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A good article by Brennan in the MEN about Aguero and other City players and our two most recent managers being snubbed for awards. Nothing City fans haven't noticed but someone's giving this attention in the media at least and making some strong points. mods edit thread if needed
Man City's Sergio Aguero to grab Golden Boot - despite being snubbed for award
"Sergio Aguero will receive the Premier League's Golden Boot after Sunday's match
SERGIO Aguero is clearly fed up with being snubbed by the givers of individual honours … so he has grabbed one that he cannot be denied.
And City fans will be able to show their appreciation of the 31-goal striker when he is presented with the Golden Boot award – handed to the Premier League top scorer – after Sunday’s final home game against Southampton.
If Joe Hart can keep a clean sheet, he will receive the Golden Glove for most clean sheets - and City will also mark Frank Lampard’s final game in English football.
Aguero’s triumph is a pointed reminder to his fellow professionals that the deadliest striker in Premier League history – with 77 goals in 118 games – has been nominated for Player of the Year once.
He was also nominated for Young Player of the Year in 2012, when the last of his 23 goals won City the title in dramatic fashion – and lost out to Spurs right back Kyle Walker.
This season he has topped the goalscoring charts despite a month out injured and, unless Tottenham’s Harry Kane can break the league’s individual goalscoring record with a double hat-trick, he will finish top of the heap.
There is a degree of puzzlement at City – and certainly among the support – as to why City have been ignored when individual honours have been dished out in recent years.
Fans can ensure Man City ace Sergio Aguero finally gets recognition
That mystery deepens when you consider the fact City are often dismissed as a collection of individuals – principally Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, David Silva and Aguero – rather than a team as such.
A glance at the statistics is enough to make even the most stoic Blue slightly paranoid, given that City have been champions twice and runners-up twice in four years.
Last season City’s sole nominee Toure, who was colossal in the title victory, not only missed out to the brilliant Luis Suarez, he finished behind Steven Gerrard in the voting – patently ludicrous.
There are reasons why City do not do so well when these awards are dished out, not least the use of tactical votings.
The voting also takes place in late February to early March, before Aguero produced his spurt of 12 goals in 15 games.
Revealed: Man City's Sergio Aguero IS the Premier League's deadliest-ever striker
And in both the players’ award and the more traditional Footballer of the Year voted by journalists, there is a distinct southern bias – people tend to vote for what they see, and London has the most footballers and football journalists.
Next week brings the Manager of the Year award, with Jose Mourinho odds on to take the honour. If the Chelsea boss wins it, that's only three times in 14 years has the manager of the champions NOT won it – and two of those were City bosses Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini!"
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Man City's Sergio Aguero to grab Golden Boot - despite being snubbed for award
"Sergio Aguero will receive the Premier League's Golden Boot after Sunday's match
SERGIO Aguero is clearly fed up with being snubbed by the givers of individual honours … so he has grabbed one that he cannot be denied.
And City fans will be able to show their appreciation of the 31-goal striker when he is presented with the Golden Boot award – handed to the Premier League top scorer – after Sunday’s final home game against Southampton.
If Joe Hart can keep a clean sheet, he will receive the Golden Glove for most clean sheets - and City will also mark Frank Lampard’s final game in English football.
Aguero’s triumph is a pointed reminder to his fellow professionals that the deadliest striker in Premier League history – with 77 goals in 118 games – has been nominated for Player of the Year once.
He was also nominated for Young Player of the Year in 2012, when the last of his 23 goals won City the title in dramatic fashion – and lost out to Spurs right back Kyle Walker.
This season he has topped the goalscoring charts despite a month out injured and, unless Tottenham’s Harry Kane can break the league’s individual goalscoring record with a double hat-trick, he will finish top of the heap.
There is a degree of puzzlement at City – and certainly among the support – as to why City have been ignored when individual honours have been dished out in recent years.
Fans can ensure Man City ace Sergio Aguero finally gets recognition
That mystery deepens when you consider the fact City are often dismissed as a collection of individuals – principally Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure, David Silva and Aguero – rather than a team as such.
A glance at the statistics is enough to make even the most stoic Blue slightly paranoid, given that City have been champions twice and runners-up twice in four years.
Last season City’s sole nominee Toure, who was colossal in the title victory, not only missed out to the brilliant Luis Suarez, he finished behind Steven Gerrard in the voting – patently ludicrous.
There are reasons why City do not do so well when these awards are dished out, not least the use of tactical votings.
The voting also takes place in late February to early March, before Aguero produced his spurt of 12 goals in 15 games.
Revealed: Man City's Sergio Aguero IS the Premier League's deadliest-ever striker
And in both the players’ award and the more traditional Footballer of the Year voted by journalists, there is a distinct southern bias – people tend to vote for what they see, and London has the most footballers and football journalists.
Next week brings the Manager of the Year award, with Jose Mourinho odds on to take the honour. If the Chelsea boss wins it, that's only three times in 14 years has the manager of the champions NOT won it – and two of those were City bosses Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini!"
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