POLL : PFA player of the year 15/16

[Zatman]

went for Mahrez and Kane myself, was close enough to give Kane the main award he has been that good

[rosenthal]

23 hours ago, zak said:

Has Alli been better the Kane this season? Id give young player to Kane

As a Spurs fan I can say he hasn't. If the criteria is just who have been the best player who fall under the age group set for YPotY then the winner should be Kane.
There tend to be some emotions behind the votes though, often it follow hype and sometimes they vote for players that have just broke through ahead of more established ones.
Also last season Eden Hazard won Player of the Year, but not the Young Player award, so that happens too.

Maybe it will surprise you, but many if not most Spurs fans tend to rate 5 players as better than Alli this season:

1. Alderweireld
2-3. Dembele / Kane
4. Dier
5. Lloris

[BOF]

The other thing to remember is that this gets voted on by footballers, and not all of them are burdened by genius.

[blandy]

1 hour ago, BOF said:

The other thing to remember is that this gets voted on by footballers, and not all of them are burdened by genius.

True, but pretty harsh - in terms of judging footballers in the same league as them, they're probably the best qualified of anyone. More so even than managers.

[rosenthal]

Well, John Terry nominated Chris Smalling as a right back in his team of the year

[VillaChris]

5 hours ago, rosenthal said:

As a Spurs fan I can say he hasn't. If the criteria is just who have been the best player who fall under the age group set for YPotY then the winner should be Kane.
There tend to be some emotions behind the votes though, often it follow hype and sometimes they vote for players that have just broke through ahead of more established ones.
Also last season Eden Hazard won Player of the Year, but not the Young Player award, so that happens too.

Maybe it will surprise you, but many if not most Spurs fans tend to rate 5 players as better than Alli this season:

1. Alderweireld
2-3. Dembele / Kane
4. Dier
5. Lloris

Good shout on Toby, best centre half in the league this season imo.

But he dosen't have a huge profile in the media so easily gets overlooked. Hopefully makes team of the year though.