Gerrard,Rodgers & Suarez all up for March awards

[HC]

Brendan Rodgers, Roberto Martinez, Manuel Pellegrini and Mark Hughes have all been nominated for the Premier League's Manager of the Month award for March.

Rodgers guided Liverpool to five successive victories last month as they collected maximum points, which also included an impressive 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Martinez looks to be Rodgers' main rival for the gong, with his Everton side having also won all five of their league games in March to keep the Goodison Park club in the hunt for a top-four finish.

Pellegrini's Manchester City team won three and drew the other of their four top-flight games. Like Liverpool, City also recorded a comfortable 3-0 victory away to United.

Stoke boss Hughes had a good March as well, with his Potters side winning four and drawing the other of their games as they continued to close in on their highest Premier League points tally.


Gerrard and Suarez: In contention
The Player of the Month award is dominated by strikers with Luis Suarez, Jay Rodriguez and Romelu Lukaku all in the running, alongside midfielder Steven Gerrard.

Liverpool skipper Gerrard scored four goals in March, including two penalties in the Reds' win at Old Trafford.

His team-mate Suarez hit six goals for the Reds, including a hat-trick in the 5-3 victory away to Cardiff.

Rodriguez hit five goals in five games for Southampton, while Lukaku was on target three times for Everton.

The winner of the awards will be announced on Sky Sports News from 10am on Friday morning.

 

[Mystic]

Considering our relative positions, Hughes probably deserves manager of the month. Rodgers maybe deserves it more when you factor in that this is 5 wins on top of 4 previous.

 

[HC]

Okay, so who actually deserves it Mystic? (Try to limit your answer to 1 winner)

 

[Mystic]

Hughes.

 

[HC]

Player?

 

[Mystic]

Gerrard for me.

 

[tombrown]

Pellegrini & Lukaku, so they get the April/May curse that goes with it

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

Considering our relative positions, Hughes probably deserves manager of the month. Rodgers maybe deserves it more when you factor in that this is 5 wins on top of 4 previous.

No way should Hughes win this. Our March fixtures consisted of Southampton away, Man Utd away and Spurs at home - and we twatted them a combined ten-nil. Stoke had a good month, but I'd say the pressure on us was a lot greater as we pushed on to keep the winning streak going, and also moved ahead to be serious title contenders in that month.

That we made some of the games look easy was a testament to our displays and Rodgers' efforts - we adjusted very well after a difficult half against Soton and played the Mancs and Spurs off the park right from the start. Potential banana skins deftly avoided.

 

[Mystic]

Stoke were hovering around the relegation zone, and beat Arsenal and a lot of their close rivals, they've had a great run. It was just another day at the office for us 😉

 

[6TimesaRed]

I think they should Give it to Moyes..

Defo Manager of the Month imho..

 

[Modo]

Brendan and Gerrard.

Gerrard scored like 5 very important penalties during that month.

 

[Red Astaire]

I think they should Give it to Moyes..

Defo Manager of the Month imho..

He doesn't need manager of the month to prove he's a winner but......

 

[Clubmac13]

Brendan and Gerrard.

Gerrard scored like 5 very important penalties during that month.

He only scored 3??

 

[Modo]

He only scored 3??

oh yeah the west ham game doesnt count.
Well then he scored one important free kick and two important penalties.
The third pen against Southampton wasn't that important.

 

[6TimesaRed]

He doesn't need manager of the month to prove he's a winner but......

Scrub that...

David moyes for manager of the year and a M.B.E for best ever comedian.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Pellegrini & Lukaku, so they get the April/May curse that goes with it

Nah. We might need lukaku to help them beat city.

 

[Dreambeliever]

It has to be Rodgers and Suarez

 

[redhorizon2]

Rogers does not need it. Let the poison mantle go to some other.

 

[Spaghetti Legs]

All 3 got it, Gerrard and Suarez shared the player of the month.

 

[Fabio]

All 3 got it, Gerrard and Suarez shared the player of the month.

That's mental

 

[Markeh]

As much as I hate all the jinxy stuff associated with this....

That's still really nice to see. Another month Steven it could be the PL trophy.

 

[Markeh]

Previous shared player awards:


1. Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton (Blackburn Rovers) - November 1994
2. Robbie Fowler and Stan Collymore (Liverpool) - January 1996
3. Kevin Davies (Southampton) and Andy Cole (Manchester United) - November 1997
4. Dennis Bergkamp and Edu (Arsenal) - February 2004
5. Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane (Tottenham Hotspur) - April 2007

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/player-month-liverpool-seal-treble-3399744#ixzz2yZR5C9VQ

 

[redhorizon2]

All 3 got it, Gerrard and Suarez shared the player of the month.

This is bullocks.... I wished they hadn't won it.
Lets hope his Irish luck is able to break the curse.

 

[Markeh]

This is bullocks.... I wished they hadn't won it.
Lets hope his Irish luck is able to break the curse.

Having a double player award winner cancels it out, it's scientifically proven. Blackburn won 4 and drew 1 the month after Shearer and Sutton won and shared it.

 

[Spaghetti Legs]

 

[localny]

Delighted

 

[juniormember]

Having a double player award winner cancels it out, it's scientifically proven. Blackburn won 4 and drew 1 the month after Shearer and Sutton won and shared it.

But what then happens when the manager also gets awarded?

 

[Fabio]

But what then happens when the manager also gets awarded?

Orgy

 

[Athens]

But what then happens when the manager also gets awarded?

The universe collapses in on itself.

 

[FoxForceFive]

But what then happens when the manager also gets awarded?

That draw becomes a win. Obv.