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Philippe Coutinho cleaned up at the Liverpool Players' Awards for 2016 - carrying off FOUR trophies.

The little Brazilian repeated his feat of 2015 by claiming a quartet of prizes - The Player of the Season voted for by fans, the Players Player voted for by his team-mates, the Performance of the Season for his sparkling show at Manchester City in November - and the Goal of the Season for the stunning individual finish at Manchester United in the Europa League.
Collecting his Goal of the Season award Coutinho said: "Yes, it was a good goal but the most important thing is that it helped us to beat them."


Staged at Liverpool's Exhibition Centre, Emre Can collected the Young Player of the Season award from fellow nominees Divock Origi and Pedro Chirivella, while Anfieldlegend Steve Heighway collected a Lifetime Achievement Award from the man he labelled as his "best" ever Academy graduate, Robbie Fowler and chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, Margaret Aspinall.

It is 46 years since Heighway first arrived at Anfield to play in Gerry Byrne's testimonial match and asked the Everton defender who was marking him, Alex Parker, "which end is The Kop?"

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Parker's reply can't be printed in a family publication - but Heighway went on to deliver a decade of outstanding service in front of that terrace before flourishing as head of youth development.
He is now back at the Academy as a full-time consultant and says his current role has been the most satisfying of his life.

He was also thrilled to receive a personal tribute via video from Steven Gerrard in Los Angeles.


The Staff Recognition Award was presented to recently retired groundsman Terry Forsyth who gave 43 years service to the club.

He received his trophy from Karen Gill, grand-daughter of the legendary Bill Shankly who Terry said was like a father to all of the staff at Anfield.

Women's Player of the Year award went to Martha Harris while the Bill Shankly Community Award - given to a person who has shown commitment to their community through supporting local projects or by selflessly giving time to help others - went to Marie Rooney from the Anfield Community Centre.
Supporters Club of the Year was presented to Gauteng in South Africa, who were present on the night to collect their award.
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Awards

Player of the Season: Coutinho

Players' Player of the Season: Coutinho

Performance of the Season: Coutinho vs Man C

Goal of the Season: Coutinho vs Man U

Young Player of the Season: Emre Can

Academy’s Players’ Player of the Year: Brad Smith

Lifetime Achievement Award: Steve Heighway
 
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SUIT WATCH:


Can, Benteke and Studge - simple, bespoke, smart: 9/10

Klopp: good as usual but a point dropped for a slightly over-sized jacket: 8/10

Milner: He's had a proper mare. It looks like his inner chimp got measured up for this sartorial disaster. He should be advertising PG Tips. Woeful: 0/10.


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Fuck me, I thought that this thread was gonna be about if Coutinho deserves those awards, but it's turned into a thread about fashion.
On second thought, no it doesn't surprise me at all.

Anyway, my alternative list:

Player of the Season: Clyne

Performance of the Season: Firmino vs Man C

Goal of the Season: Coutinho vs Man U

Young Player of the Season: Emre Can

Academy’s Players’ Player of the Year: Ojo
 
Isn't it great the Emre Can is YOUNG player of the year? I'm sure many non Liverpool fans presume he is his mid 20's already due to the maturity and physicality he exudes.

I'm delighted for Coutinho to pick up those awards. He hasn't played that well of late but I expected to come back with a bang and score in the final next Wednesday night.
 
Can't really argue with those awards, although Benteke's goal against United was possibly my favourite. I don't doubt that the circumstances have made it less favoured, though. Understandably.

I think Clyne also deserves mention. He would be one of my candidates for Player Of The Year.
 
Yeah I'd also throw Milner's name into the hat for our Player Of The Year. I wonder if peterhague for example still thinks it was a poor decision to sign him or are we all happy with Milner's contribution this season?
 
Milner could definitely be player of the season, especially considering his form since January.
 
Barring a couple of meaningless league fixtures against Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion, the domestic season is over. It's about that time, then, to run the rule over Liverpool's work during 2015-16. Not least because this time next week, when the Premier League is officially done and dusted, the small matter of the Europa League final will be cluttering up the place. Here we go, then!

Goal of the season: Daniel Sturridge v Villarreal

He's scored prettier; he's scored better. But none have been as crucial. Partly because it sent Liverpool to their first European final in nine years, but mainly because the resulting celebrations laid waste to the nonsensical notion that Sturridge doesn't care. The goal, squirting off the right-hand post and spinning across the line before nesting in the other corner, had striking similarities to another epoch-busting strike: the Peter Crouch effort in 2006 that struck the same post, trundled along the same stretch of white paint, and ended an 85-year wait for an FA Cup win over Manchester United.



Performance of the season (player): Joe Gomez v Arsenal

The 18-year-old's willingness to play it out from the back caught the eye during Liverpool's fine first-half display at the Emirates early in the season. Injury paused the former Charlton defender's promise, but it will be fascinating to see him develop under Jurgen Klopp's tutelage. It was also refreshing to see Liverpool going old-school and plucking talent from the lower leagues, a habit that served the club well in the past. Northampton Town's Phil Neal, Rob Jones of Crewe, or Scunthorpe's Kevin Keegan, anyone?
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Liverpool's Joe Gomez in action with Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey - Reuters
Performance of the season (team): Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool

The Borussia Dortumnd comeback was more dramatic, the 5-4 win at Norwich more daft, the 4-1 at Manchester City and 6-1 at Southamptonmore resounding. But this was the team's first big statement under Klopp, a performance of controlled brilliance at a ground Liverpool rarely enjoy visiting. And after falling behind early, too. The fact that Chelsea were on their way to becoming the worst defending champions since Leeds Unitedin 1993 is kind of by the by.
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Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp celebrates at the end of the match - Reuters
Player of the season

James Milner was steadily excellent. Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana began, at least in part, to justify the large fees cashiered to a gleeful Southampton. Joe Allen finally threatened to deliver on all those early rave notices. And Philippe Coutinho conducted the band as usual. But Roberto Firmino scored 10 goals in 30 appearances while setting up seven others. Some figures in a league where imports usually take a season or two to settle. Imagine what he'll be like when he gets his feet under the table.
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Roberto Firmino celebrates scoring Liverpool's opening goal against Bournemouth - Reuters
Big shoes most impressively filled

At the end of a tumultuous and eventful season, it's easy to forget that this was the first campaign Liverpool fought without Steven Gerrard since 1998. It's impossible to replace such a talismanic figure like for like, so Liverpool didn't bother; the club's dominant personality is now found in the dugout. Mind you, it wasn't totally for the lack of trying. Jordan Henderson spent large chunks of the season proving that Gerrard's ability to find the net from distance wasn't as easy as he made it look, while Philippe Coutinho took over weight-of-world frowning duties, the poor lad's brow at times furrowed so deeply with concern that he could make his famously anxious former captain look like a children's television presenter by comparison.
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Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp (R) hugs Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho - AFP
Disappointment of the season

Christian Benteke. The £32m signing from Aston Villa scored one of the goals of the season with a flying scissor-kick at Manchester United, put away a nerveless penalty at Crystal Palace, and was one of only three players to score a winning goal against Leicester City in the league. No mean feat. But nine goals in 39 appearances isn't enough, and his habit of screwing up one-on-one opportunities betrayed the lack of confidence within a player who doesn't appear mentally equipped for the harsh glare of the limelight. A winner next Wednesday in Basel might reframe the picture, mind you, and give Klopp a serious poser to solve during the transfer window.
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Liverpool striker Christian Benteke - Reuters
Tactical innovation of the season

Steven Caulker up front. Thing is, it worked. Twice! Those scrambled late goals against Arsenal and Norwich City, Caulker at the centre of chaos both times, proved that Klopp really does possess some sort of Midas touch. Even when he appears to be playing it for cheap laughs.
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West Ham's Nikica Jelavic in action against Liverpool's Nathaniel Clyne and Steven Caulker - Reuters
Highlight of the season

The arrival of Klopp lifted a pall that had hung over the club since the opportunity for that elusive Premier League title was frittered away in 2014. Poor Brendan Rodgers, so close to immortality, span out in the aftermath and never came close to regaining his composure. By the end, his team had been humiliated at home by West Ham, comprehensively turned over by the poorest Manchester United side in 40 years and, perhaps most damning of all, only just managed to beat travelling circus troupe Aston Villa at home. It seems a lot longer than seven months ago, doesn't it.
 
One of my favourite goals was the Origi goal against Dortmund. A few one two's from Can in midfield, then the waited pass to Origi who finished.
 
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