Re: Gareth Bale
Premier League awards for Sir Alex Ferguson and Gareth Bale
May 17, 2013 3:55pm
Sir Alex Ferguson has been named as Barclays Manager of the Year and Gareth Bale is Player of the Year.
News of the prestigious award came just hours after Ferguson gave the final pre-match news conference of his extraordinary career.
The Manchester United boss has been named Manager of the Season on a record 11 occasions, first taking the honour when the Premier League was created back in season 1992/93.
Ferguson, who has lifted 38 trophies during his 26-year reign at Old Trafford, has won the Premier League title on 13 occasions and will take charge of his 1,500th game for United on Sunday.
Bale, who has scored 19 goals in 29 Premier League appearances this season, becomes the first Tottenham player and the first Welshman to be named Player of the Year.
It is the Wales international's fourth individual award of a stellar season, adding it to the PFA Player and Young Player of the Year gongs and the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.
Bale's fine form this season has fuelled speculation of a possible move away from White Hart Lane in the summer, but Andre Villas-Boas is confident of keeping hold of him.
"I'm not sure (about whether Bale is close to signing a new deal), our interest is for the player to continue here and I've made that very clear," said Villas-Boas.
"Whatever is happening, the idea is for the player to be here next season.
"I have said this numerous times. We are pretty confident we will be able to keep him."
Bale will hope to end his season on a high and help Tottenham qualify for the UEFA Champions League, although even a victory over Sunderland will not be enough if Arsenal beat Saudi Sportswashing Machine.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/...-awards-for-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-and-Gareth-Bale
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Didn't know PL gives such award. It seems this award is being given since PL started in 1993. Bale is the first ever Spurs and Wales player to win it. Well done Bale for winning yet another award, his 4th award this season : PFA POTY, YPOTY, FWA POTY and now this. Only left the PFA Fans Player Of The Year award for him to complete the clean sweep of the awards. Ofcourse there is also the Spurs Fans Player Of The Year award which he will almost certainly win.
But for all the awards Bale win, it will be anti-climax if we don't have anything to show for it at the end of the season. Hope we will make it to CL, somehow.