Harry_Perkins
Ben Thatcher
Player of Season: Adebayor
Runner-up: Eriksen
Young Player of Season: Bentaleb
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I think people are somewhat forgetting that Eriksen's really excellent form has only really been in the last 6 or 7 games. He was hugely overrated for his performances early season after that single great assist at WHL. But his overall game wasn't there as it is now. For sure as time went on he got better, but was still too often in and out of the team, playing out of position and/or still finding his feet. Finally, since Christmas, he's really excelled and been terrific. But it hasn't been all season.
It didn't help him or any of the new signings to be playing in a team full of square pegs in round holes. How to pick out the one lone forward with 2 players marking him? All that reflected badly on the new creative or striker signings. Bit of a coincidence that Chiricheș did not struggle to settle. Looked decent from early on and has maintained a good standard. We introduced far more new players in 2004 too and they got going much quicker under Martin Jol despite the fact that he wasn't even in charge for the first 12 games.
That said, I agree. Adebayor has been the definition of the talisman since he came back. At times he's been unplayable. Literally ran himself into the ground against Arsenal. POTY by a country mile.