Kompany dan Pardew Terbaik di Premier League

London - Vincent Kompany meraih penghargaan sebagai Pemain Terbaik Musim ini versi Barclays yang merupakan sponsor Premier League. Untuk kategori manajer, Barclays memilih Alan Pardew sebagai yang terbaik.

Kompany dipilih jadi Pemain Terbaik Musim Ini. Penampilannya sepanjang musim ini mampu membawa Manchester City ada di baris terdepan perebutan gelar Premier League.

Ketangguhan kapten City di lini belakang ini membuat The Citizens menjadi tim yang paling sedikit kebobolan. City juga mencatatkan 17 clean sheet di musim ini.

Musim ini Kompany menyumbang tiga gol bagi City. Golnya yang paling krusial adalah gol tunggalnya ke gawang Manchester United akhir April lalu yang membuat City merebut pimpinan klasemen dari 'Setan Merah'.

Kompany menjadi pemain pertama dari City yang meraih penghargaan ini.

Dari kategori manajer, Barclays memilih Pardew sebagai Manajer Terbaik Musim ini. Meski musim ini belum resmi berakhir, namun Pardew sudah bisa dipastikan akan membawa Newcastle finis di posisi lima besar. The Magpies bahkan masih menjaga peluang untuk mengakhiri musim di zona Liga Champions.

Penampilan apik Newcastle musim ini tak lepas dari kebijakan transfer efisien yang diterapkan manajer berusia 50 tahun itu. Jika ditotal, pengeluaran mereka tak sampai 23 juta poundsterling untuk delapan pemain.

Pembelian termahal Newcastle musim ini adalah Papiss Cisse dari Freiburg dengan 10 juta poundsterling. Demba Ba yang direkrut untuk menggantikan Andy Carroll diboyong secara gratis dari West Ham United.

Namun kebijakan transfer yang efisien itu terbukti mampu membawa Newcastle tampil kompetitif dan bersaing untuk memperebutkan tiket ke Liga Champions musim depan.

Seperti bagi Kompany, penghargaan ini juga untuk pertama kalinya diraih oleh manajer Newcastle.

 

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Kompany : We want to win everything

koclokindoblog, 3 April 2012,

Vincent Kompany says Manchester City are interested in winning trophies not just this season, but long-term.

Roberto Mancini's side dropped two points at home to Sunderland on Saturday, and saw title rivals Manchester United go five points clear with their win against Blackburn Rovers on Monday.

The City captain has not given up on catching United in the title race, but the team will continue to improve whether they finish in first or second.

"It's all about winning trophies ultimately, that’s the only thing we want," Kompany told The Daily Mirror.

"Not just one trophy, but everything, and that’s what we have to play for every single year, and we’re getting the club to that stage.

"For three or four years now we have always improved, this year we've improved again. Hopefully we can win the title.

"If not, which I don't count on, we'll be there, we’ll keep improving next season and it should be there soon.

"With what we have shown at home for the past year or more, we can be disappointed (with the Sunderland result).

"For two or three days everyone is going to be disappointed, everyone will feel as if we have lost it.

"But in the next three or four days we're going to start believing again, because there's no other choice."

And after poor performances over the last few weeks and dropping to second place in the table, manager Roberto Mancini is starting to come under criticism from fans and the media.

Some have even put pressure on the manager saying he may be sacked if the title does not end up at Eastlands this season, but Kompany has defended his boss.

"Ultimately he gives tactical advice, because we need to know where to stand," he said.

"We didn't do too well (against Sunderland) but we need to play in a way we can dismantle the other team and usually it works well.

"When you play with great players like this, you feel there will always be a moment when they can make something happen.

"But the reality is that you have to work hard for it and for long parts (against Sunderland) we didn't do enough.

"The disappointment is there, but I'll be the first one back at the training ground to get their heads back up because we have to believe."Vincent Kompany says Manchester City are interested in winning trophies not just this season, but long-term.

Roberto Mancini's side dropped two points at home to Sunderland on Saturday, and saw title rivals Manchester United go five points clear with their win against Blackburn Rovers on Monday.

The City captain has not given up on catching United in the title race, but the team will continue to improve whether they finish in first or second.

"It's all about winning trophies ultimately, that’s the only thing we want," Kompany told The Daily Mirror.

"Not just one trophy, but everything, and that’s what we have to play for every single year, and we’re getting the club to that stage.

"For three or four years now we have always improved, this year we've improved again. Hopefully we can win the title.

"If not, which I don't count on, we'll be there, we’ll keep improving next season and it should be there soon.

"With what we have shown at home for the past year or more, we can be disappointed (with the Sunderland result).

"For two or three days everyone is going to be disappointed, everyone will feel as if we have lost it.

"But in the next three or four days we're going to start believing again, because there's no other choice."

And after poor performances over the last few weeks and dropping to second place in the table, manager Roberto Mancini is starting to come under criticism from fans and the media.

Some have even put pressure on the manager saying he may be sacked if the title does not end up at Eastlands this season, but Kompany has defended his boss.

"Ultimately he gives tactical advice, because we need to know where to stand," he said.

"We didn't do too well (against Sunderland) but we need to play in a way we can dismantle the other team and usually it works well.

"When you play with great players like this, you feel there will always be a moment when they can make something happen.

"But the reality is that you have to work hard for it and for long parts (against Sunderland) we didn't do enough.

"The disappointment is there, but I'll be the first one back at the training ground to get their heads back up because we have to believe."

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