UEFA player of year nominees have been announced with a trio of stars finalists, but who deserves to be crowned the best player in Europe for 2019-20? I picked him because the way he has led that Liverpool team this season has been magnificent. Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. I am openly biased because he is precisely the type of player I love to watch. Look at the stats - he is the best creator of chances in Europe. Runaway champions Liverpool predictably dominate the seven-strong shortlist. But, having worked with him for England and knowing him on a bit more of a personal level, I know his drive and focus. If you are viewing this page on the BBC News app please click here to vote. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. When you consider what he has had to come through, with people doubting whether he can be a leader, and whether he should even play for Liverpool or England, for him to have been such a key part of a title-winning team is extraordinary. He's got a lot of characteristics that fit the style Liverpool play - he is a very good footballer too. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). I'd love to have played with him. Last season, City won the domestic treble but Van Dijk was the winner, voted before Liverpool lifted the Champions League trophy. I 100% endorse that Henderson is the Footballer of the Year, because that is a slightly different award - the football writers are encouraged to take into account things that happen away from the field. I narrowed it down to Mane, who has been unbelievable, and Henderson but with Henderson missing the end of the season through injury I think you can see just how important he is to this Liverpool team. His work ethic, and the tireless pressing and running back that he does, is just remarkable considering he puts so much in going forward - and it's his all-round game that has so often been the trigger for Liverpool's success. When it mattered, Van Dijk was once again the leader at the back. He has high standards and isn't afraid to tell people what needs to be said. In a season in which his club haven't won the league title, it speaks volumes that De Bruyne is still top of my mind when it comes to thinking about the PFA Player of the Year award. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. I think there is a spread in the vote for the Liverpool players because you can take your pick from which attributes impress you the most. Last updated on 29 July 202029 July 2020.From the section Premier League. De Bruyne has got quicker, stronger and more powerful but Henderson's not just in the Liverpool team because he's a runner. wptm_ajaxurl = 'https://www.myfootballfacts.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?juwpfisadmin=false&action=Wptm&'; Brighton & Hove Albion Player of Year 1969-2020, Crystal Palace FC Player of the Year 1972-2020, Leeds United Player of the Year 1971-2020, Leicester City FC Player of the Year 1984-2020, Liverpool FC Player of the Year 2002-2020, Manchester City FC Player of the Year 1967-2020, Manchester United Player of the Year 1988-2020, Newcastle United Player of the Year 1976-2020, Sheffield United FC Player of the Year 1967-2020, Southampton FC Player of the Year 1974-2020, Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year 1987-2020, West Bromwich Albion Player of Year 2005-2020, West Ham United Player of the Year 1958-2020, Wolverhampton Player of the Year 1977-2020, Tottenham Hotspur Player of the Year Award Winners 1987-2020. Meanwhile, Mane scored 18 goals and added a further seven assists as the key contributor to Liverpool's star-studded front-three. He is an elite footballer who is playing to the highest level - and that ceiling doesn't look like it has yet been reached. The Belgian equalled the Premier League assist record set by Thierry Henry with 20 - while also scoring 13 times himself. That transfers over into the way Liverpool were this season until the title was won because, as a team, they never had a day off either. He is a different sort of player, but he is one of them - he is that good. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Jordan Henderson is amongst the seven nominees for Premier League Players of the Season 2019-20, Kevin De Bruyne is the odds-on favourite for the award, Liverpool duo Alexander-Arnold and Mane are also in the running, Jamie Vardy won the Golden Boot and now wants the Player of the Season, Danny Ings had a superb season at Southampton, scoring 22 times, Nick Pope is the only goalkeeper nominated for Player of the Season, Liverpool lift the Premier League title after 30 year wait, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). He is not afraid to have a go at any of his team-mates at any point, and they don't answer him back now. A total of 515 players have featured in the top flight during the extended 2019-20 campaign but only one will be named the Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year. Liverpool were a juggernaut in the league but it's tough to say one of their players stood head and shoulders above the rest, while De Bruyne did. He joins Mason Greenwood, Christian Pulisic, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Jack Grealish, Dean Henderson and Mason Mount. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. Other than that I would definitely highlight Southampton striker Danny Ings and the amazing season he's had. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. Alexander-Arnold has also been nominated for the Young Player of the Season award. But the fact their three leading candidates play in defence, midfield and attack show how strong they have been in every area this season. His pace, his stature, and how commanding he is in the air. De Bruyne is my pick but that's pure football. That game against Real made me realise how good he is. The Kop skipper is joined by team-mates Trent Alexander-Arnold and flying winger Sadio Mane. The 45-year-old Tunisian, bar the Saints, also had playing stints with Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham City.. He's a player team-mates love to play with for his ability to provide chances and bring others into play, and he scores some great goals himself too. If you have no good defenders who can play, then you cannot attack. He brings so much. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. They have got so much respect for him that they listen intently. Without him, Liverpool struggle a little bit. BBC Sport looks at what the future could hold for Paris St-Germain's France star Kylian Mbappe and asks if the striker could join Real Madrid or Liverpool. Henderson deserves it for what he has done in so many respects; he is Liverpool's captain, and is a leader on and off the pitch. Scroll down to find out who they have picked as their best player, and vote for your choice here. What I love about him having watched him a lot is that, even when Liverpool are winning games, he has got this mentality now where he will not allow anyone's standards to drop. Fleet Street's first female football reporter, Julie Welch, tells Football Focus' Caroline de Moraes about the ups and downs of making her way in such a male-dominated industry. Robbie Keane is the only player to win the Award three times. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. You could take virtually anyone else out and it would not be the case. De Bruyne takes complete control of the game around him, plays it at his own pace and dictates the Manchester City rhythm and tempo. Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp, Frank Lampard, Brendan Rodgers and Chris Wilder are the nominees for Manager of the Season, with Pep Guardiola snubbed. But the player of the year for me is Van Dijk, for everything he has done and brings to that Liverpool team. De Bruyne has been head and shoulders above any other player in the league, with the consistency of his performances, how dangerous he is and how he dictates games with his quality. But the bottom line is that Van Dijk has played in every single league game and I don't think they would have won the title without him. Scores, creates and his set-piece delivery is brilliant too - he can do everything. Henderson defines Liverpool as a club with his heart and determination - he has achieved against all the odds and proved all the critics wrong. Sat 20 Apr 2019 08.12 EDT Last modified on Sun 21 Apr 2019 03.30 ... Women's Young Player of the Year nominees Sophie Baggaley (Bristol City) ... signed from Southampton … Then you look at his assists and goals. Billy Sharp, Che Adams and Teemu Pukki have been announced as this year's contenders for the Championship Player of the Season award.

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