SMH @ PFA POY shortlist if true

By ESPNsoccernet staff





Manchester United winger Nani is the surprise omission from the list of six PFA Player of the Year nominees, although team-mate Nemanja Vidic is in contention.Nani just failed to make the cut because of the remarkable spread of votes for so many different candidates.A source told ESPNsoccernet:
"At the start of the season Berbatov was on fire, but drifted away, so
it all depends on the time the lads vote. Nani has had a great season
and he is in the Young Player of the year along with Javier Hernandez,
but it is all about the timing of the vote."The players vote in
March and a player might be out injured or lost form. Lots of players
have had good spells, but they have also dipped at times. The difficulty
this year is that so many players have been outstanding, but only in
fits and starts. This year, though, it is good that a player like
Charlie Adam, from an unfashionable club, is in the final few.''Although no official annoucement has been made over the shortlist, Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez, Arsenal's Samir Nasri, Gareth Bale of Tottenham, and two players from clubs that have struggled this season, West Ham midfielder Scott Parker and Blackpool talisman Charlie Adam, will fight for the award according to the Daily Mail. For the past four seasons, Manchester United players have taken the prize voted for by their peers, with Cristiano Ronaldo (2007, 2008), followed by Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney.Vidic will be hoping to maintain that streak but it is surprising that Nani,
whose huge haul of goals and assists this season has been key to
United's position atop the Premier League table, has failed to make the
shortlist. There are no Chelsea players on the list despite the fact
they are potentially third in the table, should their win the game in
hand they hold over City.The lack of an obvious standout this
season has made the list a highly anticipated one. Adam and Parker have
both starred for teams sitting on the edge of the relegation zone and
will be central to the summer transfer rumour mill if their clubs fail
to stay up. Adam was the subject of a number of failed transfer bids in
January, including two from Liverpool.Tevez's goals have fired
City into the top four while Nasri and Bale have been impressive when
fit and on form, and may have had more straightforward claims for the
award had their seasons not been disrupted by injury. Vidic, the only
defender on the list, has also spent some time on the sidelines although
he has arguably suffered more from the injury crisis around him that
has made United's defensive record far from imposing this season.The
winner of the award will be announced at a dinner on April 17, along
with the Young Player of the Year, for which Nasri, Nani, Bale, Jack
Wilshere, Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart and Seamus Coleman of
Everton are all nominated.