Liverpool FC Player Of The Year

• Poolman

  11 Apr 06, 03:38

  Mali's Mohamed Sissoko has emerged as the favourite to be named Liverpool's player of the year after battling his way back from a horrific eye injury that had threatened to end his career.
  
  The midfielder feared his playing days were over when he was temporarily blinded in one eye after being kicked in the face during the English club's Champions League match against the Portuguese side Benfica in February.
  
  But the Sissoko has defied the odds to return to the Liverpool starting line-up, providing admiration and inspiration for his team-mates.
  
  "Sissoko has been one of the top performers this season, not just for Liverpool but right across the country, and he is only 21," said Liverpool's England defender Jamie Carragher.
  
  "To come back from the accident he had in Lisbon has been impressive, and to come straight back into big matches like the derby says it all, he has been tremendous for us all season."
  
  Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez knew all about Sissoko from his time at Valencia.
  
  "When the technical director at Valencia decided to sign him I gave him every support," Benitez recalled.
  
  "He was initially signed for the reserve team but in pre-season I said: 'He will stay with us in the first-team squad'.
  
  "We were surprised to see how much energy he had and how hard he worked. He was so focused, is a good professional and a nice young man.
  
  "As a manager he is the kind of player you like to have when he is young because you can work and teach him, he is like a sponge."
  
  
• Poolman

  11 Apr 06, 03:40

  Though in the shadow of Gerrard and Alonso for almost the whole season , I wouldn't mind putting my vote for him , if there is , for his shear determination to comeback after a almost career threatening eye-injury .
  
  
• Patrik

  11 Apr 06, 07:47

  I will vote for him also.
  I will never forget his battling performance against Man U in the FA cup.
  
• incredible

  11 Apr 06, 09:30

  i will vote for Stevie G
  
  I mean who else can u vote for? the choice is so obvious...with so many goals from midfield
  
  Stevie G is to Liverpool like Henry is to Arsenal like Ronaldinho is to Barcelona
• CoolMyth

  11 Apr 06, 09:30

  I vote for Jamie Carragher.
• stellazio

  11 Apr 06, 09:32

  i vote for harry kewell..the one and only true winger in the present team..
  
  after kenging for the last few seasons,he has proved his worth to benitez..
• Patrik

  11 Apr 06, 10:22

  Then i gotta vote for my fav player le.
  Luis Garcia!!!!!
• ghimpheng

  11 Apr 06, 20:59

  Xabi Alonso should be the one
• edi_77777

  13 Apr 06, 11:07

  I believe Carragher deserve a mention... That guy do his job day in day out... when did he ever really let the team down?
  
  Solid and commited... I feel sorry for him for not being included in the main 11 for england... i wish to see him partner terry in the WC... dont tink ferdinard deserve his place in the main 11... that big ego money sucker...
• dcx

  13 Apr 06, 11:13

  Originally posted by edi_77777:

  I believe Carragher deserve a mention... That guy do his job day in day out... when did he ever really let the team down?
  
  Solid and commited... I feel sorry for him for not being included in the main 11 for england... i wish to see him partner terry in the WC... dont tink ferdinard deserve his place in the main 11... that big ego money sucker...

  Frankly speaking...how good Ferdinand is, i really don't know...but carra. , since when you see any tabloids abt him...he's such a great player n nice gentleman too....
  
  Oh..does he gamble?
• ben1406

  13 Apr 06, 11:28

  Jamie Carragher for sure.. he has been the rock of liverpool's defence ! if im not wrong, he paid for a fan's ticket home when he lost his passport and money in turkey for the UCL's final..
• edi_77777

  13 Apr 06, 13:16

  just read TNP... was happy to see at least got people appriciate Carragher...
  
  Good for him!!
• 798

  14 Apr 06, 11:03

  peter crouch will be my choice, his hardworking attitude n giving headache to defenders. even though most of the time he is a letdown for missing goals, i'm sure liverpool fans put high expectation for him.
  
  anyway sissoko is a deserving winner since his sacrifice for the club, nearly lost his sight during the match.
• chihuahua

  14 Apr 06, 14:48

  my vote definitely more or less goes to carragher...
  
  2nd stevie g
  3rd alonso
  4th garcia
  5th kewell
  6th momo
• eemtij

  14 Apr 06, 17:01

  Wonder if Crouch stands a chance. No mention of him so far.
• Patrik

  14 Apr 06, 18:05

  Originally posted by eemtij:

  Wonder if Crouch stands a chance. No mention of him so far.

  798 voted for him.
  
• SBS9828X

  14 Apr 06, 18:34

  i vote for Salif Diao