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The Manchester United frontman was honoured at UEFA's European Football Awards in Monte Carlo after he finished top scorer in last season's Champions League with 12 goals.
Juventus' Gianluigi Buffon was named the best goalkeeper and the overall most valuable player, and Pavel Nedved from the same club picked up the award for the best midfielder.
Real Madrid's Brazilian full-back Roberto Carlos was named best defender, while AC Milan skipper Paolo Maldini was given the UEFA president's award in recognition of his 17-year career and for captaining the winning side last season - the first time the award has gone to a current player.
(football365.com)
Fairplay, nedved was easily the best midfielder last season, And Buffon and Van nistelrooy are fair enough to as they ae both matters of opinion, but which upper muppet gave roberto carlos the best defender award. I can (and if challenged will) name 3-5 better defenders from all the major leagues, the man is a really poor defender, he is undeniably skillful but doesn't defend that well and his contribution upfield is still highly over rated by people still dazzled by the free kick five yeas ago. It maybe the "real have to have an award" award, but this is just stupid canavaro, thuram, nesta were all in squads that reached the semi's and all played an outstanding part in there teams success, I'm getting pretty bored with carlos getting top defender awards when he is just skillful and doesn't do much, how he got in the world cup dream team is beyond me as his world cup was pretty awful to, he had one free kick and did nothing else. stupid.
> from what i saw of the italian league, he wasnt all that great (and if
> he played in the champs league final he was pretty poor, cos i hardly
> noticed him). i thought that someone in england or spain deserved it.
Nedved was suspended for the final after he picked up a yellow card in the 3-1 win against Real Madrid. Nedved done pretty much a Roy Keane of 99. Although Keane knew he wasnt gonna play in the final much earlier in the game.
Juventus probably would have won the final had Nedved played.
Oh, and well done to grandprix on becoming notable. Only just noticed in this thread!
oh,
sarcasm.
:D
> What a joke.
>
> Canavora is easily the best defender in Europe if not the World.
i know. and what about pyris for midfielder.
:D
*gives neo a thick ear*
learn to type boy.
Canavora is easily the best defender in Europe if not the World.
campbell
Gallas
Ferdinand
Woodgate
just to name 4 straight of, there are at least ten more!
Germany:
Lucio
Metzelder
Italy:
canavaro
samuel
nesta
spain:
ayala
puyol
I could name at least 3 or four more for each league.
Nedved because he's the best midfielder in the world, alongside Zinedine Zidane.
Buffon, because I don't think there's a better goalkeeper around right now, and he had one great season last year.
van Nistelrooy, just because of the way in which he scores so many goals and gets into positions so well. For me, Henry is a better player, but for an all-out striker, it's got to be van Nistelrooy.
Roberto Carlos isn't rubbish, he's just not a proper defender. He's not defensive. He's a wing-back, and an attacking one at that.