Bristol Shrimp wrote:Too often its been all too simple to choose POTY but this year it's nice to have so many to choose from; I think I would choose Kelvin Mellor or O'Sullivan.
Andy D wrote:Bristol Shrimp wrote:Too often its been all too simple to choose POTY but this year it's nice to have so many to choose from; I think I would choose Kelvin Mellor or O'Sullivan.
how on earth can you give it any of them the player of the season when they've only just come into the side in the last month or so?
Cooney was 1st choice over Mellor untill around the time Burnley recalled Philips, also it was only when Philips vacated that midfield slot was Sullivan given more game time.
Little Shrimp wrote:
that's just factually incorrect. O'Sullivan has been pretty present throughout the season, and pretty much sole first choice on the wing since around November. He can also pop up in a few other positions. Mellor started the season as first choice, then Cooney took over before Mellor came back in during late January.
You can see player minutes here: https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/918/Sho ... -Morecambe
O'Sullivan is fifth behind Lavelle, CMG, Wildig and Stockton. It's then Songo'o sixth and Mellor seventh.
Andy D wrote:Yeah, like you said "November", thats factually not all season with Sullivan being shuffled about with Slew.
Mellor did stat a few games and didnt start particularly well .
both have been playing well fir the second part of the season and thats my point.
Little Shrimp wrote:Andy D wrote:Yeah, like you said "November", thats factually not all season with Sullivan being shuffled about with Slew.
Mellor did stat a few games and didnt start particularly well .
both have been playing well fir the second part of the season and thats my point.
Ok let me re-phrase. The 4-3-3 shape we use and O'Sullivan's key role in it, I feel, became really tied down in November-ish. However, O'Sullivan was a frequent starter before this point, especially with Stockton being injured and Slew filling in at centre forward, meaning O'Sullivan basically had no competition for his spot.
Have you checked the link? It'll probably show you better what I mean. They've both played over 2000 minutes. O'Sullivan has 29 starts and 6 appearances off the bench. Mellor has 25 starts and 3 appearances off the bench. They have played plenty enough to be in consideration.
Personally, I wouldn't put Mellor forward as my POTY - he's had a decent enough season, but I actually think Cooney's probably edged it at RB, despite not being picked currently. O'Sullivan is definitely up there though.
Ultimately, game time is not a barrier holding these players back. Mellor's our second most used defender behind Lavelle!
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