Opinion: Garnacho deserves award nod

5 Apr 2024

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"Garnacho Deserves PFA Shortlist Nod"

On the afternoon of April 5th, 2024, at four o'clock, the following blog post was written.

Even though Manchester United lost their game against Chelsea, the two goals that Alejandro Garnacho scored were significant. It highlights the fact that the Argentina international is having a great season in his second year of playing in the senior team.

Garnacho, who is less than a month away from turning 20, managed to score two goals in United's most recent match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Despite his impressive performance, United ultimately lost to Chelsea with a score of 4-3.

The player on the wing also contributed four times by assisting, one of which allowed Amad to score a winning goal in the Emirates FA Cup against Liverpool three weeks ago.

In the 2023/24 Premier League season, Alejandro has outperformed all other teenagers and is highly likely to be chosen as a nominee for the PFA Young Player of the Year award once the shortlist is revealed.

The rules for the award have changed recently and it's now only accessible to people who were 21 or younger on July 1st, 2023. Since the Premier League is currently filled with young, talented attackers, there will be many impressive individuals for the voters to select from.

Bukayo Saka, who was the winner of last year's contest, is still eligible to participate. Additionally, Cole Palmer, who has scored 16 goals for Chelsea as a midfielder, and Rasmus Hojlund, the top scorer for United, also meet the requirements to participate.

Nonetheless, Garnacho is achieving this at a more youthful stage than all of his peers and he is consistently giving a satisfactory performance in a team that has been severely impacted by injuries throughout the majority of the season.

More than 50 players have had opportunities to play in the top league before turning 20 years old this season. Among these players are Garnacho's fellow team members at United: Omari Forson, Dan Gore, Willy Kambwala, and Kobbie Mainoo.

However, no other player can match Garnacho's remarkable 10 goal contributions in the league. He has scored seven goals and provided three crucial assists. Moreover, his game time of 1,910 minutes in the league surpasses all the other players in that category by a significant margin.

If you don't count penalties and only focus on goals scored during regular play, Garnacho is only two goals behind Saka and one goal behind Palmer. If the award were given out now, Palmer would most likely be the clear winner.

Alejandro's achievements are positive when contrasted with some of our previous young talents who have also won awards. For instance, Ryan Giggs only scored nine league goals in the 1992/93 season, and David Beckham hit eight goals when he won four seasons later.

Although there is still a significant part of the season left to go, Garnacho has already accomplished a remarkable feat. He has become the first teenager, other than Michael Owen in 1998/99, to score more than two goals across three Premier League matches in the same season.

Compared to the previous season, where the inexperienced player mainly participated as a substitute and had few notable times on the field, he has now become a reliable and constant player on Erik ten Hag's team.

He has kicked off all of the Reds' last 28 matches in every competition. Other than Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes, there are no other United players who have played in 40 matches too.

Ten Hag is really pleased with how our player who wears the number 17 shirt has adjusted and responded to the task of being a major attacker for the team this season. However, he does believe that Garnacho still has room to improve his skills to make it more comprehensive.

Ten Hag commented after the Chelsea match that although the progress of the player is impressive, there are still numerous obstacles that he must overcome and enhance upon.

For example, when it comes to defending, he has room for improvement, however, the strides he has made and the positive effect he brings to our team is remarkable.

It's undeniable that the campaign for United has been disappointing when compared to the success of Ten Hag's first year in charge.

Despite having just six weeks left, Garnacho can take pride in his contribution. It's been less than two years since he participated in the 2022 FA Youth Cup victory, and he has many exciting prospects ahead of him.

I strongly believe that participating in a few more matches at Wembley Stadium should be a priority, and I am hoping to have the chance to do so. Additionally, I am very excited to be representing Argentina in my first major international tournament, the Copa America, this summer.

In my opinion, Garnacho should be given some acknowledgement by the PFA when they reveal their shortlists for awards, even if he is not the favorite for the youth prize among many.

The ideas expressed in this piece belong to the writer and may not correspond with the beliefs of Manchester United Football Club.

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