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By Dutton | Permalink | On 08 January 2013 - 13:18 PM

Why is Xabi Alonso in the TOTY when Pirlo is ahead of him?

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By Flash. | Permalink | On 09 January 2013 - 02:34 AM

Why is Xabi Alonso in the TOTY when Pirlo is ahead of him?

Because they are not decided by the same vote.

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09 Jan 2013 17:47:16

Casillas

Lahm - Kompany - Pepe - Alba

Pirlo - Iniesta

Messi________________Ronaldo

Zlatan - Falcao

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10 Jan 2013 16:14:53

Talksport really are truly hilarious.

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10 Jan 2013 18:07:58

Pirlo's omission is the biggest joke of all.

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Since when is Cristiano part of Ronaldo's surname?

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 10 January 2013 - 18:07 PM

Pirlo's omission is the biggest joke of all.

Not only that, I'd like to know how Marcelo was selected??

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11 Jan 2013 19:11:12

Luckily for Marcelo there aren't too many top drawer full backs around nowadays. You're right though, it's still a tad surprising.

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11 Jan 2013 19:27:47

Marcelo, Alves and Piqué were all ridiculous inclusions. None of them had good years.

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11 Jan 2013 19:43:15

Marcelo did fuck all this past year except be in a Madrid team that managed to win La Liga ahead of Barca, surely if the decision is based on what the player won and not how well they placed then surely Ashley Cole would be the only real contender for LB in the TOTY, since he won the champions league and FA Cup with Chelsea..........oh and Cole actually played well to top it off

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11 Jan 2013 21:36:02

Ashley Cole and Jordi Alba were far more deserving candidates than Marcelo. Hummels, Kompany and Thiago Silva all deserved to be in ahead of Pique as well.

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11 Jan 2013 21:38:31

LEIGHTON FUCKING BAINES.

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11 Jan 2013 21:49:40

Baines has been fantastic and consistant as always (surely the most consistant player in the league, if not europe, except Messi) but Cole did win the CL

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11 Jan 2013 23:00:17

Yeah but he was distinctly average in the league. If you pick him for winning the CL, you may as well pick Marcelo for winning La Liga.

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By duckeggmoon | Permalink | On 12 January 2013 - 10:00 AM

Yeah but he was distinctly average in the league. If you pick him for winning the CL, you may as well pick Marcelo for winning La Liga.

Cole wasn't average in the league, even in a side that was performing terribly, he was still one of our best performers week in week out. He was also exceptional in the Champions League.

The only advantage of having Baines is that he contributes a bit more going forward than what Cole does. However, Cole is better defensively.

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11 Jan 2013 23:14:39

Cole was absolutely fantastic in the final. Which has got to count for something.

I don't watch La Liga, but wasn't Marcelo meant to be really good last year and was very dangerous from 'left back'?

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By Shola | Permalink | On 11 January 2013 - 23:14 PM

Cole was absolutely fantastic in the final. Which has got to count for something.

I don't watch La Liga, but wasn't Marcelo meant to be really good last year and was very dangerous from 'left back'?

I've read that Mourinho doesn't trust him in the big games and dropped him a couple of times towards the end of last season.