After briefly losing his second Premier League title, striker Salah beat Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City to take the player’s second trophy of the year. The 29-year-old, who finished as the league’s top scorer, also knocked out Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane and his team-mates Virgil van Dyke and Santo Mane for the award and was also voted a member of the Premier League PFA 2022 team. year. Tottenham Heng-Min Sean, who shared the Golden Shoe with Salah, was not included in the list or in the top eleven. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player A look back at the best goals from the Golden Shoe winners 2021/22, Mohamed Salah and Heung-Min Son Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah jokes he left room in his trophy cabinet for the PFA Player of the Year trophy Salah scored 23 league goals and 14 assists during the 2021/22 season, including a hat-trick and an assist at Old Trafford, as Liverpool crushed Manchester United 5-0. The Egyptian international also had success in the League Cup and FA Cup with Liverpool, but narrowly lost the Champions League and African Cup of Nations titles, losing both finals. PFA members vote on the winners of each award, selecting the players they consider to have performed best throughout the year. Salah is now one of only nine players in history to have won two PFA Players’ Player trophies, along with Mark Hughes, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lucy Bronze, Kevin De Bruyne and Fran Kirby. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch Mohamed Salah’s superb individual goal in Liverpool’s thrilling 2-2 draw with Manchester City in October Picture: Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Chelsea’s Sam Kerr with the PFA Player of the Year trophy (Player): Salah said: “It is a great honor to win a trophy, individual or collective, and that is great, very happy and very proud of it. “This is very good to win, especially because it is voted by players. It shows you that you have worked very hard and you get what you worked for. I have my room with trophies in a cabinet and I took care I had another room for one more, I keep always space and I just try to imagine that the trophies will come. “When you grow up, you feel more stable and you know exactly what you want from football, so I try to really relax and help the team. “That’s why I think I won the playmaker because it’s like being more aware of the game, so you try to make the people next to you better and make yourself better.” Image: Manchester City duo Phil Fontaine and Lauren Hep win PFA Awards for New Player of the Year for the 2021/22 season (Photo: PFA)
Analysis: Salah enters the elite with a second victory
Sky Sports Nick Wright: Mark Hughes, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lucy Bronze, Kevin De Bruyne and Fran Kirby. And now Mohamed Salah. After his first success in 2017/18, the Egyptian becomes only the ninth player to win the PFA Player of the Year award for the second time. He has good company and there is no doubt that he deserves his place there. Salah could not prevent Liverpool from anxiously falling short of the Premier League title race, but his case to claim the big individual prizes was, however, imperative. Salah scored the most goals with 23 – sharing the golden shoe with Tottenham’s Heung-Min Son – and also provided the most assists. No one else came close to totaling 36 goals, the 29-year-old represents almost 40 percent of Liverpool’s total. The underlying numbers put him in a league of his own. Salah’s expected number of goals was the highest in the division and he also had the most shots, shots on goal and touches in the opponent’s area. Only one player – Tottenham’s Harry Kane – created more great opportunities. Salah was ranked among the best for dribbles and open play opportunities. The sheer scale of his contribution makes him a worthy winner – and a member of a select team of players who has won it twice.
Kerr becomes the first Australian to win an award
Golden Shoe winner Sam Kerr becomes the first Australian footballer to win the award, having been marginally defeated in 2021 by his Chelsea team-mate Fran Kirby. The forward beat rivals Vivianne Miedema, Pernille Harder, Alex Greenwood, Lauren Hemp and Kim Little to claim the trophy this year. Kerr scored 20 goals and became the top scorer in the Women’s Super League this season. He was instrumental in Emma Hayes’ side winning the home double, scoring two goals – including an extra time win – as Chelsea beat Manchester City to win the FA Cup. The 28-year-old forward also scored two goals in WSL’s final game of the season against Manchester United, dampening Arsenal’s title hopes and helping Chelsea win a historic third consecutive league title. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Take a look back at Sam Kerr’s highlights from the 2021/22 WSL season Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Chelsea’s Sam Kerr becomes the first Australian footballer to win the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award. Kerr’s first win at the PFA Awards makes her the first Australian woman to win a PFA Award since Harry Kewell won the Young Player of the Year award in 2000. Kerr’s appearances this year also saw her as the PFA WSL Team of the Year. Kerr said: “It’s a huge honor I think, whenever you are voted on by your peers. I think it’s the highest honor as a player, so it’s an amazing feeling.” Asked about some of her appearances during the 2021/22 season, Kerr added: “I do a lot as a player, sometimes she goes out and sometimes she doesn’t, but I think you have to see yourself in those moments. “I have faith in myself honestly. Just a lot of confidence that in the 90th minute or whenever it is, the team will give me the ball and rely on me. Knowing that my team trusts me gives me a lot of confidence. I love them great moments – that’s why I live as a footballer “.
Analysis: Kerr a worthy winner
Sky Sports’ Charlotte Marsh: Another week, another trophy for Sam Kerr to find a place – she already has a WSL title, FA Cup trophy, WSL Golden Boot and FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year award to name just a few this season. They deserve it too. In a season where Fran Kirby, Pernille Harder and Bethany England were on and off the team due to injury and illness, Kerr was always present for Chelsea and her attacking statistics are among the best in the league. He scored the most goals in the WSL (20), scored the most great chances (11) and was second behind Vivianne Miedema for a shot (70) and a shot at goal (39). What makes her goal even more impressive is that she has not taken a penalty for Chelsea this season, with all her goals coming from an open game. The last four goals of the season alone are the epitome of the class and its ability to perform in the big moments. Kerr’s double against Manchester United in the last WSL game of the season was two of the best goals you will see this year in any league. He then scored a winner in extra time against Manchester City to prove once again that he is necessary for the Blues. Although it is a team game, Kerr has essentially won both trophies for Chelsea this season. In interviews, she is extremely likeable, but rather unpretentious – her years at WSL have not seen her lose her relaxed Australian demeanor. But below the surface he is one of the best strikers in women’s football and a winner mentality that can not be mitigated. A real class player on and off the field and a worthy winner.
Hodgson, Powell receive the PFA Value Award
The PFA 2022 Award honored two former England coaches, with Roy Hodgson and Hope Powell receiving the trophy for their outstanding contributions to football. Hodgson announced his retirement last month after more than 40 years in charge of football. When he was awarded the prize, he said: “It is a real honor to receive this prize, it is unexpected, but it makes me even more grateful. I have never won a trophy as a player, unfortunately, so it is nice to be recognized by professional colleagues. “When you have had a long career and had some success with it, you have to look back with great gratitude and humility. You realize that there are so many steps in the path where things went well for you, and I had the fortune that everyone needs. I always tried to do the job with passion, I had an enthusiasm and energy that I always tried to bring to work both. ..