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Sweeping from the left
A goal only he could score
Zinedine Kilbane

Premier League Haiku 4 Feb 2008

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Best Player: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United
It’s difficult to argue with this one.&nbsp; Even if he does score a number of goals on penalties, he still produces a striker’s tally from midfield and, unlike Frank Lampard, he manages to look skillful while doing it.&nbsp; The scariest thing is that he is only going to get better.
Worst Player: Kevin Kilbane, Wigan Athletic
This was a difficult choice, as teammate Titus Bramble is equally incompetent.&nbsp; However, Bramble at least shows flashes of ability at times, while Zinedine Kilbane is 100% useless.&nbsp; Michael Ballack would have been in the running, but was disqualified due to two few appearances.
Best Manager: Sven-Goran Eriksson, Manchester City
There are some worthy candidates, notably Arsene Wenger and Harry Redknapp.&nbsp; However, both had far better raw materials to begin the season.&nbsp; Sven had a squad that looked likely to be relegated and revitalized it into a Champions League contender in a matter of weeks, even without a striker.
Worst Manager (still standing): Alan Curbishley, West Ham
Consistently outclassed tactically, check.&nbsp; Bad signings, check.&nbsp; Inability to regognize/utilize talent, check.&nbsp; When is the last time that anyone has praised a brilliant decision made by Curbishley?&nbsp; West Ham are mid-table, but in spite of him rather than because of him.
Best Signing: Elano, Manchester City
Torres may be a better player, but Elano was 1/3 as expensive.&nbsp; No one, at least in the English media, knew who he was (despite him being a Brazilian International).&nbsp; City bought him for 8m GBP and could probably sell him for 3 times that now.&nbsp; A brilliant signing.
Worst Signing: Darren Bent, Tottenham Hotspur
Nothing against Darren Bent, he is a solid above average striker.&nbsp; But, he is certainly not worth 17m GBP.&nbsp; Particularly to Tottenham who already had Robbie Keane, Berbatov, and Defoe.&nbsp; The 17m GBP could have been redirected toward buying a few competent defenders.
Best Game: Tottenham 4 – West Ham 3
No particular reason that this was the best game, but it sticks in the memory.&nbsp; Carlos Tevez scored his first goal in this match.&nbsp; Berbatov had a nice free kick.&nbsp; It was edge of the seat action and entertainment.
Worst Game: Wigan Athletic (Entire Season)
Best Goal: Seb Larsson vs. Tottenham (Dec. 2)
Some other goals were flashier, but this strike was simply pure skill.
Most Overrated: John Terry, Chelsea
Throwing his personaltiy aside, John Terry is not a bad defender, but he is not a particularly great one either.&nbsp; He hasn’t been one for quite a while.&nbsp; Claims that he is a world-class elite defender are ridiculous.&nbsp; Just in the Top Four of the Premier League one would take Carvalho, Carragher, Vidic, Ferdinand, Gallas, and Toure over Terry at this point in time.
Most Underrated: Peter Crouch, Liverpool
Crouch does two things, he causes defenders to panic and he scores goals at a reasonably high rate.&nbsp; He may look like a jackass while doing it, but he is a solid player and definitively Liverpool’s 2nd best striker.

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