don't want to be strong with you because you don't really deserve it but you endlessly post the same thing everytime I post on any subject. You follow me around like some stalker when I am just trying to have a discourse with fellow Barca fans about our team, Not your's. LOOK, I GET IT, YOU HATE MOURINHO, OK..... You made your point, YOU HATE HIM. NOW CAN YOU PLEASE STOP STALKING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The point you cannot make is that he is a bad coach, because like him or loathe him, anyone who knows even the littlest bit about football, knows he is a flat out great coach . What we debate here is not his merit as a coach but whether he is philosophically correct for Barcelona, whether he is divisive, etc. No one I have ever known has ever been so adamant about him not being a good coach. Look Morzzan or Moron or whatever your Madrista moniker is, you hate Mourinho for whatever reason and if you think Grant is a better Coach then you are entitled to your opinion but will you please stop following all my posts with your little, inane, moronic & Madrista fueled little posts.... You are like an annoying little mousquito or idiot child who fixates on one thing and repeats it endlessly hoping that will give it credence.....
Again, I am happy for Avram Grant, I happen to like Drogba, I happen to Like Michael Essien, I happen to like Petr Cech, and I was rooting for Chelsea yesterday, and will root for them again in the final., now will you PLEASE leave me alone with your obsessive Mourinho hatred, my post was not intended for you, nor did it have anything to do with what you attacked me for without provocation.... You really are such a Madrista, and on our board too, that really is pretty offensive to me.......
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Honestly I think considering his injury Yaya has been the player of the month. He has been immense for us in every crucial game and to have such an impact while carrying quite a serious injury says a lot about not only his ability and strength but his hunger and passion. I think this guy is going to be one of the core players that we build our new team around and he is exactly what we need.
Lets hope we rebuild properly this time and not just do patchwork like we did last season.
Yeah, Yeah Yaya..... I second that..... Absolutely courageous to play with a slipped disc is insanely painful...... I love the guy, and have heard over and over again from so many people, so many commentators, other coaches etc, how they consider him the best holding midfielder in the world, great combination of skill, physicality, bravery, intelligence, and a good bit of intimidation as well...... A bit off topic, but after watching Drogba today, and remembering how Yaya was saying how much Didi wanted to play for Barca and talked about it throughout the African Cup, man, I would take him in a heartbeat, his presence in the box is just immense, and the thought of him teaming up front with Messi/Bojan..... when Messi draws 2 or 3 defenders and crosses the ball into the box like he did several times against Man u only for there to be no one there to receive it and deposit it in the net..... Drogba knows how to deal with those..... I know he can be moody, and dives (though to my eyes no more than twinkle toes Ronaldo), but in big games that I've seen, a killer..... today was a pristine example, no dives, and motivated, and exactly what we lack up front, a finisher, an amazing performance, if he really wants out of Chelsea count me as one Barca fanatic who would volunteer to pick him up at the airport and drive him to the Nou Camp....... when Messi creates space or Iniesta does or Bojan does, or on set pieces/corners, this guy would solve so many issues for us..... today was an awesome display, really made Benitez eat his words big time..... I know probably no one else wants him for us, but had to vent........