Horribly hard, as many have said. The easier one to answer would be, who hasn't been good? Because the answer to that is, quite simply, no-one. Even Claudio Bravo, who's been so rocky recently, had a very good run in the League Cup, and saved our bacon more than once. Even people that you thought would have a bit part at the start of the season, like Zinchenko, have stepped up to the plate and made their mark.
I'd sort of like two polls a) Bluemoon Most Improved Player of the Season and b)Bluemoon Player of the Season.
For the first, for me, it's a toss-up between Sterling and Delph. Sterling isn't as much of a surprise, since he clearly right from the off had bags of raw talent that needed channelling. He also needed to start believing in himself, and trust himself to do the simple things. Pep instilled both those in him. Delph, on the other hand, has been an utter revelation to me. How to transform a fairly ordinary looking player into a major contender. Only Pep knows…
Second poll: at Christmas, I would have said KDB. Over the whole season, though, it's Merlin. I just think he runs games. The one player that I dread leaving. People talk about Bernardo, and he's a fine player. But nobody's replacing Spanish Dave. Sorry, but you just don't replace a player like that.
