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IMO , Drogba is the only player left capable of challenging for the Best Player Title at the tail end (at least 2 more weeks of matches) of the season.

IMO Tevez & Fabregas and the other usual suspects were fairly & rightly ruled out.

My contention here is Drogba's performances at his last 2 games gave him the nod over Rooney. Especially his goal to help Chelsea win the Double. IMO the title should not be awarded prematurely! As we all know the game is not won until the final whistle!

Here we are given the opportunity to vote. If Rooney is deemed worthy to be the Player then so be it. At least we can say it was a FAIR outcome! Right?

This post has been edited by CityBluePrint: May 16 2010, 10:26 PM

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This post has been edited by cipan2001: May 17 2010, 12:20 AM

Here are some tidbits for Drogba's detractors to cogitate on why we should consider him to be the Player of the Year in the English League on & off the field





Didier Drogba has joined such iconic figures as Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan in becoming one of the few sportsmen to have appeared on the front cover of Time magazine

more assists, more goals and he only took one penalty throughout the season. even had the time to go for a trip to africa.
didier's the clear winner for me. as some posters mentioned, rooney 'carried' utd in several of their matches when the rest of the team were 'sub-par' so to speak (words from a fair number of utd fans, not mine), whereas drogba has the ability to shine even when he's surrounded by players at the height of their ability. which is a bigger achievement? its subjective.

rooney swept clean the individual honours for the season (except the golden boot of course) and received numerous plaudits, BUT being in england and in a world cup year, i have to say this is very much expected. it makes sense to fill their star player with confidence and give him the proper backing/motivation to spearhead their campaign which is on the horizon. maybe the outcome would've been different if it was in an african league, and english players were the 'imports.' that's my take on it anyway. besides that, didier's inclusion in TIME magazine's 100 most influential people is something to be really proud of, being the only footballer to make the list, highlighting his charity work in africa and particularly ivory coast.

having said that though, congrats on rooney for winning it. he's been different class for utd this season.

drogba hands down

what?!! no rooney? oh wai..

lets see after world cup..the best player in world cup usually will get fifa poty awards..

lee chong yong has been voted bolton best player of season.

Yo TS, I'm really happy for you and I'm gonna let you finish, but maradonna is teh best footballer of all time!!"

Btw, why onry 2? Should be one person for each club + include every league La Liga + Serie A + Bundesliga etc etc..

Like you said, its subjective. I can argue from this point of perspective: Since Drogba is surrounded by players of the highest calibre, doesnt that make him getting more support which is of great quality? Lampard and Kalou for example, have been there supporting him. As seen as when Drogba is out, Chelsea still can get people to score, just highlights the support that the midfield and defend of Chelsea can provide. Being surrounded by top class players doesnt mean all the other players go for glory themselves, right? it just shows how much of great support Drogba get throughout the season, and i want to particularly highlight Lampard's contribution to Chelsea this season, IMHO is the greatest contributor, even ahead of Drogba.

In Rooney's case, we have a "sub-par" midfield, and an injury ravaged defence. They have enough to worry about with their own performance, what more to even support Rooney. yet Rooney can still get the most out of what he was provided, and turn them into results. I would also want to mention about the confidence of others he can boost within the team. Without him in the team, at time Man Utd looked clueless. Dunno what to do, dunno who to give the ball to. But with Rooney around, you can see the whole team being lifted spiritually. While it's Giggs and Ferdinand who wore the armband most of the times, Rooney is the "real" leader on the pitch on so many occasions. As for Rooney's award, the biggest he won is the PFA's Player of the year. This award is voted by PLAYERS in the BPL, Championship, League 1 etc etc. It is not controlled by English FA, or by any sports writers out there. So to get voted and acknowledged by your peers, it is something different than to be given the award becauce ENGLAND wants him to get it. Players from other clubs, for example Chelsea, can vote on their own best player, like Drogba. But the fact that Rooney won it, voted by his mates on the field, just highlights the contribution he did on field because after all, these voters are those who played against/with him and saw/felt his contribution, not some journalists who read match reports and statistics.

In a conclusion, for Drogba it is: 1 chance missed, more will come from the calibre-full support. For Rooney, it is: I have to make the most out of it, because it may be the 1 and only chance i've got left.

So, which is the bigger achievement here? Subjective right?

No second guessing on who my vote goes to, but that being said, Drogba has been excellent this season

fair shout, and solid points all around in highlighting your perspective. the difference rooney makes to united cannot be denied, and i think this season didier wasn't really given or forced into the 'opportunity' of single-handedly trying to drag chelsea to all three points. the tie-breaker can probably be provided by a neutral poster who watched all of utd and chelsea's matches this season, for an in-depth player analysis. unfortunately, i don't think the people here on football lounge have THAT much free time on their hands.

my apologies for failing to explain a little further on the awards rooney received, but i was referring more to the Football Writers Association award which is decided by football journalists based around england. As for the PFA you mentioned, yes it was voted by fellow professionals, but the outcome might (with the emphasis on 'might') have been slightly different if the voting was conducted throughout the season.

drogba performance mainly come frm big games which he really shine and help chelsea win the title..

white drogba or black rooney

u dun have to undermine united capabilities just to show how good rooney is.. i need to remind u that we scored 80 plus goals this season.. it's not like we only won 1-0 every game now and then

chelsea opted to attack all the time since ancelotti knew their defence is not good as they used to be, that's why they scored 100++ goals this season.. we (united) closed up the shop after leading 2 or 3 goals, we just simply do just enough to win.. credit to chelsea for the attacking plays

i vote for bobby zamora

rooney , for having the balls to play even with injuries.

david ngog