Player of The Season

It just has be Emmanuel Adebayor. I was a tough choice, but his efforts over the whole season have to be enough to win it. Flamini, Fabregas and Clichy were all up there but Adebayor has topped that list for me. His job as a striker is to score goals, and he’s managed to hit that magic 30 mark, something we haven’t seen since Henry was in his prime. After Titi’s departure and Robin’s injuries, we wondered where to goals were going to come from but Ade has shown us he can be our top striker and that’s why he’s my player of the season.

Young Player of The Season

Again, this was a hard one to call, but this has to go to Cesc Fabregas. You sometimes forget this kid’s age when you see him all the ball and there’s no doubt now that he’s a vital part of our team. Cesc won the PFA Young Player award this season, so not only is he the best youngster at Arsenal, but the best in the league. We’re expecting big things from this one next season.

Worst Player of The Season

Emmanuel Eboue. There is no one else, surely, who has consistently fucked up like him. Now I hate being harsh to our own players, but I’m not alone. Wenger has even this week stood up for Eboue but I don’t buy it. He contributes nothing to the team, on the pitch and his antics are just embarrassing. I must say, the diving has been cut down but his bad performances have been highlighted when Walcott replaces him with about 15 minutes to go and does more than Eboue’s done all game.

Most Improved Player of The Season

This was another hard one to pick. Who has improved considerably from the 06/07 season? My nominees were Almunia, Flamini, Song, Walcott and Adebayor. I’ve gone for Mathieu Flamini. At the end of last season, he looked like he was going, and no one really gave a shit. A strong contrast to this year when we were all praying for him to stay. He proved himself to be one of our best players and formed a fantastic partnership with Cesc in the middle as our holding midfielder. No one would’ve ever thought it but he put in the hard work and it paid off.

Biggest Disappointment of The Season

There are a number of contenders for this ‘prize’. I personally expected big things from Abou Diaby but this never happened, instead it was Flamini that made the jump. However I’ve gone for Robin van Persie. I really expected him to become the best striker in the league and be scoring for fun but he has been injured for most of the season once again. It’s not so much his own fault, but it has been very disappointing. He was just getting into some great form when he picked up that injury back at the start of the season and he never made it back. He had a few more games this season but he never impressed. I hoping that next season he can, 1.) Stay fit, and 2.) Fulfil his expectation.

Best Signing of The Summer

In this category there are four nominees: Fabianski, Sagna, Eduardo and Diarra. I was exited about the Diarra transfer on deadline day, but he never really got the chance to play, he was one for the future but he didn’t have patience and fucked off to Portsmouth in January, good riddance. Fabianski has done ok when he’s had the chance this season but he’s still looking quite raw. Eduardo was just starting to look a great player and was just starting to find his feet in the Premier League when he picked up that injury. Hopefully he can carry on where he left off when he returns. So the award goes to Bacary Sagna. This guy was a relative unknown when we signed him but what a player he turned out to be. At the time I thought, do we really need another right back? But he’s been incredible, he slotted in right away and has been a perfectly suited player to our game. He was named in the PFA team of the season ahead of everyone else and in his first season that’s quite an achievement. Well done Bac.

The Un-Sung Hero

Without a doubt, Gael Clichy. What an absolute legend. He won’t get any awards this season, that’s for sure, being a left back he’s never really going to make the headlines (unless he wants to be like Ashley…), but he’s been brilliant this year. He also made the PFA team of the year, which shows you that his fellow professionals admire him too. He’s 22 and I honestly believe that he is better than Ashley Cole ever was for us; I’m not just saying that. This boy has got so much energy and will give everything for the whole 90 minutes. The amount of times I’ve seen him chasing lost causes with 5 minutes to go when everyone else is knackered is just remarkable. He’s totally committed and that’s what I love about him, he’s meant to be signing a new 4 year deal soon and he fully deserves it.

Goal of the Season

There were some absolute wonder-goals this season, but for me a brilliant goal should be in a massive game too. So, I think there are obvious choices. Adebayor’s flick up and volley into the top corner against Spurs was incredible and I believe it won Sky Sports’ goal of the season competition. However, for me it has to be Fabregas vs. Milan. It’s one of those goals I will never ever forget, I remember Cesc picking the ball up in a bit of space about 30 yards and I saw him lining up for the shot. I though, “Oh, don’t shoot…” But it went perfectly into the bottom corner and we’d won the game. The celebration was incredible too; I just love Cesc’s goal-face. What a goal, still gives me goose bumps.

Low Point of The Season

Being knocked out of the Champions League at Liverpool was heartbreaking, but Tottenham 5-1 Arsenal was horrible. I know it was only the Carling Cup and it wasn’t our full team but any loss to the scum is bad, personally. I cannot stand Spurs and I always dreaded them beating us. It was something like 12 years since they last beat us and the way they did it was embarrassing. They were better than us on the night and it was a sad, sad day for football.

Highlight of The Season

Has to be AC Milan 0-2 Arsenal. It was a massive game, set up so perfectly and we delivered the perfect performance. We totally dominated the European champions in their own back yard and it really felt like this group of lads had come of age. Being there was incredible too, it was my first European away trip and certainly one I’ll never forget.