Some
very impressive young players have broken through this season but none
excite me more than Ross Barkley. I wasn’t convinced on the few
occasions I saw him play on loan before this season, but he could become
an incredible player under Roberto Martinez. He is tactically astute,
physically powerful and brilliantly cocky. There is talk of £40
million-plus bids coming in for the 20-year-old but he’s better off at
Everton, where he could become worth even more if he fulfills his
potential. Some of his goals - the run against Newcastle and the curling
strike against Manchester City - have borne eerie similarities to Wayne
Rooney at the same age.
| Supporters of the Season - Crystal Palace |
This is a no-brainer. Whether at Selhurst Park or in away sections in far-flung corners of the country, the Crystal Palace supporters have been amazing. It looked for a while that they might only have one campaign in the top flight and they’ve made sure to enjoy it. The Palace fans have never given up on their team, constantly provided raucous support and taken on a European flavour with their songs, banners and mosaics.
| Flops of the season - David Moyes & Manchester United |
Manchester United and Tottenham have been exclusively competing for who could have the worst season in 2013-14, but United just about take it. Spurs spent more than £100m to build a team to challenge for the title and ended up scraping into the Europa League having sacked yet another manager in Andre Villas-Boas, with replacement Tim Sherwood set to follow.
But David Moyes managed to take last year's runaway champions to seventh place and lost his job as a result. He oversaw so many wretched performances - including a 2-0 defeat away to Olympiakos and 3-0 home defeats to Manchester City and Liverpool - it is difficult to pick a low point, and his interactions with the media only further convinced fans that he wasn't up to the job. He proved his talent at Everton but United was a bridge too far for Moyes.
| Worst player of the Season - Maroune Fellaini |
In Marouane Fellaini, Moyes signed a player for £27.5m who will come to define his terrible nine months at Old Trafford. The big Belgian has been a disaster. He has added nothing to United's game, looking clumsy in possession, slow in the tackle and clueless in the opposition penalty area.
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