DECEMBER 2006 EPL AWARDS (Henceforth christened ‘Arsenal Month’ by me)

MANAGER OF THE MONTH:
MATTHEW OGOSI (ARSENAL FC): The award was bestowed for leading the Gunners to five league victories in their last six games
RUNNERS-UP: Alan Curbishley (Charlton Athletic: 2nd); José Mourinho (Chelsea FC: 3rd)

PLAYER OF THE MONTH:
THIERRY HENRY (ST – ARSENAL FC)
RUNNERS-UP: Vincenzo Iaquinta (ST – Arsenal FC: 2nd); Titus Bramble (D C – Newcastle United: 3rd)

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE MONTH:
GAEL CLICHY (D/WB/M L – ARSENAL FC – 21 years old)
RUNNERS-UP: Steven Taylor (D C – Newcastle United – 20 years old: 2nd); Lucas (DM, AM C – Liverpool – 19 years old: 3rd)

GOAL OF THE MONTH:
VINCENZO IAQUINTA (ARSENAL FC, v MANCHESTER UTD – DEC 10): He displayed his class with a screamer from the edge of the area
RUNNERS-UP: Paul Scholes (Manchester United, v West Brom – Dec 23: 2nd); Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspurs, v Portsmouth – Dec 9: 3rd)

NOTES: Call December 2006 ARSENAL MONTH, as we swept all four awards. Henry played exquisitely well and deserved his win; he hasn’t quite hit his levels (fitness or otherwise) from last season, but is getting desperately close…Clichy was a revelation last year, but his form deserted him this season; this month has seen him reclaim his sheen, with back-to-back 10-star performances, he’s running our left flank…Iaquinta’s goal really was dazzling, though it’s really hard to pick it from among the more than 25 others he’s bagged thus far as his best of the season to date.

~ by savageternal on December 23, 2008.